The Transportation Planning specialization is a joint interdisciplinary program between the College of Engineering (Civil and Environmental Engineering department) and the College of Architecture and Environmental Design (City and Regional Planning department).

Students come from a diversity of undergraduate backgrounds, which include professionals returning for advanced degrees. The program combines the elements of transportation planning with city and regional planning to address a need for professionals who understand the technology of transportation planning and the importance of transportation within the urban environment. The applied aspects of the curriculum enable students to integrate knowledge and skills in hands-on projects that benefit communities.