MCRP Program Performance
Updated Date: 1/19/2021
Consistent with the Criterion 1.F of the Planning Accreditation Board, the program is providing the following information, on program performance for the department’s Masters of City and Regional Planning program:
2020-2021 Tuition and Fees:
- In State Residents, per full-time academic year: $12,515
- Out of State Residents, per full-time academic year: $30,241
Student Retention Rate
- 100% of students who started in Fall 2019 continued onto the next academic year
Student Graduation Rate
- 94% of the incoming class of 2016 graduated within 4 years
Number of Degrees Awarded
- Number of degrees awarded for 2019-2020 Academic Year: 38
AICP Certification
- 100% of MCRP students who graduated in 2015 and took the AICP exam passed
Employment
- 85% of the graduating class of 2019 obtained professional planning, planning-related, or other positions within 12 months of graduation.
- Recent graduates have been employed by: US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), RTI, Urban 3, Renaissance Planning.
Student Achievement
| Demonstrated | Not Demonstrated | Not Applicable | |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Planning Knowledge | |||
| a. The purpose and meaning of planning | 72% | 0% | 28% |
| b. Planning Theory | 40% | 4% | 56% |
| c. Planning Law | 48% | 4% | 48% |
| d. Human settlements and history of planning | 48% | 0% | 52% |
| e. Planning for the future | 96% | 0% | 4% |
| f. The global dimensions of planning | 16% | 0% | 84% |
| Planning Skills | |||
| a. Research | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| b. Communication | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| c. Quantitative & qualitative research methods | 92% | 0% | 8% |
| d. Plan creation and implementation | 40% | 0% | 60% |
| e. The planning process and methods | 64% | 8% | 28% |
| f. Leadership | 40% | 0% | 60% |
| Values and Ethics | |||
| a. Professional ethics | 60% | 0% | 40% |
| b. Governance and participation | 76% | 0% | 24% |
| c. Sustainability and environmental quality | 68% | 0% | 32% |
| d. Growth and development | 96% | 0% | 4% |
| e. Social justice | 76% | 0% | 24% |
Ranking
Ranked 5th among Graduate Planning Programs by Planetizen
