Bachelor’s degree
Bachelor of Architecture (BArch)
Thomas Jefferson University · College of Architecture, Design & Engineering · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Official award
- Bachelor of ArchitectureBArch
- Pathway
- ProfessionalStated for United States
- Format
- On campus5 years
- Tuition
- $49,943per year, Academic Year 2026-2027
About this program
Five-year professional architecture degree accredited by NAAB, with business classes and a focus on sustainability.
- Subject
- Architecture
- Department
- College of Architecture, Design & Engineering
- 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
- 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
- Page states the BArch is a five-year professional degree program accredited by NAAB.“Bachelor of Architecture (BArch) is a five-year professional degree program accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) .”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.
Verified in official recordNational Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB)Program accreditationFull statusUS
Scope: Bachelor of Architecture, Thomas Jefferson University. NAAB directory status: Accredited. initial accreditation 1997; last reaffirmation 2018; next team visit 2026.
Dates: not stated to 31 December 2025
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Not published
- Duration
- 5 years
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- East Falls campus, Philadelphia
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 full-time tuition, All Programs (page lists no separate B.Arch rate)Tuition · mandatory | $49,943per year, Academic Year 2026-2027 | All students | 19 October 2026Source |
| Departmental fee, College of Architecture, Design & Engineering (except listed programs)Other compulsory charge · mandatory | $919per year, Academic Year 2026-2027 | All students | 19 October 2026Source |
Calculated tuition total: $249,715 (All students). Calculated from published annual tuition for Academic Year 2026-2027 x 5 years. It assumes no fee changes and excludes studio, materials, printing, software and other charges.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: full-time or part-time options, intakes, portfolio requirement, whether a previous architecture degree is required.
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)