Urban PlanningNorth America

237 Master's degrees in Urban Planning in North America

Texas A&M University4,1(19)

College Station, United States Top 1% in Worldwide

Land and Property Development

The Master of Land and Property Development (MLPD) from Texas A&M University is an entrepreneurship-oriented program of study which combines business and finance with physical planning, design and construction.

Master Full-time On-campus

2 years$36,168/yr

Texas Southern University (TSU)3,7(7)

Texas City, United States

Urban Planning and Environmental Policy

Urban Planning and Environmental Policy from Texas Southern University (TSU) trains students to become policy-oriented planners and environmental policy analysts and to assume leadership positions in planning and environmental policy-related organizations.

M.Sc. Full-time On-campus

1 year$5,460/yr

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte3,6(5)

Charlotte, United States Top 4% in Worldwide

Architecture and Urban Design

For full-time students with a four-year undergraduate degree in architecture, the SoA offers the Architecture and Urban Design program of The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, combining the 1-year Masters of Urban Design with the 2-year Masters of Architecture.

Master Full-time On-campus

3 years$20,627/yr

Kansas State University4,2(40)

Manhattan, United States Top 3% in Worldwide

Regional and Community Planning

The Regional and Community Planning from Kansas State University integrates the concept of comprehensive community development planning in an environmental context with considerations for social, economic, cultural and political issues.

Master Full-time On-campus

2 years$21,042/yr

University of Colorado Denver4,3(12)

Denver, United States Top 3% in Worldwide

Urban Design

The Master of Urban Design (MUD) at University of Colorado Denver is an advanced post-professional degree programme for individuals who seek a career in urban design practice or for current planning and design professionals who want to enhance and expand their existing practice with urban design knowledge and expertise.

Master Full-time On-campus

1 year$20,984/yr

Wayne State University3,7(3)

Detroit, United States Top 3% in Worldwide

Urban Planning

Urban Planning from Wayne State University is a professionally-oriented degree that focuses on the preparation of planners who will be employed primarily by local governments, planning consultants and community-based organizations.

Master Full-time On-campus

1 year$86,592/yr

Carnegie Mellon University4,3(24)

Pittsburgh, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Urban Design

The studio-based curriculum of Urban Design master's program from Carnegie Mellon University allows students to explore design strategies in a variety of scales and settings, from the post-industrial city to the suburban periphery to the dense global metropolis.

Master Full-time On-campus

2 years$45,000/yr

Northeastern University4,4(79)

Boston, United States Top 2% in Worldwide

Urban Planning and Policy

Learn to lead transformative change in neighborhoods, communities, cities, towns, and regions in the Urban Planning and Policy program from Northeastern University. Seeking place-based solutions, you’ll learn to manage today’s most urgent environmental, social, and political challenges.

M.Sc. Full-time +2 On-campus

2 years$34,704/yr

Baruch College4,3(53)

Manhattan, United States

Urban Development and Sustainability

Urban development and sustainability are among the hottest buzzwords in public service today. We offer a Urban Development and Sustainability degree at Baruch College.

M.P.A. Full-time +2 On-campus +2

1 year$30,300/yr

University of Wisconsin Milwaukee3,8(14)

Milwaukee, United States Top 5% in Worldwide

Architecture and Urban Planning

The Architecture and Urban Planning programme at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee is a coordinated dual Master’s degree. This on-campus track allows students to earn both an MArch and an MUP simultaneously. Depending on your academic background, this intensive full-time programme typically spans three to four years.

Master Full-time On-campus

3 years$27,090/yr

The University of Alabama at Birmingham3,7(12)

Online Top 3% in Worldwide

Sustainable Smart Cities

The Sustainable Smart Cities Master's program from The University of Alabama at Birmingham (USA) and Staffordshire University (UK) is a unique professional postgraduate program that provides an interdisciplinary grounding in the principles, application, and key technologies required to develop sustainable smart cities.

M.Eng. Part-time Online

1 year$21,630/yr

Portland State University4,1(47)

Portland, United States Top 5% in Worldwide

Urban Design

The Urban Design Postgraduate Certificate from Portland State University, a joint effort of the Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning and the School of Architecture, has been created to offer planners, designers, and architects the opportunity to engage and incorporate in their own work the principles and methods of urban design.

Postgraduate Certificate Full-time On-campus

1 year$8,964/yr

Clark University4,6(5)

Worcester, United States Top 6% in Worldwide

Community Development and Planning

In this Community Development and Planning program offered by the Clark University you will learn about the power structures that shape community spaces, and how to create processes in which community members have a say in those power structures.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

1½ year$32,000/yr

University of Southern California4,1(63)

Los Angeles, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Master of Business Administration, Master of Urban Planning

The Master of Business Administration, Master of Urban Planning program at University of Southern California is designed to provide those who have completed a traditional M.B.A. with an opportunity to pursue further study in an area of specialization subsequent to successfully completing the Master of Business Administration.

Master Full-time +2 On-campus

2½ years$73,260/yr

University of Washington4,2(54)

Tacoma, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Community Planning

The Master of Arts in Community Planning degree from University of Washington is designed to develop civic leaders who are equipped to make change in networks of public and private actors, helping to create more just, sustainable, and livable urban futures.

M.A. Full-time +2 On-campus

2 years$35,430/yr

University of Maryland4,1(14)

College Park, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Community Planning and Information Management

To realize the promise of smart cities to improve the quality of life for residents requires changes in the information infrastructure, the social infrastructure, and the physical infrastructure. This Community Planning and Information Management program at University of Maryland is made to fill this urgent need.

Master Full-time On-campus

2 years$56,340/yr

Georgia Institute of Technology4,3(42)

Atlanta, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide

City and Regional Planning and Civil Engineering

The internal dual City and Regional Planning and Civil Engineering program at Georgia Institute of Technology seeks to educate those who wish to engage directly in the process of city building. The program is intended to meet the needs of planning agencies, consultants, institutions, and architectural firms for graduates who can deal competently with the design complexities of urban areas.

M.Sc. Full-time On-campus

2 years$32,116/yr

University at Buffalo4,4(48)

Buffalo, United States Top 2% in Worldwide

Urban Planning

The Urban Planning program of the University at Buffalo is built around practice-based learning and research that tackles every urban planning challenge you can imagine.

Master Full-time +2 On-campus

2 years$25,740/yr

University of British Columbia4,2(210)

Vancouver, Canada Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Urban Forestry Leadership

The University of British Columbia’s Master of Urban Forestry Leadership (MUFL) is a unique, intensive 13-month course-based master’s programme for those ready to shape the cities of tomorrow. As the only programme of its kind, MUFL offers a truly interdisciplinary education—blending expertise from arboriculture, forestry, urban planning, landscape architecture, and urban forestry.

Master Full-time On-campus

1 year, 1 month$31,594/yr

Northeastern University4,4(79)

Boston, United States Top 2% in Worldwide

Sustainable Urban Environments

Northeastern University’s Master of Design for Sustainable Urban Environments brings together the allied professional fields of environmental design, landscape architecture, and urban planning. The program offers advanced study and research opportunities in the design of ecologically and economically productive urban environments.

Master Full-time On-campus

1 year$74,124/yr