<p>Right now I’m currently a City & Regional Planning major but have been considering Landscape Architecture for quite some time. On paper, CRP sounds more interesting than LA, but as far as coursework, LA seems to involve more versatile and hands-on work while CRP doesn’t seem to involve much work at all. I am interested in the design aspect in which I know both CRP and LA offer. I see a lot of similarities between the two carreer paths, so does anyone know any more information on salaries and the specific type of work each carreer does that maybe differentiates the 2 and can help me decide if I should make the switch to LA? Thank you. I only have 1 year of college under my belt, so both majors have yet to go into much depth about their carreers, which is why I ask.</p>
<p>I am pursuing an Urban Studies major, with hopes of going to grad school for a Masters in Urban & Regional Planning. [American</a> Planning Association](<a href=“http://www.planning.org%5DAmerican”>http://www.planning.org) and [©</a> ASLA.org](<a href=“http://www.asla.org%5D%C2%A9”>http://www.asla.org) are good for learning more about each field. Since CRP has so many subfields (including Urban Design) it is hard to pinpoint what the “average” planner does. However, CRP seems to be more policy oriented and LA more design oriented. If the LA major sounds more interesting go into that. They overlap and you can always go to grad school for Urban Planning. As far as salary, most planners average 60 grand a year. However, this is after grad school and I think moreso if you work for the government. Landscape architects average about 70 grand.</p>
<p>May I direct you here - [Cyburbia</a> Forums](<a href=“http://www.cyburbia.org/forums]Cyburbia”>http://www.cyburbia.org/forums)</p>
<p>Thank you both so much for the responses and help. It’s midnight here, so I’ll take a better look at the links tomorrow. I REALLY appreciate your help, I didn’t think anyone would respond!</p>
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<p>Have you considered a Masters in Urban Design? You can easily supplement the Urban Design degree to your city and regional planning major or landscape architecture major. I know my current university, Michigan, offers an urban design program. Let me know if this interests you:</p>
<p>[Michigan</a> Masters in Urban Design | TCAUP](<a href=“http://www.tcaup.umich.edu/ud/]Michigan”>http://www.tcaup.umich.edu/ud/)</p>
<p>Landscape and Urban Planning is concerned with conceptual, scientific,
and design approaches to land use. It emphasizes ecological understanding
and a multi-disciplinary approach to analysis, planning and design</p>
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