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Environmental Economics and Urban Planning

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Application Deadlines
Fall: May 1
Spring: n/a
Summer: n/a
School/Department

Economics
Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning

Program Director
Mary Davis/Enrico Spolaore & Melissa McInerney
Location
Medford/Somerville
Format
On-campus
Commitment Options
Full-time
Average Duration
2 years
Credits
14 courses
Contact

gradadmissions@tufts.edu


Overview

Critical environmental challenges face cities today, such as sustainability, climate change, energy efficiency, transportation, land use, and sprawl. To be an advocate for environmental issues, you need to have the quantitative and data skills to be able to effectively evaluate existing and future programs and policies. In MS in Environmental Economics and Urban Planning joint degree program, you will develop a quantitative and analytical skill set along with professional planning credentials to address real-world environmental and urban challenges. This degree is offered jointly by the Department of Economics and the Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning (UEP). 

Program Outcomes

In the MS in Environmental Economics and Urban Planning you'll develop both the professional credentials of an urban planner and the training and mindset of an economist. You'll take courses in both the Department of Economics and the Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning and develop knowledge and expertise in both areas. 

As a graduate of this program, you will have greater job market prospects as both a professional urban planner and an economist.

Application Requirements

  • Application Fee
  • Resume/CV
  • Personal Statement: Please address interest in interdisciplinary programs
  • Official GRE scores (GRE scores are not required for current Tufts undergraduates)
  • Official TOEFL, IELTS, or Duolingo English Test, if applicable
  • Transcripts
  • Three Letters of Recommendation

Applicants must meet all application guidelines and deadlines set forth by the individual academic departments. Applications are evaluated by both departments using the same criteria that are applied to applicants of the MS degree in UEP and the MS degree in economics. An applicant will be accepted into the program only if he/she is accepted by both departments. Applicants who are accepted into only one program can choose to enroll in the graduate degree program in that department.

Tuition and Financial Aid

See Tuition and Financial Aid information for GSAS Programs.

Faculty

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Mary Davis

Associate Professor
Environmental health; occupational health; economic analysis
Academic Leave
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Melissa McInerney

Professor
Public Economics, Health Economics, Labor Economics, and Applied Microeconomics
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Enrico Spolaore

Seth Merrin Professor
Political Economy, International Economics, Economic Growth and Development
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Julian Agyeman

Professor and Department Chair of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning and Fletcher Professor of Rhetoric and Debate
Sustainability policy and planning; environmental and food justice; intercultural cities
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Marcelo Bianconi

Professor and Department Chair of Economics
Applied and Theoretical Economic Models and Empirics
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Drusilla Brown

Associate Professor
Applied General Equilibrium Models, International Trade Policy, International Labor Standards, Child Labor
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Steve Cicala

Associate Professor
Energy and Environmental Economics, Industrial Organization
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Kathryn Davies

Lecturer
Human dimensions of environmental change; socio-ecological system governance; equitable sustainability transformations; community resilience; coastal and marine systems
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Thomas Downes

Associate Professor
Public Educational Finance and School Choice
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Kyle Emerick

Associate Professor
Development Economics, Agricultural Economics
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Silke Forbes

Associate Professor
Industrial Organization, Antitrust, Strategy, Organizational Economics
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Laura Gee

Associate Professor
Applied Microeconomics, Behavioral / Experimental Economics
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Laurie Goldman

Senior Lecturer
Social welfare and housing policy; policy implementation; public and nonpro.t management
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Justin Hollander

Professor
Land use planning; urban redevelopment; urban design; big data; shrinking cities
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Yannis Ioannides

Professor and Max and Herta Neubauer Endowed Chair in Economics
Macroeconomics
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Shan Jiang

Eileen Fox Aptman, J90, and Lowell Aptman Assistant Professor
Urban Analytics; Big Data Analytics; Urban Planning and Science; Spatial Data Science; Urban mobility;
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Cynthia Kinnan

James L. Paddock Assistant Professor in International Economics
Development Economics, Applied Microeconomics
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Penn Loh

Senior Lecturer and Associate Chair of Urban & Environmental Policy & Planning
Environmental justice; solidarity and new economy; community organizing
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Eoin McGuirk

Assistant Professor
Political Economy, Development Economics, Applied Microeconomics
Academic Leave
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Margaret McMillan

Neary Family Professorship of International Relations
Development Policy, with an emphasis on Africa
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Elizabeth Setren

Gunnar Myrdal Assistant Professor
Economics of Education, Labor Economics
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Shomon Shamsuddin

Associate Professor
Housing; Education; Inequality; Policy Implementation; Community Development
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Sumeeta Srinivasan

Senior Lecturer
Transportation; Health; Spatial models; Geographic Information Systems
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Jon Witten

Distinguished Senior Lecturer
Land use planning; local government law; natural resources policy
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Jeffrey Zabel

Professor and Director of Data Analytics
Applied Urban, Housing, Education, Environmental, and Labor economics.

Building on previous work experience, I determined that when discussing urban and environmental planning, it is impossible to exclude the importance of economics from many policy decisions. I often noticed that economists and policy planners/politicians had a limited understanding of each others' fields and I saw this dual degree as an excellent opportunity to bridge that gap.

Matthew Amato, MS in Environmental Economics and Urban Planning Alum

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