Overview

School of City & Regional Planning / School of City & Regional Planning is located in Atlanta, GA.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Community and Regional Planning (MCRP)
Master of City and Regional Planning (MCRP)	Land use planning
Master of Science (MS)	Geographic information science and technology
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	City and regional planning
Master of City Planning/Master of Science in Civil Engineering (MCP/MSCE)	City and regional planning
Master of City and Regional Planning (MCRP)	Transportation
Master of Science (MS)	Urban design
Master of City and Regional Planning (MCRP)	Land and community development
Master of City and Regional Planning (MCRP)	Urban design
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	City and regional planning

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	57
Doctoral Degrees	3
Other Advanced Degrees	1

Earning Your Degree

Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE: optional Thesis Alternate accepted
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE: required Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

156

Applied

85

Accepted

42

Enrolled

Applying

95

Application Fee - Domestic

105

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	February 16th	Not reported	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE: optional
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE: required

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	July 1
Types of financial support available	Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study

Student Body

83

Total Graduate Students

39%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	4.82%
Black or African American	4.82%
White or Caucasian	40%
American Indian or Alaska Native	Not Reported
Asian	4.82%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	2.41%
Unknown	2.41%

Gender

Male (51%)

Female (48%)

Faculty

11

Total faculty

Full-time - 7

Part-time - 4

Male (9)

Female (2)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Economic development; land use planning; environmental and health planning; urban design, housing and community development; urban analytics
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	488,338

Location & Contact

Address 245 4th Street NW, Suite 204
Atlanta, GA  30332
United States

Contact Gulsah Akar
Professor and Chair, School of City & Regional Planning
Email: gulsah.akar@design.gatech.edu
Phone: 404-894-2351
Fax: 404-8941628

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