MS in Architecture

Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (United States) · 925 Prices Fork Road Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA

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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia. It also has educational facilities in six regions statewide, a research center in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, and a study-abroad site in Riva San Vitale, Switzerland. Through its Corps of Cadets ROTC program, Virginia Tech is a senior military college.

Virginia Tech offers 280 undergraduate and graduate degree programs to some 34,400 students. It manages a research portfolio of $522 million, placing it among the top 50 universities in the U.S. for total research expenditures, top 25 in computer and information sciences and top 10 in engineering, with the latter two the highest rankings in the state. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". As of 2015, Virginia Tech was the state's second-largest public university by enrollment. As of 2015, VT had more than 240,000 living alumni worldwide.

The university's athletic teams are known as the Virginia Tech Hokies and compete in Division I of the NCAA as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

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Institute

College of Architecture, Arts, & Design

Degree

Duration

2 years

STEM Designated

Yes

Program

Architecture

Expense

Living Expenses

USD 24900

Tuition Fee (Domestic)

USD 18500

Tuition Fee (International)

USD 35100

Eligibility

Minimum/ Avg Score

Undergrad GPA

TOEFL

IELTS

GRE Verbal

154

GRE Quant

152

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Degree Certificate

Common Document

Degree Transcript

Common Document

Up-to-date transcripts of undergraduate and graduate records. Copies of your official transcripts should be uploaded into the on-line application. Please do not mail your official transcripts to us until you have received an offer of admission from Virginia Tech.

Letter of Recommendation (LOR)

University Specific

Three letters of recommendation from teachers, professionals or other people knowledgeable about the applicant’s work. Letters of recommendation that are not submitted on-line should be sent directly to the Graduate Architecture Program office.

Portfolio

University Specific

A portfolio of studio work in architectural design and related visual studies is required of these applicants.

Resume

Common Document

A resumedescribing the applicant’s background, personal interests, motivation for the study of architecture, and, if applicable, proposed area of research focus.

Statement of Intent

University Specific

Statement of Intent briefly describing the applicant’s background, personal interests, motivation for the study of architecture, and, if applicable, proposed area of research focus.

Test Score Report

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TOEFL/IELTS/GRE

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The tuition fees for the MS in Architecture program at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University are $18,500 for domestic students and $35,100 for international students.
The next available intake for the MS in Architecture program at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University is in August 2025.
To apply for the MS in Architecture program at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, you need to submit a portfolio, letter of recommendation (LOR), test score report, degree transcript, degree certificate, resume, and a statement of intent.
For the MS in Architecture program at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, the English proficiency requirements are a TOEFL score of 93 or higher, or an IELTS score of 7 or higher.
The GRE score requirements for the MS in Architecture program at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University are a median range of 154 for the GRE Verbal section and 152 for the GRE Quantitative section.
The median undergraduate GPA for applicants to the MS in Architecture program at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University is 3.

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