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The world's best architecture masters programs for 2023, according to BAM

2023-09-19T17:51:00-04:00

The 2023 edition of the Best Architecture Masters (BAM) rankings has just been released, featuring a slate of 19 graduate programs from across the world that were selected using an internal methodology by a 15-member “Expert Committee” of academics.

American Ivy League institutions once again dominated the top tier of the rankings, with Harvard GSD’s Master of Architecture II program taking home the first place spot for the fifth consecutive year. BAM says its list was influenced by other rankings guides, including the most recent QS World Universities Architecture / Built Environment subject list, in addition to its internal methodology, adding: “This approach allows us to make an international-comparative study, that reflects the best architecture master’s programs from almost all over the world.”

The Universidade de São Paulo, University of Manchester, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, and Tsinghua University were new additions to this year's list.

The full BAM rankings...

The best architecture masters programs of 2022, according to BAM

2022-08-16T14:11:00-04:00

The annual Best Architecture Masters (BAM) ranking has just been published for 2022. Featuring some of the world’s most prestigious and competitive graduate programs, the list has been historically dominated by American Ivy League schools as well as other premier British and European universities. The 2022 cohort is no exception, with Harvard GSD’s Master of Architecture II program taking the top billing for the fifth consecutive year.

BAM shares that its rankings are “aimed to help architects and students to get to know the best International Master’s programs available in the world, thanks to our transparent comparative system.”

Using its internal methodology, BAM’s 13-member “Expert Committee” of academics analyzed programs based on 10 educational-performance indicators and 45 sub-indicators.

Here is the list of BAM's top 17 architecture master’s degree programs in 2022:

1. Harvard GSD
Program: Master of Architecture II
Location: Cambridge, MA

2. Columbia University
Program: Maste...

BAM releases their 2021 rankings for top master of architecture programs

2021-08-23T12:14:00-04:00

Best Architecture Masters Ranking (BAM) has released their list of the top programs of 2021. Harvard GSD’s Master of Architecture II program ranks first for the fourth year in a row.

22 Master’s Degree programs from around the world were selected to be part of the list by BAM’s “Expert Committee”, which is formed by 15 professors from some of the best-ranked universities. Programs were compared and evaluated through their methodology, in which 11 educational-performance indicators and 42 sub-indicators are used to rank each school.

Below is a list of the top 16 architecture master’s degree programs in 2021:

1. Harvard GSD
Program: Master of Architecture II
Location: Cambridge, MA

2. Columbia University
Program: Master of Science in Advanced Architectural Design
Location: New York, NY

3. Delft University of Technology (TUDelft)
Program: The Berlage Post-master in Architecture and Urban Design
Location: Delft, Netherlands

4. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid + ETH Zurich
Program: Master o...

BAM releases their 2020 rankings for top master of architecture programs

2020-08-24T20:28:00-04:00

Best Architecture Masters Ranking (BAM) has released their list of top programs. Coming in at the top for the third year in a row is Harvard GSD's Master's degree in Architecture II program.

According to BAM, the top 29 postgraduate programs have been selected and evaluated using their rating system: eleven key indicators are used to evaluate and rank each school.

Below is a list of the top fifteen master's degree programs in 2020:

1. Harvard GSD
Program: Master's degree in Architecture II
Location: Cambdrige, MA

2. Columbia University
Program: Master of Science in Advanced Architectural Design
Location: New York, NY

3. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid + ETH Zurich
Program: Master of Advanced Studies in Collective Housing (MCH)
Location: Madrid, Spain

4. Delft University of Technology (TUDelft)
Program: The Berlage post-master's degree in Architecture and Urban Design
Location: Delft, Netherlands

5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Program: Master of Science in Architecture and...