The major of urban underground space engineering in China is rapidly developing, and universities offering this major have grown rapidly in recent years. This paper analyzes the attributes, geographical distribution, subject’s background, and enrollment scale of the major based upon the investigation of domestic universities. Then, it introduces the main points of the national standard of major teaching quality. By investigating university samples, this paper introduces the characteristics of professional knowledge curriculum system and the publication of professional textbooks in domestic universities, and introduces the establishment of relevant teaching guidance institutions and the development of major construction in China. On this basis, a brief prospect is made for the development of urban underground space engineering major.