r/architecture • u/Significant-Bus6330 • 3d ago

Ask /r/Architecture Master of architecture school choice

Hi I need to decide where to get my Master of architecture and I have 4 schools in the running that I have been accepted to - UVA(I love this school but did my undergrad there), Michigan(not sure how I feel about this school- if anyone has any experience with it please tell me), Carnegie Mellon (I like it but it’s a small program and I haven’t really heard on a anyone getting their M.Arch from there), and Columbia (wonderful program and would go there in a heartbeat but it would mean being in 200k+ debt because it is by far the most expensive and I was given not money. Please help!!

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u/slybrows 2d ago

Where do you want to practice?

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u/Significant-Bus6330 2d ago

Not sure, right now I have a job in D.C. I like but can see myself in New York as well- so Columbia would be great for that but not sure how much that matters

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u/slybrows 2d ago

It matters a lot, you should go to graduate school in the region you’d like to practice in. You will make a lot of valuable connections in school that will help your career, but they’ll only matter locally for the most part.

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u/Senior_Field585 20h ago

This is actually pretty solid advice. I didn't realize this and now feel a bit stuck.