Research doctorate (PhD)
PhD in Architecture (PhD-Arch)
Carnegie Mellon University · Carnegie Mellon School of Architecture · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- Official award
- Doctor of Philosophy in ArchitecturePhD
- Pathway
- ResearchStated for United States
- Format
- On campus
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Research doctorate on interpretive, critical and contextual perspectives on architecture, landscape and urbanism.
- Subject
- Architecture
- Department
- Carnegie Mellon 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
- Research doctorate (PhD)A research doctorate focused on architecture (PhD, Dr.-Ing. and equivalents).
- Pathway
- Research degreeA research degree. It does not qualify anyone to practise as an architect.
- Why we classify it this way
- Page presents a research doctorate with a qualifying exam and dissertation.“Coursework and advising during the first two years of the Ph.D., leading up to the qualifying exam, enable students to build a firm intellectual and interdisciplinary foundation for their dissertation.”Source
- Previous architecture degree required
- Not published
- Applicants without an architecture degree
- Not published
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
- Pittsburgh campus
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
Research degree details
- Department
- School of Architecture
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 application fee (School of Architecture)Application fee · mandatory | $100one-time, current cycle | All students | 19 October 2026Source |
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, duration, full-time or part-time options, intakes, portfolio requirement, whether a previous architecture degree is required, 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)