Overview

Key Features

The Master of Urban Design program at Iowa State University is geared primarily toward students with previous professional degrees in architecture (BArch, MArch), landscape architecture (BLA, MLA) or planning (BSCRP, MCRP, MUP). The program draws faculty from these and other related disciplines within the college and university. In this three-semester (fall, spring, and summer), 30-credit degree program, you will integrate design into the understanding and framing of urbanized environments by engaging directly in a community of inquiry and practice—learning to create more adaptable, flexible and resilient cities and regions within the context of a changing world.

The MUD program also offers special opportunities to participate in the College of Design’s design-based outreach and international programs, and to engage in collaborative studio projects with universities and practitioners from around the world.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Urban Design

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Research Methods

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Theory

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-05-19 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-01-20 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-08-25 00:00:00
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Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Ames, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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General requirements

lease submit your pre-application by this date to receive first consideration for admission. Applications will continually be accepted and evaluated until the cohort is full.

Completed pre-application
Digital portfolio (upload PDF into pre-application)

Unofficial transcripts (upload PDF into pre-application)

Official transcripts
3 letters of recommendation (please use the electronic recommendation process offered through the admission application)
Statement of Purpose (500 words; upload PDF into application)

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

33988 USD / year

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Out-of-State

32008 USD / year

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In-State

13868 USD / year

≈ 13868 USD / year

Living costs

Ames

United States

1158 - 1797 USD / month

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