Urban Planning

661 Master's degrees in Urban Planning

Towson University4,4(22)

Towson, United States Top 10% in Worldwide

Geography and Environmental Planning

Combine a comprehensive study of physical and human geography with an emphasis on global skills and geographic techniques. Choose a specialized course of study to focus to match your career interests. The Geography and Environmental Planning program is offered at Towson University.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

1 year$48,060/yr

University of Manitoba4,2(106)

Winnipeg, Canada Top 2% in Worldwide

City Planning

City Planning from University of Manitoba focuses on studio-based, hands-on, experiential learning. Throughout the two-year program, students work with governmental, non-profit and Indigenous clients to address real-life planning issues.

Master Full-time On-campus

2 years$10,159/yr

University of Maryland4,1(14)

College Park, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Community Planning and Health Equity

The dual degree in Community Planning and Health Equity from University of Maryland combines course work from the Community Planning and Health Equity programs to enable a student to complete both the Master of Community Planning and Master of Health Equity at the same time.

Master Full-time On-campus

2 years$67,608/yr

University of Pennsylvania4,3(22)

Philadelphia, United States Top 0.1% in Worldwide

City and Regional Planning

The City and Regional Planning program of University of Pennsylvania requires completion of 19 course units, including course requirements from the core curriculum and one of six concentration areas. In addition, all students must complete a non-credit planning internship between the first and second years of study.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

2 years$63,308/yr

The University of Sydney3,9(64)

Sydney, Australia Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Urban and Regional Planning

The Urban and Regional Planning program at the University of Sydney is your pathway to the professional world of planning and is accredited by the Planning Institute of Australia.

Master Full-time +2 On-campus

1½ year$35,818/yr

University of Memphis4,4(17)

Memphis, United States Top 5% in Worldwide

City and Regional Planning

The Master of City and Regional Planning (MCRP) degree at the University of Memphis is awarded after the successful completion of 48 semester hours.

Master Full-time On-campus

2 years$16,272/yr

University of Leicester4,3(94)

Online Top 2% in Worldwide

Urban Conservation (Distance Learning)

This Urban Conservation (Distance Learning) course offered at the University of Leicester will provide you with specialist knowledge in issues of urban conservation and heritage and prepare you for professional practice within the field.

M.A. Part-time Online

2 years$6,649/yr

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)4,2(74)

Beverly Hills, United States Top 0.1% in Worldwide

Global and Comparative Urban Planning Governance

The Urban School of Sciences Po (Paris) and the Urban Planning Department at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), two of the most highly rated programs in urbanism, policies, governance and urban planning in the world, are launching the new dual Global and Comparative Urban Planning Governance program.

Master Full-time On-campus

2 years$36,297/yr

University of Wisconsin Milwaukee3,8(14)

Milwaukee, United States Top 5% in Worldwide

Urban Studies with Library and Information Science

Students in this Urban Studies with Library and Information Science program from University of Wisconsin Milwaukee concurrently pursue a Masters’ degree in Urban Studies (MS) and a MLIS degree.

Master Full-time On-campus

$27,090/yr

Central University of Technology, Free State4,5(15)

Bloemfontein, South Africa

Urban Development

The purpose of the Urban Development programme from Central University of Technology, Free State is to provide knowledge and skills required for the practice of urban development and provide vertical articulation to relevant higher degrees in the built environment.

Postgraduate Diploma Full-time +2 On-campus

1 year$346/yr

George Washington University4,2(39)

Washington, D. C., United States Top 2% in Worldwide

Sustainable Urban Planning

The Sustainable Urban Planning program at George Washington University you will study cities through the lens of economic, social, and environmental sustainability.

Master Full-time On-campus

2 years$49,560/yr

University of Westminster4,3(116)

London, United Kingdom Top 5% in Worldwide

Urban and Regional Planning

The MA Urban and Regional Planning degree offered at the University of Westminster will give you the skills, knowledge and abilities necessary to practise professionally as a spatial planner in a variety of private, public and third sector/ community contexts. The University of Westminster and its courses are located in London.

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

1 year$24,426/yr

METU Middle East Technical University4,3(349)

Ankara, Turkey Top 3% in Worldwide

Regional Planning

Today the Master of Regional Planning at METU Middle East Technical University provides a comprehensive framework that includes economic, social and environmental issues with different specialization fields.

M.Sc. Full-time On-campus

2 years$1,500/yr

Pratt Institute4,5(4)

New York City, United States Top 9% in Worldwide

Urban Placemaking and Management

In the Urban Placemaking and Management program from Pratt Institute, we prepare professionals for this rapidly growing field. You’ll learn to create successful, vibrant, equitable, and economically viable public spaces using a bottom-up, community-driven, people-centric approach.

M.Sc. Full-time On-campus

2 years$44,420/yr

Bauhaus University Weimar4,1(12)

Weimar, Germany

European Urban Studies

The European Urban Studies programme offered by Bauhaus University Weimar addresses current challenges of cities in Europe. It is motivated by the general insight in the significance of cities for progress in Europe. Cities are the place for concrete solutions for problems from all fields of everyday life and the place for sustaining democracy.

M.Sc. Full-time On-campus

2 yearsFree

Vancouver Island University3,5(19)

Nanaimo, Canada

Community Planning

Do you want to design and shape the world around you? Consider the Master of Community Planning degree at Vancouver Island University. Community planners play a huge role in the development of neighbourhoods, towns, cities and regions.

Master Full-time On-campus

2 years$20,718/yr

Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)4,0(93)

Brussels, Belgium Top 2% in Worldwide

Urban Studies

This Urban Studies MSc program from Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) provides a strong interdisciplinary perspective on urban studies, allowing you to follow a core trajectory of shared courses and to enjoy the freedom to specialise by selecting from a large range of elective modules and courses.

M.Sc. Full-time On-campus

2 years$5,870/yr

UniLaSalle4,0(11)

Rouen, France

Urban Agriculture and Green Cities

The Urban Agriculture and Green Cities programme offered by UniLaSalle is designed to train up future managers who see urban agriculture as an integral component of the entire urban life cycle. This cross-disciplinary program touches on several disciplines, including agronomy, architecture, planning and geography.

M.Sc. Full-time On-campus

1½ year$7,498/yr

Rutgers University4,2(61)

New Brunswick, United States Top 1% in Worldwide

City and Regional Studies

The City and Regional Studies programme of Rutgers University is a 30-credit degree offered only in specialized circumstances. The programme offers six areas of concentration that allow students to specialize in one or more fields of planning, in addition to taking the required core courses.

Master Full-time On-campus

2 years$36,984/yr

UCL4,1(123)

London, United Kingdom +1 Top 0.1% in Worldwide

Landscape Architecture

The Landscape Architecture course from UCL welcomes students without a landscape architecture undergraduate degree and offers an accredited path to a career as a landscape architect. The Landscape Architecture MLA prepares students to shape both urban and rural environments for a more sustainable future.  

Master Full-time On-campus

2 years$48,037/yr