MUEP Urban and Environmental Planning at Arizona State University

Programme overview

The Master of Urban and Environmental Planning program trains you, as a creative, skilled and ethical professional planner, through real-world, transdisciplinary learning. In the program, you develop the tools and judgment to navigate complex systems, engage communities, and address pressing challenges across environmental, social, economic and political domains.

What you will study

47 credit hours and a thesis, or 47 credit hours including the required applied project course (PUP 593), or 47 credit hours including the required capstone course (PUP 580) Required Core (21 credit hours) PUP 501 Planning, History and Theory (3) PUP 520 Planning Practice, Ethics and Processes (3) PUP 531 Planning and Development Control Law (3) PUP 544 Urban Land Use Planning (3) PUP 571 Quantitative Methods for Planners (3) PUP 579 Qualitative Methods for Planners (3) PUP 642 Urban and Regional Economic Analysis (3) Electives (14 or 15 credit hours) Other Requirements (6 credit hours) PUP 542 Environmental Planning (3) PUP 576 GIS Workshop for Planners (3) Culminating Experience (5 or 6 credit hours) PUP 580 Practicum: Planning Workshop (5) or PUP 593 Applied Project (5) or PUP 599 Thesis (6) Additional Curriculum Information Students take either 14 credit hours of electives for the thesis option or 15 credit hours of electives for the nonthesis option.

Career pathways

Professionals with expertise in planning theory and practice are in high demand across sectors and industries, including planning consulting firms, local governments and community organizations. Career examples: city and regional planning aide, geospatial information technologist, social services director, sustainability specialist, transportation planner, urban and regional planner.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must fulfill the requirements of both the Graduate College and The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Applicants must have earned a bachelor's or master's degree in any field from a regionally accredited institution. Applicants should have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in the last 60 hours of their first bachelor's degree program or a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in an applicable master's degree program. An applicant with a cumulative GPA between 2.50 and 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") may still be considered. All applicants must submit: graduate admission application and application fee official transcripts personal statement resume proof of English proficiency Additional Application Information An applicant whose native language is not English must provide proof of English proficiency regardless of their current residency.

Domestic applicants: USD 13,327 a year (2026-27). Arizona resident tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads Source

International applicants: USD 24,780 a year (2026-27). International tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads ar Source

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer; the terms available for each programme are listed in Degree Search.

Graduate application deadlines are set by each programme office and listed in Degree Search; the application opens almost a year before the start term. The nonrefundable application fee is $75 for U.S. citizens, permanent residents, DACA and international online students outside the U.S., and $120 for international students on a nonimmigrant visa studying in the U.S. Apply with ASU's graduate application (Law applicants use the law college's site); GRE/GMAT requirements vary by programme.

Apply through the official page: https://admission.asu.edu/apply/graduate/admission

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