Master’s degree
Master of Arts in Advanced Architectural Design (MA), Tracks 1 and 2
Academy of Art University · School of Architecture · San Francisco, California, United States
- Official award
- Master of Arts in Advanced Architectural DesignMA
- Pathway
- Not classified
- Format
- On campus
- Tuition
- $1,551per credit, Fall 2026-Summer 2027
About this program
Design master's described by the school as not NAAB-accredited, with Track 1 for architecture graduates and Track 2 for graduates of unrelated disciplines.
- Subject
- Architecture
- Formal specialization
- Advanced architectural design
- Department
- School of Architecture
- Awarding body
- Not stated on the pages we checked
Qualification and professional pathway
Pathway is classified only from a statement on an official page. A degree title such as B.Arch, BA, BSc, M.Arch or MSc does not decide it, and no degree by itself grants permission to practise as an architect.
- Degree level
- Master’s degreeA postgraduate degree. Entry requirements differ widely: some accept graduates of any subject, others require a prior architecture degree.
- Pathway
- Pathway not classifiedNo source we could read states the professional status of this program. It is left unclassified rather than guessed from the degree name.
- Previous architecture degree required
- Depends on route
- Applicants without an architecture degree
- Yes
Accreditation, validation and recognition
Recorded for this program and campus, with the authority’s role. Institutional recognition, degree-awarding authority, program accreditation, professional validation and eligibility toward registration are different things; none of them is full professional registration.
No accreditation, validation or registration-pathway record for this program has been verified yet. That does not mean none exists; check the national authority and the institution.
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Not published
- Duration
- Not published
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- Academy of Art University School of Architecture, San Francisco79 New Montgomery St., San Francisco, CA 94105
Teaching language
- Taught in
- English
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
Admissions
- Portfolio
- Not published
- Interview
- Not published
Fees and costs
Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per year, per credit, whole program), academic year and student category, and is never converted. Annual tuition and whole-program tuition are different figures.
| Item | Amount | Applies to | Dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduate tuition per unit (classes are three units)Tuition | $1,551per credit, Fall 2026-Summer 2027 | Domestic Students | 19 October 2026Source |
| Graduate tuition per unit (classes are three units)Tuition | $1,857per credit, Fall 2026-Summer 2027 | International Students | 19 October 2026Source |
| Application feeApplication fee · mandatory | $50one-time, 2026-2027 | All students | 19 October 2026Source |
No total is shown: the sources do not state a whole-program figure and the published duration and fee basis do not support a calculation.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: duration, full-time or part-time options, intakes, portfolio requirement, accreditation or validation record.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 19 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 19 October 2026)