Public Information
The Master of Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) degree program of study is fully accredited by the Planning Accreditation Board. The Planning Accreditation Board (PAB) accredits university programs in North America leading to bachelors and masters degrees in planning. The accreditation process is based on standards approved by the PAB and its sponsoring organizations: the American Planning Association (APA); the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) (the professional planners’ institute within the American Planning Association); and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP).
The University of Michigan’s Urban and Regional Planning Program was last reaccredited in 2022. Accreditation was granted running through December 31, 2027.
The Planning Accreditation Board requires this information to be posted for the Master of Urban and Regional Planning degree.
Student Achievement
The Urban and Regional Planning Program assesses student achievement in terms of student retention and graduation rates, AICP exam pass rates, and graduate employment outcomes, including time to employment and type of employment reported below.
In addition, the program assesses student achievement in terms of student academic performance, graduate satisfaction with how well the program prepared students for practice one year, and five years after graduation, along with service to the community and profession following graduation.
Student Academic Performance
While not applying specific benchmarks, we strive to ensure that substantial portions of our students remain in good academic standing and are not discontinued from the program for academic reasons. Similarly, we strive to ensure that substantial portions of our students earn at least a grade of “B” on their capstone, individual professional project, or thesis. Between 2009 and 2019, only one student out of 601 students admitted to the program was discontinued for academic reasons. Between 2011 and 2021, only 5 out of the 555 students who graduated from our program earned a grade of “C+” or lower on a capstone, professional project, or thesis.
Student Awards
- AICP National Student Project Award, American Institute Certified Planners, for Self Management Law, Now! Fostering Community Owned, Permanently Affordable and Sustainable Housing in Brazil 2021
- Urban Land Institute Hines Competition, Honorable Mention, student team 2022
- Douglas Haskell Award for Student Journals, Agora: The Urban Planning and Design Journal 2022
- Michigan Association of Planning’s Outstanding Graduate Student Project Award, Capstone Student Projects 2022, 2021, 2020
- Paula Hammond Legacy Leadership Scholarship Award, Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS) 2023
- Dow Distinguished Award for Interdisciplinary Sustainability, student project 2022
- Three Student Projects Win Michigan Association of Planning Top Honors
- Two Taubman Urban Planning Capstones Win Top Honors from the Michigan Association of Planning
- Six Taubman Students Named Dow Sustainability Fellows
- Taubman Students, Faculty, Staff Honored with MLK Spirit Awards
- Urban Planning Student Association Honored by American Planning Association
- Four Taubman College Students Named Dow Sustainability Fellows
- Master of Urban Planning Capstone Wins 2018 AICP Student Project Award
Additional Urban and Regional Planning News
- M.U.R.P. Students Embrace Expanded Personal and Professional Horizons
- Study by Long and Urban Planning Students Assesses Urban Development Impacts of the Olympics
- Hoey Discusses Food Insecurity on WJR’s “Food First Michigan”
- Larsen Discusses Electrical Grid Resistance and Climate Change on WDET
- Dewar Co-Authors Study on Property Tax Relief and Foreclosure Prevention in Detroit
- Fall 2019 Portico: The Airport Planning Bug Comes Full Circle for Chris Johnson, B.S. ’09, M.U.P. ’15, at Passero Associates
- Fall 2019 Portico: NACTO’s Corinne Kisner, M.U.P. ’13, Thinks Crosswalks, Bikes, and Social Justice
- Levine and Grengs Co-Author New Book on Urban Transportation
- Three Taubman College Faculty Join Larsen on Carbon Neutrality Commission
- Larsen Named Associate Editor for Urban Sustainability Journal
- U-M Taubman College Ranks among Top 10 Urban and Regional Planning Programs in the U.S.; No. 1 in Midwest
- IN THE NEWS: Samantha Farr, M.U.P. ’15, Brings a “Badass” Passion to Welding
- Pimentel Walker Receives Grant to Create Migrant Model of Health Care
- Taubman College Students Gain Practical Training While Making a Difference for Communities
- Thanh Bui, M.U.P. ’97, Structures Deals With a Planner’s View of Real Estate Markets
- Hoey’s Research on “Zero Hunger” Published in World Development Journal
- U-M students team up to understand, aid restoration of Great Lakes environmental concerns
- Deng, Ph.D. Student Yan Publish Study of China’s Housing Provident Fund
- Taubman Students, Faculty Present at National ACSP Conference
- Students Study Water Issues at Mexican Border
2022-23 Tuition and Fees
In State Residents, per full-time academic year:
$34,715
Out of State Residents, per full-time academic year:
$50,744
Student Retention Rate
Percentage of students who began studies in fall 2021 and continued into fall 2022:
97%
Student Graduation Rate
Percentage of students graduating within 4 years, entering class of 2018:
100%
Number of Degrees Awarded
Number of degrees awarded for the 2021 – 2022 Academic Year:
44
AICP Certification
Percentage of master’s graduates taking the AICP exam within 3 years who pass, graduating class of 2018:
100%
Employment
Percentage of graduates obtaining full-time planning or planning-related employment within 12 months of graduation, graduating class of 2021:
86%