Career Opportunities

Career Opportunities

Graduate level training in urban planning offers students the opportunity to pursue careers in city or regional planning, housing and neighborhood development, real estate finance and development, economic development, environmental planning, historic preservation, and geographic information systems (GIS). Courses are designed to train new planners in the latest techniques and theories and to upgrade the skills of existing planners.

Planning program graduates are employed in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. Many graduates pursue careers in:

• City and county planning agencies
• City and county economic development agencies
• Metropolitan planning organizations
• Community development organizations
• State and federal government agencies
• Watershed organizations
• Public or non-profit housing agencies
• Private sector planning, development, and design firms
• Public park systems
• School districts
• Nonprofit advocacy organizations
• University research centers
• Philanthropic foundations