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236 Master's degrees in Urban Planning in North America

Planning
Dalhousie University's Master of Planning programme contributes solutions to cities dealing with population growth, urbanization, and sustainability. Planners work in a range of public, private, and non-profit settings across the country.

Public Administration - Urban Planning (Online)
Learn to Lead City Development with Liberty University’s Public Administration - Urban Planning (Online) programme.

Geography - Urban Planning (Online)
Have you ever visited a city and pondered its needs? Perhaps you saw opportunities to build restaurants, recreational facilities, housing, or churches – and you felt inspired to put your vision into practice. If so, Liberty University’s Master of Arts (MA) in Geography - Urban Planning (Online) may be for you!

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.

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.

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.

Urban and Regional Planning
The Master of Urban and Regional Planning Programme at the University of Colorado Denver is one of the top planning programmes in the US.

Landscape Architecture and Urbanism
The Landscape Architecture and Urbanism programme from Illinois Institute of Technology is a fundamentally progressive urban enterprise based on three defining principles: the equitable global growth of our urban centers, strong trans-disciplinary collaboration, and the advancement of urban landscape theory in research and in practice
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.
Urban and Regional Planning
The Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture (DPLA) offers an accredited Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Wisconsin Madison. The degree trains students in the knowledge, theories, and skills to be leaders in their communities by making positive change through informed and reflective action.
Architecture Studies - Urbanism
The Architecture Studies - Urbanism programme at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a two-year, full-time Master of Science degree. This public study mode course focuses on advanced design research, addressing complex global urban issues through interdisciplinary collaboration and innovative architectural practice.
Community and Regional Planning
The Iowa State University Community and Regional Planning Program offers the Master of Community and Regional Planning (MCRP) degree with areas of concentration in land use and transportation, community design and development, and rural and environmental planning. Students may design their own area of concentration with the assistance of their major professor.
Urban Affairs
The Urban Affairs programme at the University of Missouri - Kansas City is a specialised Master of Laws (LLM) degree. This postgraduate course focuses on state and local government law, land use, and urban planning. Students engage in advanced legal research through a professional thesis while studying in a full-time capacity.
Urban Studies
The Master of Science in Urban Studies (MS) Program at the University of New Orleans engages students in the interdisciplinary study of cities and the process of urbanization.
Architecture and Community Planning
The Architecture and Community Planning degree from University of Maryland combines course work from the Architecture and Urban Studies and Planning programs to enable a student to complete both the Master of Architecture and Master of Community Planning degrees with fewer credits than it would take to complete the two separately.
Urban Architecture
The Urban Architecture program at the University of the District of Columbia teaches students to utilize design as a tool for creating sustainable urban environments.
Urban and Regional Planning
The Urban and Regional Planning program of the University of Minnesota brings together experts from planning, sociology, engineering, law, architecture, social work, public health, landscape architecture, urban design, and other disciplines to build cities, tackle urban sprawl, upgrade housing, protect the environment, and promote community and economic development.
Urban Systems
The Master of Engineering Leadership (MEL) in Urban Systems from University of British Columbia is a professional degree for system thinkers who want to address complex infrastructure challenges.
Planning
The field of planning practice (encompassing urban, community and regional planning, and related sub-specializations) has long been recognized as a professional field in Canada, as elsewhere in the world. Founded by Dr. H.P. Oberlander, the School of Community and Regional Planning (SCARP) at University of British Columbia is one of the oldest planning schools in Canada.
High Performance Buildings
The Master of Engineering Leadership (MEL) in High Performance Buildings from University of British Columbia is a professional degree for architects and engineers who want to excel and drive innovation in the building industry.