Master’s degree
Master of Architecture (five-year)
Howard University · Department of Architecture, College of Engineering and Architecture · Washington, Washington, DC, United States
- Official award
- Master of ArchitectureM.Arch
- Pathway
- ProfessionalStated for United States
- Format
- On campusfive years
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Five-year professional Master of Architecture of 171 credit hours that replaced the earlier five-year B.Arch. in 2018, with a research-oriented final three semesters.
- Subject
- Architecture
- Department
- Department of Architecture, College of Engineering and 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
- 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 department page describes the five-year M.Arch. as a professional degree renamed with NAAB approval, and NAAB lists it as accredited.“changes the program nomenclature from a five-year professional Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) to a five-year professional Master of Architecture (M.Arch) degree program.”Source
- Previous architecture degree required
- No
- Applicants without an architecture degree
- Not published
| Route | Duration | Credits | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry from secondary school | five years | 171 | –Source |
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, Howard University
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Not published
- Duration
- five years
- Credits
- 171 creditsCredit systems differ between countries and institutions.
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- Washington, DC 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
- Portfolio depends on routeRequired for transfer students; first-time-in-college applicants are encouraged but the page does not make it mandatory.
- Interview
- Not published
- Official instructions
- Application instructions
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)