For up-to-date information on accredited programs in architecture,

 

ARCHCareersGuide.com - https://www.archcareersguide.com/arch-programs/

National Architectural Accrediting Board - http://www.naab.org/architecture-programs/school-search/. 

Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture - http://studyarchitecture.com/ 

 

Note:  

Architecture is a highly entrepreneurial profession.  Architects are project oriented and must be able to juggle the management and finances involved in numerous projects going on at any one time as well as the clients and all of the professionals (ex.: engineers, lawyers), government agencies, and trades people involved in each project.  Architects must also be constantly taking on new projects so as to remain employed as other projects are completed.  It is advisable to do a dual degree or a major or a minor in Business Management or Business Administration, with a concentration in construction if possible.

 

An apprenticeship or architecture degree program will not be sufficient to learn all of the marketing, advertising, networking, legalities and accounting issues involved to sustain a profitable long-term architecture business as well as plan for personal retirement and the expected personal expenses such as future children's college tuition and expenses.

 

Architecture is a stress inducing profession.  Many people do not understand the profession or what they are paying for when they engage an architect.

It is tantamount to stay abreast of all of the products, methodologies, and technical advancements in the field, which is a monumental, time-consuming task.

 

The US Government's Occupational Outlook Handbook (https://www.bls.gov/ooh/) will help you find architect career information on duties, education and training, pay, and outlook for it and hundreds of other occupations.  Please be sure you understand what is the average income for the profession in the area you intend to work as well as the future number of professionals needed for the area.  The profession is known for its high burnout rate and bankruptcies.  Architectural work is closely tied to economic fluctuations.

 

Please take all of these issues into consideration as you construct the educational background you will need to succeed in architecture.

 

When reviewing the list below, be aware of the three paths to a professional degree.

 

Three Main Educational Paths to a Professional Degree

In general, three types of programs lead to an accredited, professional degree. All professional degrees meet similar minimal standards, including professional requirements and general education courses. 

 

Professional Master of Architecture programs may cause some confusion to readers, because individuals enter an M. Arch program with a variety of educational credentials, and hence with varied paths ahead to graduation. In many cases, schools in thie guide list multiple paths to the M. Arch programs. In other cases, a school may list only one M. Arch degree, even though it admits students on multiple paths.

Following are three common paths for professional architectural education. 

 

5 year programs (B. Arch or M. Arch)

These are five-year professional degree programs, typically for undergraduates, with approximately 30% of the curriculum devoted to the humanities and electives. Since 1995, some B. Arch. programs have made a transition to a five-year M. Arch package. In most cases, high school graduates enter the program as a freshmen.

 

4 + 2 Programs

These programs grant a pre-professional degree (majoring in architecture or environmental design) after four years, followed by a two-year program of intense study leading to a Master of Architecture (M. Arch) professional degree.

 

The four-year pre-professional degree, where offered, is not an accredited professional degree. The pre-professional degree is useful for those wishing a foundation in the field of architecture, as preparation for either a professional degree program or employment options in architecturally related areas. 

 

3-Year (or 3  Year) Graduate Programs (M. Arch or D. Arch)

These graduate programs are professional degree graduate programs for students holding a four-year undergraduate degree in any subject matter. 

 

There are two lists below:

1) Institutions with NAAB Accredited Architecture Degree Programs (BArch, MArch, OR DArch).  Many also have undergraduate preprofessional programs that allow candidates to pursue graduate studies in architecture related to the study of architecture;

 

2) Institutions with undergraduate programs only in architecture that could lead to the professional Master of Architecture degree. 

 

As always, you will want to double-check this information.  If you have additional questions, you are encouraged to contact Dr. Architecture also visit the ARCHCareersGuide.com.

 

A resource for students and parents: Becoming an Architect: A Guide to Careers in Design, 3rd Edition.

 

Architecture College Fairs typically held each year.

Boston, MA

Boston Society of Architects – Architecture / Design College Fair

https://www.architects.org/programs-and-events/architecturedesign-college-fair

 

Chicago, IL

Consortium for Design and Construction Careers – Chicago Architecture + Design College Day

http://chicagocareerday.org

 

Dallas, TX

AIA Dallas – 2B an Architect

https://www.aiadallas.org/v/event-detail/2B-An-Architect/3kp/

 

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University – Philadelphia Architecture + Design Fair

https://tyler.temple.edu/philadelphia-architecture-design-fair

 

National Organization of Minority Architects

http://www.noma.net

 

New York, NY

Center for Architecture – Architecture & Design College Fair

https://www.centerforarchitecture.org/k-12/architecture-college-fair/

 

1) Institutions with NAAB Accredited Architecture Programs 

ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY (CA)

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF DUBAI (United Arabs Emirates)

AMERCIAN UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH (United Arabs Emirates)

ANDREWS UNIVERSITY (MI)

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY

AUBURN UNIVERSITY (AL)

BALL STATE UNIVERSITY (IN)

BOSTON ARCHITECTURAL COLLEGE (MA)

BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY (IN)

CALIFORNIA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY

CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF THE ARTS

CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN LUIS OBISPO

CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, POMONA

CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (PA)

THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA (DC)

CITY COLLEGE OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK

CLEMSON UNIVERSITY (SC)

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY (NY)

THE COOPER UNION (NY)

CORNELL UNIVERSITY (NY)

DREXEL UNIVERSITY (PA)

DRURY UNIVERSITY (MO)

DUNWOODY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (MN)

FAIRMONT STATE UNIVERSITY (WV)

FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY (MI)

FLORIDA A & M UNIVERSITY

FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE (AZ)

GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

HAMPTON UNIVERSITY (VA)

HARVARD UNIVERSITY (MA) - graduate only

HOWARD UNIVERSITY (DC)

ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY

JUDSON UNIVERSITY (IL)

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY

KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY (GA)

KENT STATE UNIVERSITY (OH)

LAWRENCE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (MI)

LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY (Lebanon)

LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY

LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY

MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY (PA)

MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN (MA) 

MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

MIAMI UNIVERSITY (OH)

MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY

MONTANA STATE UNIVERSTIY

MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY (MD)

NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

NEWSCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN (CA)

NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY

NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY

NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY (MA)

NORWICH UNIVERISTY (VT)

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY

OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY

PARSONS - THE NEW SCHOOL OF DESIGN (NY)

PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY (PA)

JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY + THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY (PA)

POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO (PR)

PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO 

PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY  (OR)

PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY (TX)

PRATT INSTITUTE (NY)

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY (NJ)

RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (NY)

RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN (RI)

RICE UNIVERSITY (TX)

ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (NY)

ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY (RI)

SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN (GA)

THE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE (AZ)

SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO (IL)

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTURE (CA)

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY - (IL)

SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A&M COLLEGE (LA)

SUNY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY AT ALFRED STATE (NY)

SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY (NY)

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY (PA)

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY

THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY (PA)

TULANE UNIVERSITY (LA)

TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY (AL)

UNIVERSIDAD ANA G. MENDEZ (PR)

UNIVERSIDAD DE PUERTO RICO (PR)

UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS

UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK (NY)

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY (CA)

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT LOS ANGELES (CA)

UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI (OH)

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER

UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT MERCY (MI)

UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (DC)

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD (CT)

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON (TX)

UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY

UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA - LAFAYETTE

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, AMHERST

UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (TN)

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI (FL)

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN

UNIVERSITY OF NEVEDA, LAS VEGAS

UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME (IN)

UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA

UNIVERSITY OF OREGON

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE

VIRGINIA TECH

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY

WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS (MO)

WENTWORTH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (MA)

WOODBURY UNIVERSITY (CA)

YALE UNIVERSITY (CT) 

 

2) Institutions seeking Initial Candidacy with NAAB

American University of Cairo (Egypt) - Bachelor of Architecture

American University of Ras Al Khaimah - (UAE) - Bachelor of Architecture

Belmont University (TN) - Bachelor of Architecture

Indiana University (IN) - Master of Architecture

Samford University (AL) - Master of Architecture

Universidead Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (Peru) - Bachelor of Architecture

Utah Valley University (UT) - Bachelor of Architecture

Wenzhou-Kean University (China) - Master of Architecture

 

3) Institutions with Undergraduate Architecture or Related Programs

Adrian College (MI) - Pre-Architecture

Alfred State College (NY) - Bachelor of Science Architectural Technology

Art Center College of Design (CA) Bachelor of Science Environmental Design

Barnard and Columbia Architecture (NY) Bachelor of Arts with major in Architecture

Bennington College (VT) Bachelor of Arts

Bowdoin College (ME) Special Academic Program

Brown University (RI) Architectural Studies

Bryn Mawr College (PA)

Calvin College (MI)

Case Western University (OH) - Pre-Architecture

Chatham College (PA)

Coe College (IA) - Pre-Architecture

Connecticut College (CT)

Dartmouth College (NH)

Fairmont State University (WV) - Bachelor of Science in Architecture

Hampshire College (ME) Architecture and Environmental Design

Hobart and William Smith College (NY)

Idaho State University (ID)

Keene State College (ME) - Bachelor of Science Architecture

Lehigh University (PA) - Bachelor of Arts - Architecture

Maryland Institute College of Art

Middlebury College (VT) - Bachelor of Arts Architectural Studies

Otis College of Art & Design (CA) - Architecture/Landscape/Interiors (Spatial Design)

Parsons School of Design (NY) - BFA Architectural Design

University of Central Florida (FL) - Bachelor of Design in Architecture

University of Missouri - Kansas City (MO) - Transfer Program to Kansas State University

University of Pittsburgh (PA) Bachelor of Arts in Architectural Studies

Western Kentucky University (KY) - Bachelor of Science in Architectural Science

 

Architecture Programs w/o portfolio requirement 

Alfred State College, SUNY College of Technology

Auburn University (AL)

Ball State University (IN)

Boston Architectural Center (MA)

Drexel University (PA)

Florida Atlantic University

Florida International University

Georgia Institute of Technology (GA)

Hobart & William Smith Colleges (NY)

Lehigh University (PA)

Montana State University

New York Institute of Technology

Penn State University

Philadelphia University

Portland State University

Texas Tech

Savannah College of Art & Design (GA)

Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

University of Arkansas Main Campus

University of California Berkeley

University of Florida

University of Hawaii - Manoa

University of Houston (TX)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

University of Maryland

University of Miami (FL)

University of Pennsylvania (Design of the Environment)

University of Tennessee

Vermont Technical College (program in Architectural Engineering Technology)

Virginia Tech

Washington State

 

Summer Exploration

 

See also the College Lists page on Summer HS Programs - Architecture