Master’s degree
Architecture, Master of Architecture (M.Arch.)
University of Idaho · Department of Architecture, College of Art and Architecture · Moscow, Idaho, United States
- Official award
- Master of ArchitectureM.Arch
- Pathway
- ProfessionalStated for United States
- Format
- On campustwo years (45 credits) or three-and-a-half years (96 credits)
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
NAAB-accredited professional M.Arch. built around studio (about nine hours a week with a professor) and a graduate final project, offered in Moscow and Boise; the Architecture Bootcamp bridges non-architecture graduates into the 3+ route.
- Subject
- Architecture
- Department
- Department of Architecture, College of Art and Architecture
- Awarding body
- University of Idaho
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 university calls the M.Arch a NAAB-accredited professional degree preparing graduates to pursue architecture licensure.“The Master of Architecture (M.Arch.) at University of Idaho is a NAAB-accredited professional degree that prepares graduates to pursue architecture licensure.”Source
- Previous architecture degree required
- Depends on route
- Applicants without an architecture degree
- Yes
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, University of Idaho (seamless path and 3+ path). NAAB directory lists initial accreditation 1999, last reaffirmation 2024, status expiration 2031-12-31, next team visit 2032. The directory lists the Bachelor of Architecture as No Longer Accredited.
Dates: not stated to 31 December 2031
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Not published
- Duration
- two years (45 credits) or three-and-a-half years (96 credits)
- Credits
- 45 creditsCredit systems differ between countries and institutions.
- Studio requirements
- nine hours a week in design studio
- Campus attendance
- Offered on the Moscow and Boise campuses
- Thesis or dissertation
- graduate final project
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- University of Idaho (Moscow)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture professional fee (studio resources, equipment, field trips), full-time graduateStudio fee · mandatory | $725per semester, 2026-27 | All full-time graduate students (10-20 credits) | 19 October 2026Source |
| Architecture professional fee, part-time graduateStudio fee · mandatory | $81per credit, 2026-27 | Part-time graduate students (1-9 credits) | 19 October 2026Source |
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, full-time or part-time options, intakes, portfolio requirement.
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)