Urban Studies: Policy and Systems
Advance your understanding of and capacity to impact the theories and practices of global urban centers by pursuing an advanced degree in urban studies. Depending on your focus—which could include trends in urban development, the impact of legal policies on urban populations, or the influence of big data on urban infrastructure—you may choose to pursue a career as a policy analyst, city planner, economic developer, transportation designer, or advocate.
- No. 7 Social Policy programs
- No. 10 Public Policy Analysis programs
Jump to:
Contact Us
Virtual Office Hours:
Monday–Friday
9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Email: gradadmissions@nyu.edu
Phone: 212-992-4723
Follow Us
Public Administration: ExecMPA/MSW, MPA/JD, MPA/MBA, MPA/MPH, PhD
Wagner Graduate School of Public Service; dual MSW w/ Silver School of Social Work; dual JD w/ School of Law; dual MBA w/ Stern School of Business; dual MPH w/ School of Global Public Health
Public Administration for Public Service Leaders: ExecMPA
Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
Public and Nonprofit Management and Policy: MPA
Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
Public Policy: MS
Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
Public Policy Analysis: AdvC
Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
Urban Planning: MUP, MUP/JD
Wagner Graduate School of Public Service; dual JD w/ School of Law
Applied Urban Science and Informatics: AdvC, MS
Center for Urban Science and Progress
Environmental Engineering: MS
Tandon School of Engineering
Environmental Science: MS
Tandon School of Engineering
Historical and Sustainable Architecture: MA
Graduate School of Arts and Science (via NYU London)
Real Estate Development: MS
School of Professional Studies
*Interested applicants may have the opportunity to participate in the NYU Abu Dhabi Global PhD Student Fellowship program or the NYU Shanghai doctoral study and research program.
If you’re excited by more than one subject and would like to combine them to create your own individualized program of study, you may be interested in the MA in Individualized Study degree at the Gallatin School of Individualized Study.