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With an urban planning degree, you'll be doing . . . well, urban/city planning. With a geography degree, you can do just about anything geography related.
In the not so recent past, urban planning departments in a university were part of the geography department. In the colleges where they have, such as California State University at Northridge, they have spun off into their own department. Even still, a lot of the courses are common between the two, (e.g., GIS).
(I have an undergraduate minor in geography and a masters in geography. When I was working on my masters, I had to make a decision which direction to go; geography or urban planning. Just more opportunities in geography).
The more intellectually difficult one.
Which one has more math?
Which one requires deeper research when writing papers?
What the SAT scores of the students in each?
I was asking about the two majors... I don't know what this reply is supposed to mean.
Someone is just being a wise a--.
Anyway, Urban Planning is obviously more specific than Geography...I was in a somewhat similar position as you; I ultimately chose Geography because it allowed me to learn a variety of things, as opposed to what I was considering (a Forestry or Natural Resources degree).
There's more flexibility and room to market yourself from a resume/job standpoint with Geography as opposed to Urban Planning, especially if you don't ultimately decide to get a job in that.
Some other things to think about...look at the individual programs and the classes required in each. Which seems more interesting to you? How rigorous are the programs? How are they regarded nationally? Are there any interesting professors you'd like to learn from? What kinds of scholarships and special programs does each major offer?
Anyway, Urban Planning is obviously more specific than Geography...I was in a somewhat similar position as you; I ultimately chose Geography because it allowed me to learn a variety of things, as opposed to what I was considering (a Forestry or Natural Resources degree).
There's more flexibility and room to market yourself from a resume/job standpoint with Geography as opposed to Urban Planning, especially if you don't ultimately decide to get a job in that.
Some other things to think about...look at the individual programs and the classes required in each. Which seems more interesting to you? How rigorous are the programs? How are they regarded nationally? Are there any interesting professors you'd like to learn from? What kinds of scholarships and special programs does each major offer?
Which way are you leaning? Or, are totally confused?
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