Master of Urban and Environmental Planning at University of Virginia

Programme overview

A two-year graduate planning degree with specialisations in environment and health, land use, housing and community development, transportation, international planning, or urban design. Certificates in Urban Design, Historic Preservation or Real Estate and dual degrees in Public Policy, Law, Urban Design, Landscape Architecture or Architecture are available.

Faculty: School of Architecture | Duration: 2 years | Study mode: full-time | Location: Charlottesville, VA, United States

What you will study

Specialisation tracks plus optional certificates and dual degrees within two years.

Career pathways

Graduates work in the public, private and nonprofit sectors as government planners, sustainability directors, transportation specialists and urban designers; 100% held planning-related positions one year after graduation (PAB, 2023). Eligible for AICP certification after two years of practice.

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Application information

Entry requirements

MUEP applicants submit one 750-word essay; a portfolio is not required unless pursuing the Urban Design Certificate; Step 2 not required. School of Architecture graduate applicants (all programmes): application deadline January 9, 2027; $80 non-refundable application fee; three recommendation letters (at least two from former professors if the latest degree was earned within five years); unofficial transcripts; resume/CV; GRE not reported for the 2027 cycle; international applicants whose first language is not English need TOEFL 90 (internet-based) or IELTS 7.0 overall unless their four-year bachelor's degree was entirely taught in English.

Requirements published at faculty level.

Domestic applicants: USD 23,716 a year (2026-27). Graduate School of Architecture Master's Programs rate (annual). Rate for Virginia residents. Tuition only; excludes mandatory/comprehensive and program fees. International students pay the non-Virginia resident rate only if the schedule so applies; the p Source

International applicants: USD 37,832 a year (2026-27). Graduate School of Architecture Master's Programs rate (annual). Rate for non-Virginia residents. Tuition only; excludes mandatory/comprehensive and program fees. Source labels this rate as non-Virginia residents (not specifically international). Source

Application fees (2026-27): undergraduate $75; Graduate School of Arts & Sciences $85; Architecture $80; Batten graduate $75; Darden non-PhD $250, Darden PhD $100; Data Science $85; Education and Human Development $65; Law $85; McIntire graduate $85; Medicine $80; Nursing $88; SCPS $70; Graduate Engineering no fee.

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