<p>Is what is taught in graduate business schools applicable to the type of work done in urban planning (in terms of cost-effective transportation routes, planning, strategizing, etc.)?</p>
<p>I've always had a certain interest for urban planning and working in the public sector and planning for an airport or other transit systems, but I realize the current slump in job opportunities coupled with the arguments that urban planning is a rather "soft" degree has stopped me from studying it. Instead I'm tackling accounting in under-graduate.</p>
<p>Would it be possible with, say, a CPA license and then an MBA degree to make a transition into working for a city in urban planning--obviously it's all about networking, but would there be the necessary skills that would be equivalent to those earned in an urban planning school?</p>
<p>Thanks for your help,
James</p>