<p>what do you think is the best path to get a Masters in urban planning ?
I'm pretty interested in Tufts, Harvard, Columbia, NYU, or UBC's graduate programs..</p>
<p>basically I applied to 5 undergrad schools with landscape architecture, 2 with environmental design, and 2 with regular architecture.. </p>
<p>I'm also considering maybe transferring to another school eventually or switching my major at one of those aforementioned to like environmental science, urban studies, or something related (possibly with a minor in some kind of art, architecture, or urban studies)</p>
<p>so what I'm asking is what would be the route to one of the grad schools? would urban studies be useful at all?</p>
<p>University of Cincinnati has an undergrad degree in Urban Planning--it's 5 years b/c of the co-op requirement and is very highly regarded. A master's is not required to get into the field (my H has just a B.U.P., lots of computer expertise, and lots of experience) or you may decide to specialize in some area--aviation, environmental, business, etc.--for your master's.</p>
<p>H also says many CS or Math majors end up getting hired by planning firms. They are good thinkers and can be taught whatever else they need to know (unless you're talking specialized skills such as environmental.)</p>