Resources

Midwest Accredited Architecture Programs

Minnesota

• Dunwoody College of Technology – School of Design, Minneapolis, MN
  • NAAB Program Information:
    • Degree – Bachelor of Architecture
    • Track – B. Arch (158 credit hours)
    • 2+3 years (after 2 years, AAS degree, continue on to the full 5 years, then BArch)
  • School also has a 2 year Architectural Drafting & Design program (Associate of Applied Science Degree)

• University of Minnesota – College of Design, Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN
  • NAAB Program Information:
    • Degree – Master of Architecture
    • Track – M. Arch (Undergraduate degree + 90 graduate credit hours)
    • 4 + 3.5 years or 4+3 years
    • Degree – Master of Architecture
    • Track – M. Arch (Pre-Professional Degree + 59 graduate credit hours)
    • 4 + 2 years

• • Undergraduate Degree Options:
    • • Bachelor of Science in Architecture (BS Arch)
      • for students who are interested in a thorough sequence of coursework that focuses on architecture and design at the building scale and for building systems
  • Bachelor of Design in Architecture (BDA)
    • • flexible, self-directed degree for students keenly interested in architecture, design, design experimentation, making, and creative arts
  • Graduate Degree Options:
    • • Master of Heritage Studies & Public History
      • Master of Science in Architecture – Metropolitan Design Track
      • Master of Science in Architecture- Research Practices Track
      • Master of Science in Architecture – Sustainable Design Track
  • Design PhD: Architecture

Iowa

• Iowa State University – College of Design, Ames, IA
  • NAAB Program Information:
    • Degree – Bachelor of Architecture
      • Track – B. Arch (166 undergraduate credit hours)
        • 5 year program (1 intro year + 4 degree years)

• • • Degree – Master of Architecture
      • Track – M. Arch (Undergraduate degree + 100 graduate credit hours)
      • Targeted towards those without Architect Undergrad Degrees
  • Also offers a Master of Science in Architecture (30 credits)
    • Research degree

North Dakota

• North Dakota State University – School of Design, Architecture and Art (SoDAA), Fargo, ND
  • NAAB Program Information
    • Degree – Master of Architecture
    • Track – M. Arch. (prerequisite + 32 graduate credits)
    • 1 intro year + 3-year Bachelor of Science in Architecture + 1 year Master of Architecture
  • Alternative:
    • Degree – Bachelor of Science in Architecture (pre-professional)
    • Track – BS Arch
    • 1 intro year + 3 Degree years

South Dakota

• South Dakota State University – School of Design, Brookings, SD
  • NAAB Program Information:
    • Degree – Master of Architecture
    • Track – M. Arch. [97 credit hours of professional study preceded by either 71 credit hours of non-professional architectural studies at SDSU or a B.Sc./B.A./B.F.A. in another field]
    • (2 year M. Arch if 4-year undergraduate architecture degree; 3 year M. Arch if undergraduate degree in field other than architecture)
  • Also offer a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Architecture (BFA-Arch)
    • Track BFA-Arch
      • 1 intro year + 3 degree years
      • Studio-based education

Wisconsin

• University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee – School of Architecture and Urban Planning (SARUP), Milwaukee, WI
  • NAAB Program Information
    • Degree – Master of Architecture
    • Track – M. Arch. (Pre-professional degree + 2 years)

• • • Degree – Master of Architecture
    • Track – M. Arch. (Undergraduate degree + 3 1/2 years)
  • Undergraduate Degree Options:
    • Bachelor of Architecture
    • Bachelor of Science Architectural Studies
  • Graduate Degree Options:
    • Master of Science in Architecture
  • Ph.D. in Architecture