673 Master's degrees in Urban Planning

The Architecture and Urban Planning program at University of Melbourne positions students to be industry ready and have flexibility within the employment market. It gives you the opportunity to express your creativity while giving you the skills to plan and design for the improvement of urban spaces. 

The Erasmus Mundus - Redesigning the Post-Industrial City programme at University of Oulu provides high quality academic education and professional competencies for excellent students, who are eager to specialise in subdisciplines of Urban Studies.

The City Planning MCP at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a professional master’s programme designed for future leaders in public and non-profit sectors. This full-time, public study mode course typically lasts two years, focusing on policy analysis, spatial tools, and intensive urban problem-solving.

The Executive Master in Digital Twins for Infrastructures and Cities from Budapest University of Technology and Economics is a blended, professional degree co-funded by the EU that trains engineers and built-environment specialists to lead digital transformation in civil engineering and urban systems.

The Master of Science in Technology and Design (Sustainable Urban Design) programme at Singapore University of Technology and Design equips you with the expertise to address the most pressing challenges in urban development, sustainability, and climate change adaptation.

Students interested in the intersection of land use and urban development can pursue the City and Regional Planning and Real Estate from Cornell University master.

Make a difference in your community with a master’s in Planning and Development offered by East Carolina University

The Urban Design and Development course at Thammasat University provides an interdisciplinary approach to urban design research towards new understandings and insights of issues in the region.

The Master of International Development and Planning at University of Otago is a 12 month (full time) course work Masters degree, that includes a research dissertation. The degree combines an enhanced understanding of development issues and needs, with the professional skills and competencies that professional planning education provides.

The Urban and Regional Planning programme at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a professional, full-time course. This accredited degree typically spans two years of study, focusing on social justice and sustainable development within diverse metropolitan environments and global regions.

The Urban Design is an accelerated graduate program offered at University of Texas at Austin designed to prepare students for advanced work in the practice of urban design.  

The Urban Design and Community and Regional Planning MSc/MSCRP dual degree offered at University of Texas at Austin is an accelerated three year graduate program designed to prepare students for advanced work in the fields of urban design and planning. 

The Urban Design programme at The City University of New York is a 45-credit Master of Urban Planning degree. This full-time, in-person course typically lasts 1.5 years across three semesters. It is a STEM-designated curriculum designed for those with professional backgrounds in architecture or landscape architecture.

The Master of Science in Urban Analytics [MSc(UrbanAnalytics)] from The University of Hong Kong is offered as a one-year full-time programme. The evolving technological basis of cities is reshaping our urban life and allowing us to understand, plan, manage and optimise cities in completely new ways. 

The purpose of the Master in Sustainable Urban Planning and Development from University of Johannesburg is to develop built environment professionals specialising in the sustainable planning, design, development and management of urban centres.

The Master of Architecture (Professional) offered at University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg facilitates creative production of an architectural research report integrating theory, research, analysis, design and systems technology. This is a 1 year full-time degree.

The objective of the Development Planning programme at University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg is to ensure that learners have the knowledge and skills to conduct research and, in a professional capacity, guide processes of change in urban and rural domains. Its purpose is also to educate and train planning practitioners, researchers, scholars and policy makers.    

The Urban Design and City Planning programme from UCL equips you with a multidisciplinary skill set crucial for careers in urban design, city planning, and related fields.

This Situated Practice programme from UCL explores the relationship between creative practice and place. Combining architecture, art, design and curatorship, it encourages experimental, site-specific work to engage critically with urban and social contexts. 

The Master in Urban Planning and Policy program at the University of Illinois at Chicago is accredited by the Planning Accreditation Board of the American Institute of Certified Planners, the American Planning Association, and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning.