About Virginia Tech (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP) prepares students to explore the intersections of planning, policy, and practice at the metropolitan, community, and neighborhood scales and in the diverse contexts of rural and urban, poor and affluent, fast-growing and declining communities. We engage issues affecting where people live, work and play; where they shop and receive medical attention; how they get from place to place; what communities look like; how communities work and how we use our resources. We are preparing the next generation of planners for this exciting and challenging work.
UAP has two campuses: Arlington and Blacksburg, Virginia.
Points of Distinction
We are proud of our faculty expertise in various areas, including active and public transportation; collaborative governance; disaster resilience and risk management; economic and community development, and heterodox economics; environmental policy and planning, including climate resilience and community sustainability; international development; social and environmental psychology; and urban and rural policy and planning.
In addition to our accredited Master of Urban and Regional Planning program (MURP), we offer two undergraduate majors - Smart and Sustainable Cities (SSC) and Environmental Policy and Planning (EPP); a PhD in Planning, Governance, and Globalization (PGG); and a range of Graduate Certificates.
Degrees & Programs
| Degree Name | Master of Urban & Regional Planning (MURP) |
| Accreditation: | yes |
| Minimum GPA | 3.0 |
| Minimum GRE | Optional |
| Minimum TOEFL | 90 (IBT) with a score of 20 or greater in the Listening, Writing, Speaking and Reading subsections |
| Minimum IELTS | 6.5 |
| In-state tuition per year | $18,600 (tuition and fees) |
| Out-of-state tuition per year | $34,000 (tuition and fees) |
| Degree Name | Undergraduate Degree in Public and Urban Affairs (PUA) |
| Accreditation: | no |
| In-state tuition per year | $16,000 (tuition and fees) |
| Out-of-state tuition per year | $38,000 (tuition and fees) |
| Students in program | 185 |
| Full-time equivalent student:faculty ratio | 21 |
College of Liberal Arts & Human Sciences
Arlington and Blacksburg Virginia
Address
140 Otey St NWBlacksburg, Virginia 24061-1062
Faculty Members
David Bieri
Ralph Buehler
Margaret Cowell
Maaz Gardezi
Ralph Hall
Steve Hankey
Shalini Misra
Todd Schenk
Max Stephenson
Paroma Wagle
Dara Wald
Diane Zahm
