Master of Architecture at University of Virginia

Programme overview

An accredited professional graduate degree in architecture lasting three years, with a two-year advanced standing track for applicants holding a previous architecture degree. Applicants from any four-year BA or BS background are welcome.

Faculty: School of Architecture | Duration: 3 years (2-year advanced standing track) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Charlottesville, VA, United States

What you will study

A rigorous design studio sequence supported by courses in history, theory, building technology, visualization, computation, urbanism and professional practice; advanced students choose research studios and special topic seminars.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Any four-year BA or BS degree. Applicants with a previous architecture degree are eligible for advanced placement. M.Arch applicants submit three essays (500, 500 and 250 words), an electronic portfolio, and a degree-path review (Step 2). School of Architecture graduate applicants (all programmes): application deadline January 9, 2027; $80 non-refundable application fee; three recommendation letters (at least two from former professors if the latest degree was earned within five years); unofficial transcripts; resume/CV; GRE not reported for the 2027 cycle; international applicants whose first language is not English need TOEFL 90 (internet-based) or IELTS 7.0 overall unless their four-year bachelor's degree was entirely taught in English.

Requirements published at faculty level.

Domestic applicants: USD 23,716 a year (2026-27). Graduate School of Architecture Master's Programs rate (annual). Rate for Virginia residents. Tuition only; excludes mandatory/comprehensive and program fees. International students pay the non-Virginia resident rate only if the schedule so applies; the p Source

International applicants: USD 37,832 a year (2026-27). Graduate School of Architecture Master's Programs rate (annual). Rate for non-Virginia residents. Tuition only; excludes mandatory/comprehensive and program fees. Source labels this rate as non-Virginia residents (not specifically international). Source

Application fees (2026-27): undergraduate $75; Graduate School of Arts & Sciences $85; Architecture $80; Batten graduate $75; Darden non-PhD $250, Darden PhD $100; Data Science $85; Education and Human Development $65; Law $85; McIntire graduate $85; Medicine $80; Nursing $88; SCPS $70; Graduate Engineering no fee.

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