Advance and create new knowledge in the field of planning and work towards a career in academia or the policy world with the PhD in Planning program.

You’ll gain a practice-oriented and conceptually rigorous education that offers unparalleled opportunities for personal and professional growth. 

Through your research, explore some of the most pressing societal issues such as affordable housing, climate change, environmental conservation and policy, active transportation, urban economies, participatory planning processes, and equity and inclusion, among many other subjects.