The field of urban and regional planning provides students with an opportunity to obtain a professional degree in a field that is centrally concerned with enhancing the quality of life for residents of both urban and rural areas. For over 40 years, The University of Iowa has been offering high quality graduate education in urban and regional planning. Located in a vibrant urban and academic setting, the University of Iowa Graduate Program in Urban and Regional Planning offers a fully accredited Master's degree (either MA or MS) in Urban & and Regional Planning. Areas of concentration include: economic development; geographic information systems (GIS); land use and environmental planning; housing and community development; and transportation. Joint degrees (with Law, Public Health, Social Work or Civil and Environmental Engineering) are also offered. Our focus is on analytical urban planning and public policy. We have an outstanding set of students who are enabled by the graduate education they receive here to obtain good placements in the planning profession. Our faculty are recognized for both their scholarship and teaching, while also being engaged in the community.
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Charles Connerly, Professor and Director
