Master’s degree
Master of Architecture
South Dakota State University · Architecture Program, School of Design · Brookings, South Dakota, United States
- Official award
- Master of ArchitectureM.Arch
- Pathway
- ProfessionalStated for United States
- Format
- On campustwo-year and three-year routes
- Tuition
- $358.40per credit, 2026-2027
About this program
Professional master of architecture with a two-year route for architecture graduates (including an accelerated option for SDSU students) and a three-year route for graduates of other disciplines.
- Subject
- Architecture
- Department
- Architecture Program, School of Design
- 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 school calls the M.Arch its professional degree in architecture and lists it as NAAB-accredited.“The architecture program offers an accredited Master of Architecture as its professional degree in architecture.”Source
- Previous architecture degree required
- Depends on route
- Applicants without an architecture degree
- Yes
| Route | Duration | Credits | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prior architecture degree (advanced standing) | two years | 48 | four-year undergraduate degree in architecture (preprofessional degree)Source |
| Prior degree in another subject | three years | 97 | undergraduate degree in a discipline other than architecture (nonpreprofessional degree)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 (both listed credit routes), Brookings campus (NAAB Program Directory entry: South Dakota State University, Master of Architecture; status "Accredited"; last reaffirmation 2019; next team visit 2027)
Dates: not stated to 31 December 2027
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Not published
- Duration
- two-year and three-year routes
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- Brookings main campus1175 Medary Avenue, Brookings, SD 57006
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 required
- 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 on-campus tuition, resident (university-wide per-credit rate)Tuition | $358.40per credit, 2026-2027 | Resident | 19 October 2026Source |
| Graduate on-campus tuition, nonresident (university-wide per-credit rate)Tuition | $689.15per credit, 2026-2027 | Nonresident | 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: 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)
- Official program page
- sdstate.edu/school-design/architecture-program/arch
- sdstate.edu/school-design/architecture-program
- sdstate.edu/admissions/tuition-fees
- sdstate.edu/school-design/architecture-program/grad
- api.weaveaccreditation.com/public/directory/programs/%7Bb0f43944-2
- sdstate.edu/programs/undergraduate/architecture-bfa