Master’s
Master of Urban Planning (MUP)
Important Dates
Fall 2025
- Scholarship Deadline: December 15, 2024
- International Deadline: May 1, 2025
- Domestic Deadline: July 1, 2025
The Master of Urban Planning degree trains students to improve the quality of life for urban residents and their communities worldwide.
Make cities more just, livable, and sustainable.
Our Master of Urban Planning students immerse themselves in all aspects of this exciting field, from foundational elements to emerging themes. At USC Price, you’ll benefit from a curriculum that pairs an emphasis on data innovation with a social justice commitment to make cities smarter and more equitable. You will learn from and work alongside leading experts, fostering valuable connections and implementing innovative ideas.
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Why choose Price?
USC Price’s Master of Urban Planning has consistently been among the top echelons of national rankings, including #2 for urban policy.
Customizable
You can pursue any of your interests in urban planning through six areas of concentration and 11 dual degree programs.
Insight into Action
Our capstone projects, internships, and studio classes allow you to apply your knowledge and produce planning reports that address real-world challenges.
Global Cities
Whether you are interested exploring regional transportation in Hong Kong or sustainability challenges in Brazil, you’ll have numerous opportunities for overseas study and research.
Professional Development
You’ll find any number of in-roads to your chosen career through on-campus events and a network of alumni reshaping cities for the better.
James Irvine & Domestic Student Scholarships
Domestic students who apply by our December 15th deadline and are admitted to the MHA, MNLM, MPA, MPP, MPPDS, or MUP program are automatically eligible to receive scholarship funding.
MUP 2023 Employment Data
99%of MUP students secured employment, are pursuing a Ph.D. or other continued education within one year of graduating.
86% knowledge rate
Sector Breakdown
- 9%Nonprofit Sector
- 32%Public Sector
- 51%Private Sector
- 8%Graduate School
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning Degree Return on Investment
Earnings 1 year after completion | $65,991 |
Earnings 10 years after completion | $108,400 |
Return on investment | $110,785 |
Attend an Info Session
Join faculty, students, and alumni for live information sessions to learn more about the application process, financial services, and program curriculum.
Upcoming Sessions
- November 15, 2024 Register
Financial Aid
Numerous financial aid opportunities are available for grad students.
Community Impact Scholarship
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USC Price is pleased to announce the Price Community Impact Scholarships for incoming masters students who plan to enroll in one of the following on-campus programs: MHA, MIPM, MNLM, MPA, MPP, MPPDS, and MUP.
Learn MoreDistinctive Focus on Social Justice and Data Innovation
We equip our students with an education shaped by our values. The Master of Urban Planning program is guided by two cross-cutting values throughout our core curriculum and concentrations: social justice and spatial data visualization innovation. These intrinsic values build upon USC Price’s legacy of rigorous analysis and professional training in sectors such as transportation, housing and real estate, economic development, arts and culture, and environmental sustainability.
Why data innovation?
Because urban planning is being reshaped by an explosion of data and platforms. Traditional forms of understanding and communicating are insufficient in our increasingly digital and social media infused landscapes of governance and living.
Why social justice?
Because we are united by the conviction that the next generation of urban planning and policy-makers must be a part of the solution instead of perpetuating problems. Too often, smart cities and big data can run the risk of exacerbating enduring patterns of inequality. That’s why the USC Price MUP core curriculum centers social justice with an interdisciplinary approach to analysis and collaborative action, aiming to change both our pedagogy and ultimately professional practice.
Customize and Specialize Your MUP Degree
Overall, the MUP offers six areas of concentration: arts and culture, design and the built environment, economic development, planning for climate change and sustainability, housing and real estate development, and mobility and transportation planning.
You might also pursue one of 11 dual degrees in fields like architecture, landscape architecture, public health, public administration, public policy and real estate development, among
Curriculum Values, Concentrations, and Professional Development
Core Curriculum Values
Concentrations
- Arts & Culture
- Design of the Built Environment
- Economic Development
- Design of the Built Environment
- Planning for Climate Change & Sustainability
- Housing & Real Estate Development
- Mobility & Transportation Planning
Professional Development
Contact Us
Program Director, David Sloane
Professor
Chair, Department of Urban Planning and Spatial Analysis
(213) 440-3075
[email protected]
Ashley Henne,
Associate Director of Admissions
(213) 740-1036
[email protected]