Clemson urban planning program ranked among nation's best
Wednesday, June 25, 2008The Planetizen Guide to Graduate Urban Planning Programs ranks Clemson University's program among the best in the nation. Clemson is ranked seventh in the nation among programs that do not offer a PhD, and 10th in the South among all graduate programs. The city and regional planning program at Clemson is offered through the department of planning and landscape architecture. The professional master's degree program emphasizes sustainable land development while recognizing the balance of physical, economic, financial, social and policy dimensions of planning. Students pursue specializations in areas such as development planning, environmental and land-use planning, urban design and transportation planning. Other non-PhD programs ranked highly by Planetizen include California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo and California State Polytechnic University in Pomona in the No. 1 and 2 spots, followed by University at Buffalo-State University of New York, University of Minnesota, Michigan State University and University of Virginia. Among a 14-state Southern region, Clemson's program ranked 10th, in company with University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech. Clemson University also has one of the 10 best graduate programs in historic preservation, according to Planetizen, which listed Clemson, Columbia University, Cornell and the University of Southern California among the 10 best. The institutions were not ranked by number in that category. Also, Clemson was No. 4 in a ranking of financial aid per student. 'We are pleased with the company we are keeping with increased national recognition for the program,' said James B. London, who was director of the graduate program until his recent appointment as associate dean for research and graduate studies. 'We are proud to deliver a program that prepares professionals who lead communities into the future.' Planetizen enlisted the help of a professional opinion research firm to survey hundreds of professionals, educators and students to produce the 2009 Guide to Graduate Urban Planning Programs. Planetizen is a news and information resource for the urban planning, design and development community. The Planetizen Guide to Graduate Urban Planning Programs is published by Planetizen Press, a division of Urban Insight Inc. For more information about Clemson's graduate program in city and regional planning, visit www.grad.clemson.edu/programs/CRP/index.php. For more information about Clemson's graduate program in historic preservation, visit www.grad.clemson.edu/programs/HistPres/index.php.
