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Environmental Economics and Urban Planning

Master's

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Application Deadlines

Fall: Jan 15
Spring: n/a
Summer: n/a

School/Department

Economics
Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning

Program Director

Enrico Spolaore & Alan Finkelstein Shapiro

Contact

gradadmissions@tufts.edu

Location

Medford/Somerville

Format

On-campus

Commitment Options

Full-time

Average Duration

2 years

Credits

47-50

Tuition per Credit

$1797

Eligible for Aid/Scholarship

Yes

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
- In 3-4 double-spaced pages or up to 1000 words, please explain your motivations and purpose for applying to study at Tufts UEP and Economics departments. Please include the following:
  - What previous experiences have brought you to the decision to apply for graduate study?
  - What are your motivations to apply at this time and what do you hope to do after graduate study at Tufts UEP and Economics departments?
  - What specifically about Tufts UEP and Economics departments (faculty, curriculum, courses, location, mission, etc) will support your growth from your current set of experiences to your next steps?
Official GRE scores (if applicable)
- GRE General Test scores not required for applicants who will have received a degree from a U.S. or Canadian institution by time of enrollment. GRE scores required for all other applicants.
Official TOEFL, IELTS, or Duolingo English Test, if applicable
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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. Note: This program is eligible for federal loans and Tufts tuition scholarships.

Meet Tufts UEP

Tufts UEP is a community of practicing scholars—our faculty, students and alumni are public-spirited individuals committed to engaged processes and just outcomes for cities and communities.

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

Career Outcomes

Tufts University's Rain Garden

Average Salary: $150K+

*Sources: GSAS-SOE Graduate Exit Survey 2020 - 2021 and Academic Analytics (Alumni Insights)

Faculty

Melissa McInerney

Public Economics, Health Economics, Labor Economics, and Applied Microeconomics

Enrico Spolaore

Seth Merrin Professor

Political Economy, International Economics, Economic Growth and Development

Julian Agyeman

Professor of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning and Fletcher Professor of Rhetoric and Debate

Urban & Environmental Policy & Planning

Sustainability policy and planning; environmental and food justice; intercultural cities

Marcelo Bianconi

Professor and Department Chair of Economics

Applied and Theoretical Economic Models and Empirics

Drusilla Brown

Associate Professor

Applied General Equilibrium Models, International Trade Policy, International Labor Standards, Child Labor

Ujjayant Chakravorty

Resource and Environmental Economics, Energy and Development, Water

Steve Cicala

Associate Professor

Energy and Environmental Economics, Industrial Organization

Christine Cousineau

Senior Lecturer

Urban & Environmental Policy & Planning

Kathryn Davies

Urban & Environmental Policy & Planning

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

Thomas Downes

Associate Professor

Public Educational Finance and School Choice

Kyle Emerick

Associate Professor

Development Economics, Agricultural Economics

Federico Esposito

Assistant Professor

International Trade, International Finance

Peilei Fan

Professor and Department Chair of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning

Urban & Environmental Policy & Planning

(1) human-natural interactions and their impact on environment and social equity at multiple spatial scales, particularly in cities; (2) technology and development

Silke Forbes

Industrial Organization, Antitrust, Strategy, Organizational Economics

Laura Gee

Associate Professor

Behavioral / Experimental Economics, Labor Economics, Public Economics, Diversity/Discrimination

Laurie Goldman

Senior Lecturer

Urban & Environmental Policy & Planning

Social welfare and housing policy; policy implementation; public and nonpro.t management

Douglas Gollin

Jason P. and Chloe Epstein Professor

Economic Development and Growth

Matthew Gudgeon

Assistant Professor

Labor Economics, Public Economics, Political Economy

Justin Hollander

Urban & Environmental Policy & Planning

Land use planning; urban redevelopment; urban design; big data; shrinking cities

Yannis Ioannides

Professor and Max and Herta Neubauer Endowed Chair in Economics

Macroeconomics

Shan Jiang

Eileen Fox Aptman, J90, and Lowell Aptman Assistant Professor

Urban & Environmental Policy & Planning

Urban Analytics; Big Data Analytics; Urban Planning and Science; Spatial Data Science; Urban mobility;

Hassaan Furqan Khan

Assistant Professor

Urban & Environmental Policy & Planning

water systems analysis, urban water management, environmental justice and equity

Cynthia Kinnan

Associate Professor

Development Economics, Applied Microeconomics

Edward Kutsoati

Associate Professor

Applied Microeconomics

Jing Li

Assistant Professor

Penn Loh

Distinguished Senior Lecturer

Urban & Environmental Policy & Planning

• Solidarity economy movements and economic democracy • Community land trusts • Popular education, social movements, community organizing • Community and climate resilience.

Eoin McGuirk

Assistant Professor

Political Economy, Development Economics, Applied Microeconomics

Margaret McMillan

Neary Family Professor of International Relations

International Trade and Investment, Structural Change, Industrialization, Africa

Daniel Richards

Industrial organization, merger analysis

Ursina Schaede

Assistant Professor

Labor Economics, Economics of Education

Elizabeth Setren

Gunnar Myrdal Assistant Professor

Economics of Education, Labor Economics

Rebecca Shakespeare

Urban & Environmental Policy & Planning

Geographic information system; urban geography; housing; critical GIS

Shomon Shamsuddin

Associate Professor and Associate Chair of Urban & Environmental Policy & Planning

Urban & Environmental Policy & Planning

Housing; Education; Inequality; Policy Implementation; Community Development

Alan Finkelstein Shapiro

Associate Professor

Macroeconomics, Macro-Labor, Macro-Climate, International Macroeconomics, Macro Development

Sumeeta Srinivasan

Senior Lecturer

Urban & Environmental Policy & Planning

Transportation; Health; Spatial models; Geographic Information Systems

Adam Storeygard

Development and Growth, Urban Economics

Jon Witten

Distinguished Senior Lecturer

Urban & Environmental Policy & Planning

Land use planning; local government law; natural resources policy

Jeffrey Zabel

Professor and Director of Data Analytics

Applied Urban, Housing, Education, Environmental, and Labor economics.

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