About Clemson University

What makes the Clemson MCRP degree different from any other accredited graduate planning program in the world: internationally recognized scholars teaching in a small program that is grounded in real world planning. By being a smaller program, our students realize four benefits:

- Outstanding distribution of scholarships and paid internships. Over the last 5 years, 100% of students requesting funding received full funding for two years.

- Extremely diverse and international student population.

- Small class sizes directly translates into students developing life-long relationships with faculty, staff, and classmates.

- Connected to real planning an actively changing the world.

Points of Distinction

- Amazing world class faculty

- Small class size that allows for great faculty / student connections as well as student / student connections

- Great required and elective GIS classes and huge GIS Lab.

- Real world planning experiences in the classroom and with paid internships (PSA)

- Great funding. 100% of full-time MCRP students secured full tuition funding for both years of their degree program for the last 10 years. 

- Degree program closely aligned with AICP certification. Two CRP faculty are FAICP.

Degrees & Programs

Degree Name Master of City and Regional Planning
Accreditation: yes
Minimum GPA 3.0
Average GPA entering the MCRP program is 3.5
Minimum TOEFL 4.0
Minimum IELTS 115
In-state tuition per year $13,562
Out-of-state tuition per year $29,276
Application deadline 2027-03-01
Financial aid and scholarship deadline 2027-03-01
Students in program 17
Full-time equivalent student:faculty ratio 4.25
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City and Regional Planning Program

School of Architecture
Clemson South Carolina

Administrative Email

jgaber@clemson.edu

Address

3-125 Lee Hall
Clemson, South Carolina 29634

Department Phone

864-656-1208
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Last Updated: October 1, 2026

Faculty Members

Madeliene Bolick

Lecturer
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Caitlin Dyckman

Professor
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John Gaber

Director, City and Regional Planning
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Eric Morris

Professor
Clemson University
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