673 Master's degrees in Urban Planning

The City and Regional Planning-Land Use and Environmental 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.

The MPPM in Policy, Planning, and Management (Online) at the University of Southern Maine is a 36-credit master's degree. This flexible programme offers a public study mode, allowing students to graduate in two to four years. It prepares professionals for leadership through a multi-disciplinary, online curriculum.

The Urban and Social Policy program at Columbia University is an interdisciplinary program providing students with the content knowledge, critical thinking, and analytic skills needed for a successful career in urban policy and/or social policy.

The City and Regional Planning-Smart Cities  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.

The Community and Regional Planning and Public Health dual degree program is a collaborative effort between the University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Public Health and the University of Nebraska Lincoln. 

The graduate degree program in Transdisciplinary Sciences and Urbanism offered through the Texas Southern University (TSU) - College of Transdisciplinary Studies are for students who are interested in creating an individualized academic program with a strong education foundation, and with applied, experiential training that integrates valued workplace standards, experience, and past academic work

The Facilities Planning at Temple University will advance your knowledge and expertise in managing various architectural buildings and spaces.

This Health, Wellbeing and Sustainable Buildings programme from UCL is designed to meet the growing demand for specialists to drive the health and wellbeing agenda in the design, assessment, retrofit and operation of sustainable buildings.

The aim of this Urban Sustainability and Resilience programme at the University College London (UCL) is to equip students with the research skills, knowledge and understanding required to tackle current and future real-world challenges faced by cities globally.

This Sustainable Urban Design MArch programme from the University of Nottingham focuses on the design of the public and urban areas. The programme is designed to enable graduates to enhance the quality of cities around the world by bringing innovative design into a new relationship with the latest research.

The Joint Degree Master Programme Sustainable Urban Development is a full-time Master Programme at the Vietnamese-German University (VGU) in Ho Chi Minh City and the Darmstadt University of Technology.

The MSc in Architecture, Urbanism and Climate Action at University College Dublin is a full-time programme lasting one year. This Master of Science degree equips students with essential skills to address contemporary challenges in sustainable design and urban planning, preparing them for impactful careers in the built environment.

Spatial planning is about improving peoples’ lives and planning for long-term sustainable societies. Today’s societal changes require multifaceted skills of tomorrow’s spatial planners. Do you want to develop your skills for qualified planning and investigation work? If so, the Spatial Planning and Sustainability programme at Umea University is something for you.

The Master of Professional Science in Urban Sustainability and Resilience at the University of Miami is designed for students interested in acquiring the knowledge, skills and hands-on practical engagement necessary for contributing to the urban challenges confronting cities on the front lines of climate change.

The Master in Urban and Regional Planning from University of Kwazulu Natal responds to the broadening of traditional forms of planning to include both a stronger economic development emphasis, and a greater focus on the co-ordination of planning undertaken by different agencies, government departments and local councils. 

The Urban Planning and Design programme at the University of Georgia is a professional graduate course focusing on the physical design of built environments. This M.Sc. degree is delivered via a public study mode, offering a collaborative studio culture that prepares students for global urban challenges.

This International Real Estate and Planning programme from UCL prepares you to build your career in real estate, planning and urban policy.

The MSc Urban Development Planning from University College London (UCL) explores planning theories and international practices in urban development policy, planning and management that address contemporary spatial, socio-economic and political transformations in cities of the Global South.

The City Planning program from METU Middle East Technical University aims to develop specialized points of view and new understandings within this domain.

The University of Sheffield offers a one-year full-time MSc in Urban and Regional Planning. This programme equips students with essential skills to navigate the complexities of urban and rural planning. Enrolment begins in September 2026, providing an opportunity to delve into the intricacies of planning and policy-making in various contexts.