Bachelor’s degree
B.S. in Architecture
University of Pittsburgh · Architectural Studies Program · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- Official award
- B.S. in ArchitectureBS
- Pathway
- Pre-professionalStated for United States
- Format
- On campus
- Tuition
- $21,594per year, 2026-27
About this program
Four-year architecture major in Pitt's Architectural Studies Program with a design-studio sequence, digital media and two building-science courses taken at Carnegie Mellon; the program states it is not an accredited professional degree.
Intended audience: Students who intend to continue to a first-professional M.Arch; the FAQ says B.S. graduates enter 2-year M.Arch programs at other universities.
- Subject
- Architecture
- Department
- Architectural Studies Program
- 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 says it does not itself offer an accredited professional architecture degree; its coursework prepares students for first-professional M.Arch study elsewhere.“No. The University of Pittsburgh does not have a professional School of Architecture.”Source
- Previous architecture degree required
- Not published
- Applicants without an architecture degree
- Not published
- Further professional requirements
- Licensure in the US and Canada requires an accredited professional degree in architecture; the program does not offer one.Source
| Route | Duration | Credits | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry from secondary school | All the requirements can be completed in 4 years | 72 | –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.
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
- Not published
- Credits
- 72 US creditsCredit systems differ between countries and institutions.
- Studio requirements
- Design studios are the backbone of the B.S. in Architecture and must be completed sequentially
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- Pittsburgh campus (Oakland)650 Schenley Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Teaching language
- Taught in
- English
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
Admissions
- Portfolio
- No portfolio requiredThe FAQ says there is no portfolio review for admission to the Architectural Studies program.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dietrich School undergraduate tuition, Pittsburgh campus, full-time two termsTuition | $21,594per year, 2026-27 | Tuition Rates for Pennsylvania Residents | 19 October 2026Source |
| Dietrich School undergraduate tuition, Pittsburgh campus, full-time two termsTuition | $43,328per year, 2026-27 | Tuition Rates for Out-of-State Residents | 19 October 2026Source |
| Studio materials kit for ARC 0201 Foundation Studio (Pitt Bookstore)Materials and model-making | $168.95one-time, page revised 03/25/26 | All students | 19 October 2026Source |
| Drafting tools kit for ARC 0201 Foundation Studio (Pitt Bookstore)Materials and model-making | $183.19one-time, page revised 03/25/26 | All students | 19 October 2026Source |
| Modeling tools kit for ARC 0201 Foundation Studio (Pitt Bookstore)Materials and model-making | $141.05one-time, page revised 03/25/26 | All students | 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.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: duration, intakes, 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)