MUEP Program - Public Information

The Planning Accreditation Board, which oversees accreditation for all planning degree programs in North America, mandates that all accredited Planning programs publish specified program information. Additionally, each program is to highlight their program's performance indicators and detail the current achievement of those goals. We hope you find this information useful in deciding whether our graduate program is a good fit for you.

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Student Achievement:

The Masters of Urban and Environmental Planning program assesses student achievement based on 5 indicators:

Areas of Achievement and Expected Outcomes

Criteria

Academic Year
Fall 2023 - Spring 2024

Integrated knowledge of urban systems,
processes & skills in planning applications.

80% will perform at or above 80% on
final score in PUP 501 Planning History & Theory

100.0%

80% will perform at or above 80% on
final project in PUP 580 Planning Capstone Workshop

N/A

Mastery of advanced methods that are
used as planning professionals.

80% will perform at or above 80% on
final examination in PUP 571 Planning Methods I

91.0%

80% will perform at or above 80% on
final examination in PUP 579 Planning Methods II

N/A

2022-2023 Tuition and Fees:

Residency
Tuition Fees Total
In-state residents, per full-time academic year:
$12,376
$4,513
$16,889
Out-of-state residents, per full-time academic year:
$25,722
$4,513
$30,235

For the most up-to-date information, see the ASU Cost Calculator (Tuition Estimator). Based on 9 credits per semester.

Student Retention Rate:

The retention rate is the percentage of first-year students who return the next academic year.

Academic
Years

Number of
Students Enrolled

Retention
Rate
Students who began studies in fall 2022 and continued into fall 2023. 27 90%
Students who began studies in fall 2021 and continued into fall 2022. 35 96%
Students who began studies in fall 2020 and continued into fall 2021.
30
93%
Students who began studies in fall 2019 and continued into fall 2020.
38
97%
Students who began studies in fall 2018 and continued into fall 2019.
18
94%
Students who began studies in fall 2017 and continued into fall 2018.
20
100%

Student Graduation Rate:

The graduation rate is the percentage of students who graduate within 4 years of enrolling.

Students Graduating
within 4 Years
Graduation
Rate
Entering Class of 2022 N/A*
Entering Class of 2021 N/A*
Entering Class of 2020 87%*
Entering Class of 2019 84%
Entering Class of 2018 83%
Entering Class of 2017 85%

* Has not yet been four (4) years.

Number of Degrees Awarded:

Academic Year Number of
Degrees Awarded
2022 - 2023 28
2021 - 2022 23
2020 - 2021 25
2019 - 2020 28
2018 - 2019 15
2017 - 2018 19
2016 - 2017 26
2015 - 2016 27

AICP Certification:

To become a certified planner, members of the American Planning Association (APA) must meet certain education and experience requirements and pass the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) Exam. The pass rate is the percentage of test takers who pass the examination within 3 years of graduating from a masters' program.

Graduating
Class
Pass
Rate within 3 Years
2019 N/A
2018 75%
2017
50%
2016
100%
2015
100%
2014
83%

Employment:

Percentage of all graduates obtaining professional planning, planning-related, or other positions within 12 months of graduation.

Graduating
Class

Professional
Planning or
Planning Related Job

Pursuing
Advanced Degree
Employed in
Other Fields
Unknown
2022 87% 4% 0% 9%
2021 52% 10% 7% 31%
2020
73%
13%
0%
13%
2019
74%
5%
0%
21%
2018
61%
8%
8%
23%
2017 78% 8% 7% 7%