95 PhD programmes in Urban Planning

Our Urban Planning program at the University at Buffalo is fully accredited by the Planning Accreditation Board. 

Welcome to the University of Bari Aldo Moro's Sustainable Land Management Doctoral Program.

At Spatial Planning researchers at Blekinge Institute of Technology we research how planning influences and governs societal development.

The Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning places a high emphasis on its research activities. The degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Sydney may be undertaken across the school's active research areas: Architecture, Architectural and Design Science, the Design Lab, and Urban and Regional Planning.

The Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research is dedicated to providing supervision and support to post-graduate students pursuing a PhD in social sciences at the University of Amsterdam. It offers this degree programme in Geography, Planning and International Development Studies.

The PhD Urban Land Economics Program at University of British Columbia welcomes applications from individuals planning research-oriented academic careers.

The City and Regional Planning PhD program at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill trains students in urban and regional social theory and research methods. 

The PhD in Design and Planning at the University of Manitoba is intended for students wishing to make a significant contribution to knowledge in design and planning fields through independently driven investigation, original research and creative scholarship.

The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Urban Planning, Policy, and Design offered by the School of Urban Planning in the Faculty of Engineering at the McGill University is a research-intensive program that emphasizes interdisciplinary and hands-on learning opportunities. 

Learn how to use geography and planning to solve complex challenges. This interdisciplinary Urban Planning program at Arizona State University is a laboratory for engaging in pressing issues related to planning, including autonomous vehicles, climate change and social equity.

The Spatial Planning programmefrom Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava will help you gain knowledge of natural, technical, social and economic sciences necessary to ensure integrated management of sustainable spatial development in the unity of socio-cultural, natural-ecological.

The Ph.D. program in Urban and Regional Planning and Design at the University of Maryland offers students a tailored Ph.D. experience and the flexibility to bridge a number of disciplines related to the built environment, including urban planning, design, historic preservation, and real-estate development.

The Department of Urban Studies and Planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) offers a degree in a Doctor of Philosophy in Urban Studies and Planning which is an advanced research degree in planning or urban studies and is focused on training individuals for research and teaching in the areas of applied social research and planning.

The doctoral (Ph.D.) program in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at Florida State University educates scholars to teach, conduct research, and carry out service that contributes to a better understanding and shaping of resilient communities and ecosystems in order to promote human capabilities, social justice, sustainable livelihoods, and community health and safety. 

The Urban Planning program at Columbia University offers the knowledge and skills that define an effective urban planner while presenting numerous opportunities to reflect on the role of planning in society and issues of social and global equity.

The Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) in Sustainable Urban Development at the University of Oxford provides outstanding students an opportunity to pursue in-depth and rigorous research about the pressing challenges of urban sustainability and the processes of environmental, economic, and social development in urban environments around the world.

The PhD program in Urban Planning and Policy at University of Illinois at Chicago has a traditional research focus, preparing students for university faculty positions as well as careers as urban policy analysts and researchers. The UPP Scholar Award is available to select students, who receive four years of funding for the program. 

The Urban and Regional Planning program at Technion - Israel Institute of Technology is designed for students interested in leading independent, original research in the fields taught in the Faculty.

The doctoral degree in Metropolitan Planning, Policy and Design program at the University of Utah helps meet society’s need for researchers, scholars, teachers, and leaders to make our metropolitan areas sustainable and resilient.

The Business: Real Estate and Urban Economics, Ph.D. at University of Wisconsin Madison prepares individuals for academic careers in research universities and research careers in industry and government agencies.