Master of Architecture (M.Arch)

The Master of Architecture (M.Arch) is a professional degree accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) that prepares students to become licensed architects. But more than this, our M.Arch program develops innovative designers, thinkers, and leaders in fields like architecture, sustainability, community development, and more. Students enroll in our M.Arch programs from diverse professional and educational backgrounds.

M.Arch graduates leave the School of Architecture & Urban Planning with a degree, industry connections, critical/creative-thinking skills, and a design portfolio that makes them top employment prospects in a rapidly expanding profession.

VISION is one asset of our M.Arch programs. VALUE is another. SARUP participates in the Midwest Student Exchange and Minnesota Reciprocity programs. Our tuition rates for non-resident students are lower than many – perhaps most – other architectural programs in the region.

The mission of this system is to develop human resources, to discover and disseminate knowledge, to extend knowledge and its application beyond the boundaries of its campuses, and to serve and stimulate society by developing in students heightened intellectual, cultural, and humane sensitivities; scientific, professional, and technological expertise; and a sense of purpose. Inherent in this mission are methods of instruction, research, extended education, and public service designed to educate people and improve the human condition. Basic to every purpose of the system is the search for truth.