Bachelor’s degree
Architecture BFA
Massachusetts College of Art and Design · Architecture (Department of Architecture) · Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Official award
- Bachelor of Fine Arts in ArchitectureBFA
- Pathway
- Pre-professionalStated for United States
- Format
- On campus4 years
- Tuition
- $1,460per year, 2026-27
About this program
Four-year full-time on-campus BFA in architecture described by the school as giving pre-professional knowledge through community projects and making.
- Subject
- Architecture
- Department
- Architecture (Department 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
- Bachelor’s degreeA first degree entered after secondary school.
- Pathway
- Pre-professionalA first stage. The source says further study or a further qualification is needed before registration or licensure.
- Why we classify it this way
- The program page says BFA students gain pre-professional knowledge of the field.“Architecture BFA students gain pre-professional knowledge of the field”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
- Full-time
- Duration
- 4 years
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- Boston campus621 Huntington Ave
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate tuition, in-stateTuition | $1,460per year, 2026-27 | In State | 19 October 2026Source |
| Undergraduate tuition, New England & New YorkTuition | $21,840per year, 2026-27 | New England & New York | 19 October 2026Source |
| Undergraduate tuition, out of stateTuition | $31,020per year, 2026-27 | Out of State | 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.
Studio fees, materials, model-making, printing, software, equipment, field trips and residencies are not listed by the institution on the pages we checked; architecture students often meet such costs.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: 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)