Originally Posted by
StantonHyde
Urban planning isn’t much of an undergraduate degree so the idea is to have him explore in college. He really needs to leave the state for 4 years. Our localUis really the only in state school to consider and I am adamant that my kids go away. I went across the country and it was very good for me. He will be within a long days drive no matter where he goes—only looking at western states. Then if he still wants urban planning he can come back for grad school
I ALMOST switched my major from civil engineering to urban planning during my junior year. I'd taken a few classes that showed me how much I would like it, and my roommate was an UP major. The only reason I didn't was because I would have had to stay in school an additional year and I was ready to move on with my life. I have worked for cities for most of my career and so have a lot of contact with people with UP degrees. It's absolutely a good major. Yes, to progress in the field you need a graduate degree, but that's the case for many fields. If he takes UP undergrad, then he'd have broader options for graduate programs to hone in on where he wants to work: more UP, public administration, project management (either from an engineering standpoint or a business standpoint), environmental engineering/env studies, law, etc.
ETA many public agencies will pay for some or all of graduate degrees if it would benefit the employee in their current or future career path at that agency. He wouldn't have to have the master's to get a job, there are lots of internship opportunities with cities/, public agencies for college kids, and that helps define the career goals and what Masters to get.
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