Master’s degree
Master of Architecture
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities · School of Architecture, College of Design · Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
- Official award
- Master of ArchitectureM.Arch
- Pathway
- ProfessionalStated for United States
- Format
- On campusthree-year curriculum for applicants with non-architecture backgrounds
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Accredited professional master of architecture with a three-year track for applicants without a pre-professional architecture degree and a shorter track for those with one.
- Subject
- Architecture
- Department
- School of Architecture, College 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 describes the M.Arch as a professional degree accredited by NAAB.“The M.Arch program is a professional degree, accredited by the National Architecture Accrediting Board.”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, both tracks listed on the school accreditation page, Twin Cities campus (NAAB Program Directory entry: University of Minnesota, Master of Architecture; status "Accredited"; last reaffirmation 2024; next team visit 2032)
Dates: not stated to 31 December 2031
Stated by the schoolNational Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB)Program accreditationFull statusUS
Scope: School accreditation page lists M.Arch (preprofessional degree + 59 graduate credits) and M.Arch (non-preprofessional degree + 90 credits) as NAAB-accredited; next visit 2032
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Not published
- Duration
- three-year curriculum for applicants with non-architecture backgrounds
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- Twin Cities campus (Rapson Hall)89 Church Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455
Source could not be re-checked automatically.
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.
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, 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)