The MURP has been an accredited program by the Planning Accreditation Board (PAB) for decades, with the most recent 7-year accreditation awarded in 2019-2020 through 2027.
Track Our Performance: Outcome Metrics
2024-25 Tuition and Fees
In State Residents, per full-time academic year: $ 17,840
Out of State Residents, per full-time academic year: $ 26,264
Student Retention Rate
Percentage of students who began studies in fall 2023 and continued into fall 2024: 97%
Student Graduation Rate
Percentage of students graduating within 4 years, entering class of 2020: 92%
Number of Degrees Awarded
Number of degrees awarded for the 2023 - 2024 Academic Year: 35
AICP Certification
Pass rate within 3 years of graduation for the graduating class of 2020: 100%
Employment
Percentage of all graduates obtaining professional planning, planning-related or other positions within 12 months of graduation, graduating class of 2023 : 97%
Awards
MURP students have received a variety of other national and state-level AICP/APA student awards over the years, including:
- 2024 APA, Oregon Chapter Student Achievement in Planning Award (Office to Residential Conversions)
- 2023 CUTC (Council of University Transportation Centers) Graduate Level Group Award in Planning (Nixyáawii Watikš)
- 2023 APA, Oregon Chapter Student Achievement in Planning Award (Nixyáawii Watikš)
- 2021 APA, 3rd Place, Clackamas Community College Shuttle Service and Access Plan
- 2017 APA, Oregon Chapter Student Achievement in Planning Award (Umatilla Together)
- 2017 AICP Student Project Award - Application of the Planning Process (OHSU Night Access Plan)
- 2016 APA, Oregon Chapter Student Achievement in Planning Award (Pathway 1000)
- 2016 AICP Student Project Award - Application of the Planning Process (Fourth Plain Forward)
- 2015 APA, Oregon Chapter Student Achievement in Planning Award (Cathedral Park Waterfront Plan)
- 2013 AICP Student Project Award – Application of the Planning Process (Connect Cascade Locks)
- 2013 APA, Oregon Chapter Student Achievement in Planning Award (Connect Cascade Locks)
- 2012 APA, Oregon Chapter Student Achievement in Planning Award (Portland Mercado)
- 2012 AICP Student Project Award – Application of the Planning Process (Portland Mercado)
- 2011 APA, Oregon Chapter Student Achievement in Planning Award (Roadway Not Improved)