Master’s degree
Master of Architecture II (Post-Professional Design Research)
Yale University · Yale School of Architecture · New Haven, Connecticut, United States
- Official award
- Master of Architecture (M.Arch.) IIM.Arch
- Pathway
- Post-professionalStated for United States
- Format
- On campus2 years
- Tuition
- $66,660per year, 2026-27
About this program
Two-year post-professional design research degree for architects who already hold a first professional degree; not NAAB-accredited.
- Subject
- Architecture
- Department
- Yale School of Architecture
- 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
- Post-professional / specialistA specialist or advanced master’s that builds on a professional degree or does not by itself lead to registration.
- Why we classify it this way
- Yale states the post-professional M.Arch is not NAAB-accredited and does not satisfy the licensure education requirement.“This degree is not accredited by the National Architectural Accreditation Board (NAAB)”Source
- Previous architecture degree required
- Yes
- Applicants without an architecture degree
- No
| Route | Duration | Credits | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prior professional architecture degree | typically two years of full-time residency | – | professional degree in architecture (B.Arch. or equivalent)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
- 2 years
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- New Haven campus180 York Street
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 (single pdf, not to exceed 40MB) required for the M.Arch programs.
- Interview
- Not published
- Tests explicitly required
- GRE required for M.Arch I, M.Arch II and MED applications
- Deadlines
- Applications for programs beginning in the 2027–2028 academic year must be submitted no later than 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on January 2, 2027. · 2027-2028 academic year
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| School of Architecture tuition fee (school-level page)Tuition | $66,660per year, 2026-27 | All students | 19 October 2026Source |
| Application feeApplication fee · mandatory | $90one-time, 2027-2028 entry | All students | 19 October 2026Source |
Calculated tuition total: $133,320 (All students). Calculated from published annual tuition for 2026-27 x 2 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: intakes, 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)