Public Information 2024-2025  

The Planning Accreditation Board requires this information be posted for the Master of Science in City and Regional Planning program.  

Student Achievement  

The faculty in Planning and Community Development within the Department of Architecture and Environmental Design evaluates student achievement of the program’s competencies through a review of the capstone course, Planning Studio. Planning Studio in the MS in City and Regional Planning provides an opportunity for students to synthesize the skills they have acquired throughout the program, in addition to acquiring experience working for a real-world client. The faculty jury are asked to determine how well each of the six (6) overall Program Competencies have been shown by each year’s Studio class:   

Be prepared for professional planning practice and career advancement in the public, private, or non-profit sectors.  

Have strong analytical skills and the capacity to apply them in understanding American communities with respect to their social, economic, and physical conditions, the problems they face, and the opportunities they can build upon.  

Have strong interpersonal and communication skills and know how to apply them to define, develop, and implement planning goals.  

Understand the political, social, environmental and economic dynamics of American communities.  

Understand the unique values, roles and responsibilities of the planning profession with particular emphasis on considerations of the environment, equity and economy as framed by the concept of sustainability.  

Have a skill set and knowledge appropriate to specialization within the field of planning.  

A 4-point evaluation rubric is used to rate each of these six criteria. In juries each year since 2015, including the most recent cohort in Spring 2024, median scores for each category were between 3 and 4, demonstrating that each cohort of students met the program’s competencies. (In 2017, due to the small size of the cohort, a formal jury was not convened, but each of the students were judged by the full-time faculty to have demonstrated these program competencies).  
External recognition is used by the department as a measure of student achievement. Planning Studio reports have been recognized by the American Planning Association Pennsylvania Chapter and/or Southeast Section as meritorious for the past five years. In addition, our students are being recognized with numerous awards and scholarships. Visit our website for more information: http://tyler.temple.edu/student-achievements  

2024-2025 Tuition and Fees  

In State Residents, per full-time academic year , $27,536  

Out of State Residents, per full-time academic year , $37,448   

Student Retention Rate  

Percentage of students who began studies in fall 2023 and continued into fall 2024 , 100%    

Student Graduation Rate  

Percentage of students graduating within 4 years, entering class of 2020 , 50%   

Number of Degrees Awarded  

Number of degrees awarded for 2023-2024 Academic Year , 14   

AICP Pass Rate  

Percentage of master’s graduates taking the AICP exam within 3 years who pass, graduating class of 2020 , 100%  

Employment  

Percentage of all graduates obtaining professional planning, planning-related, or other positions within 12 months of graduation, graduating class of 2023 , 100%