Learn how to design and conceptualize the buildings, communities, and cities of the future through an intensive course of study emphasizing sustainability, technology, a global perspective, and architecture as a force of social change.
Why Earn a Master’s Degree in Architecture at New York Tech?
The field of architecture is evolving quickly. You need to know how the environment affects operations, resources, and project lifespan. Your projects affect the community beyond their physical footprints. Your tools and processes are being reshaped by emerging technologies—from brainstorming to project planning and construction.
New York Institute of Technology’s Master of Architecture (M.Arch.) program advances students’ mastery in preparation for entrepreneurship and careers at the world’s leading firms. Find out what you will learn in the program.
Explore theory, research, and technology, while delving into the historical foundation of architecture, its various movements, cultural influences, and contemporary practices and tools.
Our classroom walls extend across the world, from internships in the New York City area to overseas opportunities, workshops, and partner projects taking you to Europe, Asia, and Latin America.
M.Arch. students tackle experiential challenges, realizing projects of all sizes through digital design, fabrication, and advanced architectural technologies, and gain an understanding of environmental urbanism.
M.Arch. students refine their skills and projects in dedicated studio space and have access to state-of-the-art design and fabrication facilities on the New York City campus. Learn more about our studio culture.
Learn from and collaborate with distinguished scholars, accomplished practitioners, and visiting professors—all of whom elevate the curriculum through their real-world expertise and interdisciplinary insights.
The School of Architecture and Design nurtures connections with our extensive and diverse alumni network. These relationships lead to partnerships, projects, and job offers for our master’s students.
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What You’ll Learn
Through two- and three-year formats, you will focus on the relationships among construction, building design, environmental awareness, sustainability, climate change, and social responsibility. You’ll explore 3-D printing, artificial intelligence, augmented reality, simulation and robotic systems, data and computational analysis, and more.
Students work with the latest technology in the FabLabs.
Technology shapes the classroom environment and the tools available to M.Arch. students, leading to an integrated course of study blending abstract and material elements.
Define your vision and deepen your creativity in two Fabrication Labs equipped with advanced tools for 3-D printing models, experimenting with AI, constructing virtual and simulated environments, and exploring the capabilities of robotics.
New York Tech students use industrial robots for architecture and construction projects.
Acquire a broad, global perspective of the role of architecture and related technologies. Whether in New York or overseas, you’ll learn from architects, designers, and industry professionals while observing various built environments.
Through workshops and collaborative experiences, students from across the School of Architecture and Design use their knowledge to actively assist communities in need due to ecological, social, or economic factors.
We encourage you to embrace innovation, especially through collaboration, for example, with the College of Engineering and Computing Sciences and with our various local and international partners.
Stats & Rankings
#11
Best architecture colleges and universities in New York
prepler.com
Top 20%
Best colleges, based on salary potential of graduates
Payscale College Salary Report
#15
Regional Universities (North)
U.S. News & World Report, 2025
Career & Salary Outlook
We produce visionary leaders and strategic problem-solvers who pull from expansive, varied architectural knowledge. M.Arch. graduates take what they’ve learned to empower communities through design and direct interdisciplinary teams toward project goals.
Job Growth
Five percent more roles are predicted for architects through 2032 (BLS).
Employers & Internships
AECOM
Gensler
HOK
Kohn Pedersen Fox
Perkins Eastman
Career Options
Architectural Designer
Architectural Technology Consultant
Construction Technology Manager
Digital Designer/Fabrication Specialist
Sustainability Planner
Urban/Space Planner
Salary Projections
Architects earn a median U.S. annual salary of $93,310 as of May 2023 (BLS).
Program Details
Learn more about program structure, requirements, and how to apply.
The three-year M.Arch. program is designed for students who have earned a bachelor’s degree in an area outside of architecture and seek to train for a career in this discipline.
Before starting the Track II sequence, students study architectural history from the Stone Age into the present, focusing on materials, building design, and artistic, social, and cultural shifts. Within this framework, you gain a competency for creating construction documents, exploring the fundamentals of architectural design and visual communication, and mastering CAD/CAM and other 2-, 3-, and 4-D drawing technologies.
The two-year program is geared toward students who have already earned a four-year pre-professional degree in architecture and aim to advance their studies. Related prerequisite programs include a Bachelor of Science in Architecture or Architectural Technology or an equivalent degree.
Picking up where you left off, this sequence explores public and urban architecture, integrating multiple spaces into complex structures, and building systems in the design process. From here, you’ll grow your material knowledge—both for the structure itself and its systems—and create building plans through CAD technology.
Along the way, you’ll learn more about the differences between site and building design, incorporating lighting and fire protection into projects, and 3-D drawing, fabrication, and architectural technologies.
Complementing this creative perspective, courses cover the business side of architectural practice—from organization and project models to documenting your build from concept to completion.
Embark on an education where you’ll learn to advance the architecture field in extraordinary ways. To begin this journey, learn more about applying to New York Tech’s Master of Architecture program, including portfolio and application requirements and our review process.
Please note that the M.Arch. program only accepts candidates for the fall semester.
International F-1 students who successfully complete this degree are eligible for an additional 24-month STEM OPT extension to work in the U.S. in an area directly related to their area of study immediately upon completing the customary 12-month post-completion Optional Practical Training (OPT).
Student Voices
Working at the Studio Gang model shop] was an interesting and very useful experience that helped me gain hands-on skills. It gives a person a better look at the building and [helps them] understand how the building will work and look before it is actually built.
