Overview

Key Features

In the Master of Urban and Regional Planning program from Portland State University, students engage in practice from the moment they join us, and we use the real planning issues and processes of our region, state, and bioregion as the basis for much of our teaching and research. Experiential learning is an integral component of the program, which requires an internship and a workshop project that is client‐focused, community‐based, and culminates in a professional product to serves as a capstone to the program.

The Master of Urban and Regional Planning program from Portland State University is a two‐year, 72 credit professional degree program designed for those interested in working as professional planners. Our core curriculum focuses on the history and theory of planning as a field, plan implementation, analytical methods, and the dynamics of metropolitan development. MURP students have the opportunity to customize their education to meet particular scholastic and professional objectives. Each student also chooses a pathway that allows them to specialize in fields such as Community Development, Economic Development, Environment, Land Use, and Transportation.

Career opportunities:

Our employment rates one year after graduation are regularly around 90%.
Median salaries one year out for MURP graduates are usually $50,000 - $60,000.
About half of our grads go into the public sector, 40% into the private sector (e.g., planning consulting firms, developers), and 10% into the non-profit sector.
About two-thirds of MURP graduates stay in the Portland metro region; about three-quarters stay in the Pacific Northwest.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

History and Theory of Planning

Dynamics of Planning Practice

Participatory Planning

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Planners

Planning Methods

Negotiation in the Public Sector

Economics: Applications in Urban Studies

Design Analysis in Planning

Legal Processes in Urban Planning

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Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-30 00:00:00

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Language

English

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Credits

72 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Portland, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.7

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General requirements

To be considered for regular admission, applicants must have a minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.75 or the equivalent (on the U.S. 4.0 scale) from the degree granting institution(s). Applicants who have earned 9 or more letter-graded graduate credits must have a minimum graduate GPA of 3.0 or the equivalent; this graduate GPA supersedes the undergraduate GPA.
Copies of official degree certificate/diploma
Certified translation of transcripts
Financial documentation demonstrating adequate financial support for at least the first year of study

Tuition Fees

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24840 USD / year

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24840 USD / year

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16668 USD / year

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Living costs

Portland

United States

1271 - 2262 USD / month

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