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MArch Architecture at Rice University

Rice University, United States

Programme overview

MArch Architecture is a master's degree programme at Rice University in Architecture (School of Architecture). The Rice School of Architecture focuses on the scholarship and practice of architecture as a broad discipline that touches the lives, cultures, and environments of peoples of the world. Intimate student-faculty interaction, academic freedom, and unrestricted institutional cooperation within and outside the university are distinctive qualities of the architecture degree programs at Rice. The degree totals 131 credit hours.

Faculty: School of Architecture  |  Department: Architecture  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Houston, TX, United States

What you will study

A minimum of 93 credit hours or 131 credit hours, depending on option pursued, to satisfy degree requirements. A minimum of 30 credit hours of graduate-level study (graduate semester credit hours, coursework at the 500-level or above). A minimum of 24 graduate semester credit hours must be taken at Rice University. A minimum residency enrollment of one fall or spring semester of full-time graduate study at Rice University.

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Application information

USD 41,333 a year (2026-27). Professional Masters in Architecture full regular tuition ($20,666.50 per semester); estimate, excludes fees and health insurance. Source

Fall 2027 entry; most doctoral programmes close December 1, 2026; professional master's programmes such as MCS, MDS, MME and MChE use rolling or later deadlines (May 1 international, July 1 domestic).

Master's application fee is $85. Mechanical Engineering MME and Chemical Engineering MChE close May 1 (international) and July 1 (domestic) for Fall; Computer Science MCS/MDS close between February 10, 2027 (scholarship consideration) and July 1, 2027.

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