Master’s degree
Architecture, MArch (in person)
Arizona State University · The Design School, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts · Tempe, Arizona, United States
- Official award
- Master of ArchitectureMArch
- Pathway
- ProfessionalStated for United States
- Format
- On campustwo-year option (54 credits) or three-year option (78 credits)
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
NAAB-accredited professional master's with a two-year and a three-year option, one design studio each semester and a final studio with a written component; concurrent degrees are possible.
- Subject
- Architecture
- Department
- The Design School, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts
- Awarding body
- Arizona State University
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
- Professional pathwayThe program itself is a professionally accredited or validated degree in the stated jurisdiction, as shown by the source quoted on the page. Further steps are normally still required before registration.
- Why we classify it this way
- The university presents the M.Arch as preparation for professional licensure, accredited by NAAB.“prepare for professional licensure through one of the nation's most established architecture programs”Source
- Previous architecture degree required
- Depends on route
- Applicants without an architecture degree
- Yes
- Further professional requirements
- ASU's licensure-preparing programs are designed to meet Arizona requirements and may not fulfil requirements in other states.Source
| Route | Duration | Credits | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prior architecture degree (advanced standing) | two-year option: 54 credit hours | 54 | four-year BS with a major in architectural studies or a similar preprofessional degree in architectureSource |
| Prior degree in another subject | three-year option: 78 credit hours | 78 | baccalaureate or graduate degree in any field, excluding architectural studiesSource |
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.
Verified in official recordNational Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB)Program accreditationFull statusUS
Scope: Master of Architecture, Arizona State University (NAAB directory single listing). Directory lists initial accreditation 1985, last reaffirmation 2023, status expiration 2030-12-31, next team visit 2031. The directory lists the Bachelor of Architecture as No Longer Accredited.
Dates: not stated to 31 December 2030
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Not published
- Duration
- two-year option (54 credits) or three-year option (78 credits)
- Credits
- 54 credit hoursCredit systems differ between countries and institutions.
- Studio requirements
- Each semester includes a design studio and two other courses
- Thesis or dissertation
- culminating experience: final design studio with a written component
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- ASU Tempe campus
Teaching language
- Taught in
- English
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
- Published language requirements
- proof of English proficiency for applicants whose native language is not English
Admissions
- Portfolio
- Portfolio required
- Interview
- Not published
- Previous qualification
- bachelor's or master's degree from a regionally accredited institution
- Academic prerequisites
- minimum cumulative GPA 3.00 in last 60 hours of first bachelor's
- Documents
- application and fee, official transcripts, letter of intent, portfolio, two references, resume/CV
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.
The institution does not publish tuition for this program on the pages we checked. Ask for current fees, what they include and whether studio, materials, printing, software, equipment and field-trip costs are extra.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, full-time or part-time options, intakes.
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)