• Master of Urban Planning at the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign​ is offered as a 2-years program by the College of Fine & Applied Arts.
  • This university is ranked #47 in the National University Rankings by US News 2021.
  • It is an on-campus program offered on a full-time basis only.
  • The Department of Urban and Regional Planning offers a graduate program leading to the degree of Master of Urban Planning.
  • The MUP is a 2-year, professional degree program.
  • The MUP program is fully accredited by the Planning Accreditation Board.
  • MUP students work with our faculty who are leading innovative research in planning.
  • The professionally accredited M.U.P. program prepares students for careers in planning practice.
  • Such careers involve public service at all levels of government, in private consulting practice, in the nonprofit sector, and in a wide variety of organizations in need of planning services.
  • The program is purposely flexible so that students may design a program that builds their expertise in a concentration area of practice such as land use and environmental planning, transportation planning, community development for social justice, housing, sustainable design and development, local and regional economic development, and geographic information systems and analysis.
  • The department also has an active international program designed to expose students to planning practices and challenges in Europe, Africa, Latin America, and Asia.
  • The Master of Urban Planning program consists of 64 credits.