28 master's programs in Urban Planning without the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) — US

28 programs for a master's in Urban Planning in the US that answer which programs in this group do not require the GRE. Every program here states that the GRE is not required or not accepted.

no-GRE Programs

Every program here states that the GRE is not required or not accepted.

  1. 1

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Master in City Planning

    Application deadline
    Dec 15
    Annual tuition
    $66,720
    Program duration
    24 months
  2. 2

    Cornell University

    Master of Regional Planning

    Application deadline
    Jan 10
    Annual tuition
    $46,658
    Program duration
    24 months
  3. 3

    University of Michigan--Ann Arbor

    Master of Urban Design

    Application deadline
    Jan 15 +2
    Annual tuition
    $62,290
    Program duration
    18 months
  4. 4

    New York University

    MS in Applied Urban Science and Informatics

    Application deadline
    Nov 1 +2
    Program duration
    24 months
  5. 5

    University of Wisconsin--Madison

    Master of Science in Urban and Regional Planning

    Application deadline
    Oct 15 +1
    Program duration
    24 months
  6. 6

    University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign

    Master of Urban Planning

    Application deadline
    Dec 15 +1
    Annual tuition
    $32,416
    Program duration
    24 months
  7. 7

    University of Southern California

    Master of Urban Planning

    Application deadline
    Nov 1 +2
    Annual tuition
    $59,208
    Program duration
    24 months
  8. 8

    Tufts University

    Interdisciplinary MS Degree in Environmental Economics and Urban Planning

    Application deadline
    Aug 1
    Program duration
    24 months
  9. 9

    Boston University

    Master of City Planning

    Application deadline
    Aug 1 +1
    Annual tuition
    $73,024
    Program duration
    12–20 months full-time
  10. 10

    Texas A&M University--College Station

    Master of Urban Planning in Urban and Regional Planning

    Application deadline
    Jan 15
    Annual tuition
    $15,726
    Program duration
    24 months

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Complete Program List28 programs

The complete list of Urban Planning Master's Programs, ranked by their global university rank first.

First programs in this cohort
RankUniversityProgramDuration
#3Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMaster in City Planning24 months
#3Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMaster of Science in Urban Studies and Planning12 months
#13Cornell UniversityMaster of Regional Planning24 months
#19University of Michigan--Ann ArborA Student-Initiated Combined Master of Science in Social Work and Urban & Regional Planning36 months
#19University of Michigan--Ann ArborMaster of Urban and Regional Planning24 months
#19University of Michigan--Ann ArborMaster of Urban and Regional Planning | Business Administration36 months
#19University of Michigan--Ann ArborMaster of Urban and Regional Planning | Landscape Architecture48 months
#19University of Michigan--Ann ArborMaster of Urban and Regional Planning | Public Health36 months
#19University of Michigan--Ann ArborMaster of Urban and Regional Planning | SEAS36 months
#19University of Michigan--Ann ArborMaster of Urban and Regional Planning | Social Work36 months
#19University of Michigan--Ann ArborMaster of Urban and Regional Planning | Urban Design36 months
#19University of Michigan--Ann ArborMaster of Urban Design18 months
#24New York UniversityMS in Applied Urban Science and Informatics24 months
#33Georgia Institute of TechnologyMaster of Science in Urban Design
#38University of Wisconsin--MadisonMaster of Science in Urban and Regional Planning24 months
#41University of Illinois--Urbana-ChampaignMaster of Urban Planning24 months
#42University of Southern CaliforniaMaster of Planning24 months
#42University of Southern CaliforniaMaster of Urban Planning24 months
#65University of California--IrvineMaster of Urban and Regional Planning
#78Tufts UniversityInterdisciplinary MS Degree in Environmental Economics and Urban Planning24 months
#85Boston UniversityMaster of City Planning12–20 months full-time
#93Texas A&M University--College StationMaster of Urban Planning in Urban and Regional Planning24 months
#95Ohio State University--ColumbusMaster of City and Regional Planning
#96University of FloridaMaster of Science in Urban and Regional Planning24 months
#175Arizona State UniversityMaster of Urban and Environmental Planning24 months
#201–250Northeastern UniversityMaster of Science in Urban Planning and Policy36 months
#301–400University at Buffalo--SUNYMaster of Urban Planning + Master of Public Health
#301–400University of IowaMaster of Arts Joint Degree HESA & Urban and Regional Planning

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