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ASU offers students from around the world the opportunity to follow their passion especially at a graduate level. Professors focus on mentoring students for a well balanced experience- academics, research and professional development. This space of supportive and guided exploration is the hub of ASU graduate schools. The professors are eager to share their academic knowledge, professional experience and connections for the success of the student. Specifically at The Herberger Institute for Design... Read More and the Arts, portfolio night is held each year allowing current students to connect with local employers in their industry to land an internship or a job. Interacting with professionals provides students the opportunity to find a future internship and/or employment upon graduation. In a design driven field, so often employers higher based on a personality fitting in their office and skill second. Finally, with the Phoenix land area quickly growing and the opportunity to contribute to a city is present . So often like NYC, LA and even Chicago the identity of the city has been fixed. Therefore, you will be empowered in school with thought processes and technical skills to be a contributing factor to Phoenix during and after graduation!

Pursuing my Master of Urban and Environmental Planning degree at Arizona State University has been a good decision overall. The department offers Teaching Assistant positions that bring down out-state tuition to 50% of in-state tuition plus a semester stipend. The program itself allows students to take classes beyond the Urban Planning department, including Public Affairs, Civil Engineering, Design, and Sustainability. Finally, if you are creative at scheduling, you can work throughout the Phoenix... Read More metro area at a variety of internships, which will bolster your work experience, build your network, and strengthen your resume.

I believe overall, Arizona State University is an exceptional institution. The campus is beautiful and safe, the student population is diverse and friendly, and the faculty is knowledgeable and helpful. I pursued my undergraduate degree at ASU and am now pursuing my Master's here as well. I had such a positive experience at this school that while I was accepted to UCLA, I chose to stay in Arizona to continue my higher education. The only cons regarding my experience at ASU would be the lack of financial... Read More aid for graduate students and the facility for my specific program. In terms of financial aid, I believe for undergraduate students ASU is more than helpful. I had half of my tuition covered by a scholarship based on my high school performance throughout the four years and it helped tremendously. When applying for the graduate program, I was surprised to learn there was a strictly limited opportunity to gain a scholarship or any financial aid based on academic performance or other typical criteria. The only chance I saw at any aid was with a teaching assistant position, which I applied for but learned that due to limited funding for recent years, the positions are less likely to be filled. Thus, learning that you could be qualified for the position but the school lacked the funding necessary was extremely disappointing after having such a wonderful undergraduate experience, specifically in terms of finances. My second and last con would be the design school building. While other buildings around campus are for the most part renovated and updated, the design school does not reflect the standards we are taught whatsoever. In fact, one studio class period this past year each student measured the restrooms throughout the building to check for ADA regulations and almost all of them failed horribly. Aside from the technical aspects, it is also by far the least attractive building on the exterior (it resembles a prison with bars covering all of the windows) and much worse on the inside. The technology, computers and printers, are very impressive and the projects produced by the students are outstanding, I wish the same could be said about everything else within the facility. Studio time is crucial for design students and we spend 3-5 hours minimum in them every other day. To work in a cold and depressing room on a nearly daily basis makes the time spent very difficult that students often work elsewhere and cannot wait to leave the building. Aside from these two cons, I have nothing bad to say about my experience at ASU. My positive experience reflects the positive institution and education I received in the past few years.