The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a leader among planning schools with world-class faculty and high-impact research. Located in the booming Research Triangle, Carolina Planning is a center of collaboration and innovation in the economic, housing, community development, transportation, land use and environmental planning that shapes our cities and regions of the world.
MASTER’S PROGRAM
A two-year professional program that teaches the theory, skills, and decision-making techniques needed for positions of leadership in the planning profession.
PHD PROGRAM
An advanced academic degree that prepares students for a career in teaching and applied research at universities, governments, and other organizations.
UNDERGRADUATE MINOR
A minor in Urban Studies and Planning that allows undergraduates to explore urban and regional issues through a planning framework.
5th among Graduate Planning Programs
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Committed to…
Engaged Social Science
The Carolina Tracker website features timely stories, datasets and visualizations based on 30 different economic, social and transportation indicators for … Read more
Carolina researchers created a plan to help vulnerable communities weather future storms.
Freshwater resources contribute to agriculture, electricity production, and industrial economic growth around the world. In a new study, DCRP’s Dale Whittington and co-authors … Read more
Diversity & Inclusion
Dear Carolina Community: Knowledge creation calls for space and security to look beyond established ideas toward newer thought, innovations and … Read more
Are you thinking about applying to our MCRP program? Let our friends and alumni help! If you are from a … Read more
The FES program brings together selected faculty from across campus to engage in a two-year experiential, competency-based curriculum designed to … Read more
Training next generation planners
There is immense value in having the PIRS integrated into planning training.
Our student ITE Chapter welcomes anyone who works to improve livable communities.
Fellows hold skill-building placements with local cultural institutions, on or off campus, which serve or collaborate with publics beyond UNC.