95 PhD programmes in Urban Planning

The Urban Science doctoral track is specifically designed for students who want to focus on urban science through a cohesive array of in-class and experiential learning activities, while pursuing their PhD at New York University.

Urban Studies and Planning at the University of Sheffield an ambitious interdisciplinary research agenda which is driven by the need to examine how knowledge about the world is turned into actions designed to make it a better place.

At the The University of Tokyo, we offer our graduate students a phd degree program in Urban and Environmental Studies. 

The University of Pennsylvania is an intellectually stimulating environment in which to study the today’s metropolitan challenges. To develop responses, our City and Regional Planning PhD students have easy access to a broad, multi-disciplinary faculty and all the resources of a first-rate urban research university.

The Ph.D. Urban and Regional Planning degree at University of Wisconsin Madison is open to a limited number of quality students who intend to teach, or do research in a university, in an independent research agency, or in large planning organizations.

Applicants to the History of Architecture and Urban Development phd degree at Cornell University should have an undergraduate degree in architecture, archaeology, history, history of art, or anthropology, or appropriate experience in the field. 

SCARP is interested in attracting students to its PhD Planning program at University of British Columbia who are interested in topics broadly related to the transition to sustainability through the democratization of planning approaches. 

At the University of Illinois at Chicago, we offer our graduate students a phd degree in Urban Education Leadership.

The Urban and Environmental Planning and Policy (UEPP) doctoral program at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) trains scholars in the analysis of social problems related to the built, natural, and institutional environments.

The (re)making of better and sustainable urban landscapes can be achieved by considering urbanism as a planning and design-oriented activity. This Urbanism program is offered at the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft).

The Ph.D. program in Regional Development Planning at the University of Cincinnati provides rigorous academic training for research in planning theory, urban and regional theories, advanced research, and planning practice.

The Global Urban Studies programme at Rutgers University builds policy-oriented, interdisciplinary and global knowledge about cities through innovative curriculum and research grounded in the social sciences.

The Planning program from Lovely Professional University emphasizes on off-the-shelf research to create new knowledge and explore future challenges.

The Urban Studies and Practice degree from the IIHS (Institution Deemed to be) University is designed to bring together a cohort of scholars interested in working across disciplines and professional sectors to shape sustainable and equitable futures.

The purpose of  Sustainable Architecture and Urban Systems from Kyushu University is to acquire the abilities necessary to become a high-level expert pursuing the sustainment of cities and buildings.