City and Regional Planning Ph.D. (Ithaca)

Field of Study

City and Regional Planning

Program Description

City and regional planning (Ph.D.). The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in City and Regional Planning program offers advanced specialized education for a career in academic research and teaching or in policy research and administration.

Recent Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) graduates in city and regional planning have gone on to distinguished careers as professors at prestigious institutions; high-level positions in the United Nations, the World Bank, and the Inter-American Development Bank; and top spots in federal agencies and nonprofit research, policy, and cultural organizations.

CRP's program combines intensive Ph.D. seminars and an individualized program of study. Students interested in historic preservation planning may choose to focus their studies on that area. 

More about the Ph.D. in CRP

 

Contact Information

Website: https://aap.cornell.edu/admissions/graduate/city-and-regional-planning
Email: crp_admissions@cornell.edu
Phone: 607 255-4376

Sibley Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY  14853

Concentrations by Subject

  • designing the city (M.R.P. only)
  • economic development planning: communities and regions (M.R.P. only)
  • international studies in planning (M.R.P. only)
  • land use and environmental planning (M.R.P. only)

Tuition

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Application Requirements and Deadlines

Application Deadlines:

Fall, Jan. 10; no spring admission

Requirements Summary:

All applicants to the Ph.D. program must have a master's degree. Applicants admitted to the Ph.D. program who do not hold an M.R.P. degree from a recognized program will be expected to exhibit (or gain) basic competence in the Masters’s core areas (history, theory, methods) as needed to serve ably as a teaching assistant.

Learning Outcomes