Overview

Our fully accredited MUP curriculum covers planning history and theory; technical skills and knowledge; and in our popular studio courses, the practical hands-on experience needed to be a successful practicing planner or designer. Students choose one of five areas in which to specialize, or may earn a dual degree in another program on campus while concurrently enrolled in the MUP program.

Key facts

Are you a prospective student interested in the Urban Planning from University of Washington? Please see our MUP Admissions page to discover four reasons why the MUP program is a great place to study planning. Also, please see “Why I Chose UW” to learn why other students like you chose the UW MUP program for their planning education.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Survey of Urban Planning

Comprehensive Planning and Implementation

Communication and Analysis

The Urban Form

Planning Studio Prep

Theories and Methodologies of Planning

Quantitative Methods in Urban Design and Planning

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-04 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-15 00:00:00
Starting 2027-09-30 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

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Credits

72 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Seattle, United States

Disciplines

Urban Planning View 214 other Masters in Urban Planning in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

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Other requirements

General requirements

Previous academic performance and relevance of the education to urban design and planning
Relevance of previous non-academic experience to urban design and planning
Clarity of objectives and their relevance to the profession in general and the Department of Urban Design and Planning, University of Washington in particular
Quality of recommendations
GRE scores
GPA
English proficiency, for all applicants whose native language is not English. Proficiency can be demonstrated in a number of ways;

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

32511 USD / year

≈ 32511 USD / year
Out-of-State

32511 USD / year

≈ 32511 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

18633 USD / year

≈ 18633 USD / year

Living costs

Seattle

United States

1480 - 2580 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Funding

Win a €10000 Scholarship! Deadline: 30 June 2020

Embark on your journey with the Studyportals Scholarship! We're giving away a total of 20,000 euros to help you achieve your dream of studying abroad.

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Scholarships Information

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