Graduate Degrees Offered

Application Checklist

• Online Application for Graduate Admission
• $45 non-refundable application processing fee
• Two (2) sets of official transcripts
• If your native language is not English: verification of English proficiency
• If you are not a US citizen and you expect to hold an F or J visa: financial resource information

• Entrance exam(s): GRE
• Minimum TOEFL:  Paper-550  Computer-213  Internet-79
• Three letters of recommendation
• Department application
• Statement of goals
• Portfolio

Description of Program

The Master of Science is a research-oriented program with a variety of specializations available including interior design. Applicants must have an undergraduate degree in architecture, interior design, or a closely related field. Joint master's programs are also offered with business (M.B.A.) and community and regional planning (M.C.R.P.).

The Ph.D. and Ed.D. in educational studies specializing in architecture education is available through the Department of Educational Administration. It is jointly administered by the College of Architecture and the College of Education and Human Sciences. Applicants must have an undergraduate degree in architecture or a related discipline and a research-based graduate degree. See the Educational Administration graduate program summary for more information.

The College of Architecture is headquartered in Architecture Hall. Constructed in the early 1890s and designated as the university library in 1894, Architecture Hall is the oldest and most distinctive of the occupied structures on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln City Campus. Architecture Hall provides students with an outstanding library and laboratories for computing, photography, woodwork, and metalwork.