The Boston Architectural College (BAC) began as a professional club in 1889. With students representing over 35 countries, the BAC offers on-site and online bachelors and graduate degrees in architecture, interior architecture, landscape architecture, design studies as well as continuing education courses and certificates. Throughout its history, the College has upheld the importance of inclusive admission, diversity, innovation, dedicated faculty, and the intrinsic value of both academic and experiential education.
Among nationally accredited degree-granting programs, the BAC asks students to learn from design practice as they complete academic coursework. Students graduate with experience, with clarity, and with an exceptionally strong professional network.
Located in the heart of Boston's Back Bay, the BAC is in close proximity to leading design firms, galleries, museums, and cultural institutions.
Why Should you Study at the BAC?
The BAC was among the inaugural group of architecture schools accepted by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) into the Integrated Path to Architecture Licensure (IPAL) program. Today we have the most IPAL graduates in the nation.
Professionally accredited Bachelor of Architecture program and Master of Architecture program
Learn directly from renowned architecture and design experts and attend lecture series programs with thought leaders & innovators in architecture and affiliated professions
Collaborate with community groups and nonprofit organizations through BAC’s Gateway initiative
Join our extensive global alumni network
International students on an F-1 visa are eligible to work while studying in the U.S.
In-depth career resources
Explore areas of study, and check out our full list of degree programs to see how the BAC can nourish your design passion while helping you reach your design and career goals.
Learn More About The BAC’s Four Schools:
Architecture at the BAC
Architecture expresses our dreams and values through designing spaces for people to live, work, and reflect. Since 1889, our architecture program has been closely connected to the professional world, with students engaged in real-world design practice as they study. This professional work—from small local nonprofits to major international firms—provides another forum for ideas and transforms the built environment of Boston and beyond. Studying architecture at the BAC educates you to become a citizen architect, learning from faculty, from professionals, and from your diverse and global peers.
Interior Architecture at the BAC
Interior architecture is the design of human experience, putting the needs of people first and shaping interior space using evidence-based design strategies to achieve functional built interior environments. Designers in interior architecture creatively apply a body of knowledge to address new challenges, working sustainably and supporting health and wellbeing. BAC graduates work in major interior and architecture firms and have started firms of their own. Your career possibilities are limited only by your imagination.
Landscape Architecture at the BAC
The mission of the School of Landscape Architecture is to provide excellence in design education through an interdisciplinary, academic, and practice-based model of design thinking and learning. Open to a diverse community of students and faculty who wish to explore urban landscapes and sustainable design principles, the School seeks to advance the landscape architecture profession and the diverse and global communities it serves.
Design Studies at the BAC
An education in design cultivates skills in analysis, creativity, critical thinking, and problem solving that are valuable in many fields. Design Studies graduates from the Boston Architectural College are prepared for a broad range of careers. They work as preservation or design specialists in firms, consultants or sole practitioners, advocates for preservation and sustainability, or as design specialists in government, nonprofits, contracting or construction, and development and real estate.
To learn more about the BAC and its programs, visit our website to request more information. We are currently accepting applications, apply today!
320 Newbury St
Boston, MA, US , 02115
