All programs prepare public-spirited individuals for careers in government, non-profit organizations, citizen advocacy groups, and the private sector. Faculty and student interests and course offerings cluster around the following: sustainable communities; environmental justice; community development and housing; race, class, and social welfare policy; child and family policy; land use planning; natural resource management; science/technology, ethics, and environmental policy; environmental risk; corporate responsibility and the environment; climate change; international environmental policy; environmental education; program evaluation; applied research methods; planning tools, techniques, and strategies; nonprofit organizations; and citizen roles in policy and planning.

See the Tufts University Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning.