Doctor of Philosophy in Urban and Regional Science at Texas A&M University

Programme overview

The PhD trains students as social scientists grounded in urban, city and community planning theory. It has five concentrations: transportation, sustainability, hazard management, healthy communities, and community development and housing. Students take part in four College of Architecture research centers: Hazard Reduction and Recovery, Housing and Urban Development, Health Systems and Design, and Heritage Conservation.

Faculty: College of Architecture | Department: Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning | Study mode: full-time | Location: College Station, TX, United States

What you will study

At least 64 semester credit hours with a master's degree (or US DDS/DMD, DVM, MD), or 96 with a bachelor's degree only. The sequence is advisory committee, degree plan, preliminary examination, research proposal, candidacy, final examination and dissertation, with 691 research hours.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Texas A&M University graduate applicants (university-wide): TOEFL iBT overall 80 for tests taken before 21 Jan 2026 (4.5 overall with at least 4.0 per section for later tests), IELTS Academic 6.0 overall, TOEFL Essentials 8.5, or GRE Verbal 146 / GMAT Verbal 77 subject to departmental approval; exempt if a full US baccalaureate or higher was completed. Programme-specific requirements are set by the department. Doctoral credit plan: Minimum 64 semester credit hours with a prior master's degree (90 hours from a bachelor's degree).

Requirements published at program group level.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

The graduate application processing fee is $65, in addition to the centralized application service fee. Deadlines and required documents are set by each department.

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