Master’s degree
Master of Architecture: 3+ Year Program
The University of Utah · School of Architecture, College of Architecture + Planning · Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
- Official award
- Master of ArchitectureM.Arch
- Pathway
- ProfessionalStated for United States
- Format
- On campusjust over three years
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Accredited professional master's of just over three years for applicants without an architecture degree; the first summer is an intensive studio, after which students join the regular 2-year M.Arch sequence.
Intended audience: Students who do not have an undergraduate degree in architecture.
- Subject
- Architecture
- Department
- School of Architecture, College of Architecture + Planning
- Awarding body
- The University of Utah
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 an accredited professional degree and says the 3+ route prepares students without an architecture degree for professional practice.“it prepares students for professional practice as an architect”Source
- Previous architecture degree required
- No
- Applicants without an architecture degree
- Yes
| Route | Duration | Credits | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prior degree in another subject | just over three years, starting with an intensive summer studio | – | bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university with GPA 3.0 or better plus calculus and physicsSource |
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: Same NAAB directory listing as the 2-year route (one Master of Architecture entry for the University of Utah); the school states the 3+ year program is NAAB accredited.
Dates: not stated to 31 December 2032
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Not published
- Duration
- just over three years
- Studio requirements
- intensive summer studio program in the first summer
- Intakes
- Summer semester (second week of May)
- Campus
- University of Utah (Salt Lake City)201 Presidents Circle, Salt Lake City, UT 84112
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 requiredDigital portfolio.
- Interview
- Not published
- Previous qualification
- bachelor's degree from a regionally-accredited college or university
- Academic prerequisites
- undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or better; one course in calculus and one in college-level general physics
- Documents
- Application form, personal statement, 2 letters of recommendation, digital portfolio, resume, transcripts
- Official instructions
- Application instructions
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 application fee (University of Utah)Application fee · mandatory | $55one-time, academic year not printed on page | All students | 19 October 2026Source |
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, full-time or part-time options.
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)