University of Massachusetts, Boston

About University of Massachusetts, Boston

Our program is committed to undertaking research that illuminates the structural causes of uneven and unsustainable patterns of development increasingly characterizing our metropolitan region while preparing the next generation of urban planning and community development professionals dedicated to building healthy, vibrant, equitable, sustainable, resilient and democratic neighborhoods, towns, and cities within the Greater Boston Region and beyond through redistributive plans/policies/designs and participatory and inclusive planning and design processes. Our approach to planning is heavily influenced by the advocacy planning ideals, methods, and practices of Paul and Linda Davidoff and the equity-planning principles of Norm Krumholz.

Points of Distinction

The UMB graduate planning program is unique in several important ways. First, it seeks to address the growing income, wealth, and power inequities characterizing the Greater Boston Region by promoting redistributive policies and participatory planning processes in the tradition of Paul and Linda Davidoff, Norm Krumholz, and Mel King. It is committed to addressing the shameful underrepresentation of people of color in planning through a high school program that introduces minority youth to the critical role planners play in creating the just city!. Finally, it make high quality planning education accessible to working professionals by operating as a "night" school.

Degrees & Programs

Master's Degree
Degree Name	MS in Urban PLanning and Community Development
Minimum GPA	3.25
Minimum GRE	Not applicable
Minimum TOEFL	600
Minimum IELTS	6.5
In-state tuition per year	$17,600
Out-of-state tuition per year	$35,750
Application deadline	July 1 - Fall Admission; December 1 - Spring Admission
Financial aid and scholarship deadline	Same as above
Students in program	40
Full-time equivalent student:faculty ratio	6 to 1

Bachelor's Degree
Degree Name	BA in Community Development
Minimum GPA	3.2
In-state tuition per year	$15,275
Out-of-state tuition per year	$37,475
Application deadline	February 15
Financial aid and scholarship deadline	Same as above
Students in program	20
Full-time equivalent student:faculty ratio	6 to 1