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 Urbanism (SMArch Urbanism)
Location: Cambdrige, MA
6. University College London - Bartlett School of Architecture
Program: Architectural Design MArch (B-pro)
Location: London, UK
7. Tsinghua University
Program: English Program for Master in Architecture
Location: Beijing,CN
8. (tied) Technische Universität München (TUM)
Program: Master of Arts MA in Architecture
Location: Munich, Germany
8. (tied) Cornell University
Program: Post-Professional Master of Science, Advanced Architectural Design
Location: Ithaca, NY, USA
10. Princeton University
Program: Postprofessional Graduate Program in Architecture
Location: Princeton, NJ
11. (tied) Architectural Association School of Architecture (AA)
Program: March in Architecture & Urbanism (DRL)
Location: London, UK
11. (tied) Technische Universität Berlin (TUBerlin)
Program: Master of Architecture in Tipology M-ARCH-T
Location: Berlin, Germany
13. Politecnico di Milano
Program: Master Architecture and Urban Design
Location: Milan, Italy
14. (tied) Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc)
Program: Master of Architecture II
Location: Los Angeles, CA
14. (tied) Universidad de Navarra
Program: Master's degree in Theory and Architectural Design
Location: Pamplona, Spain
The full list of 29 evaluated programs can be found here
6 Comments
GSD wins again! It must get tiresome.
They are not even ranking similar programs ...
Who are the folks behind this "BAM" organization anyway? What gives their methodology credibility?
i find it hard to take seriously and ranking system that begins with "best."
"Master of Advanced Studies in Collective Housing (MCH)"
Uh, Ok
For those thinking about post professional degree for resume padding between GSD & Columbia. GSD is 2 years 4 semesters while MSAAD is 1 year 3 semesters. Even though Harvard wins the name game. Columbia is a lot cheaper in tuition, duration and located in NYC(lots of big nice firms here for your internship/part time work). So my verdict, Columbia MSAAD wins. What about their school work quality you ask? ah usual architecture BS that you can do anywhere even without ivy league school.
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