Urban Design
The Master of Urban Design is a 30-credit, STEM-designated, studio-based program that will help you develop the technical skills, intellectual rigor, and professional expertise to tackle the challenges of urbanization. Students are trained to look critically at the built environment and encouraged to use their design expertise to make a difference in the world.

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$73,000

Mid-Career Salary, National Average

A dual degree option is available, which pairs a Master of Architecture degree with a Master in Urban Design

What do Urban Design majors do?

Skill Set: 
Urban Designers are agents of change, influencers of how infrastructure is designed, built, upgraded and managed around the globe. You will use new and emergent techniques, such as framework development, master planning, visioning, scenario planning and constituency analysis – and gain proficiency through application in design-based exercises in both local and global contexts. Projects range from designing discrete physical interventions to restructuring urban districts to reimagining mega-regions.

Degrees Offered

Where do Urban Design majors work?

Common Job Titles

  • Urban and Regional Planner
  • Information Security Analyst
  • Emergency Management Director

Top Employers

  • AECOM Technology Corp.
  • Emerson Electric Co.
  • Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.

Related Majors

Urban Systems
Architecture

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