Explore Degrees
Our graduate programs prepare you for the future with a focus on learning through making, engaging, and innovating.
- Master of Architecture
- Master of Science in Architecture
- Master of Science in Facilities Planning
- Graduate Certificate in Health Facilities Planning
- Master of Landscape Architecture
City and Regional Planning, Community Development
- Master of Science in City and Regional Planning
- Graduate Certificate in Transportation Planning
- Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Community Planning
Guiding Principles
The Architecture and Environmental Design programs are grounded in four guiding principles.
Design for diverse environments and cultures
Our students and faculty engage deeply with the environments, communities, and cultural contexts around them. We prioritize place-based design and collaboration with community stakeholders. Architecture and Environmental Design at Tyler is committed to celebrating diversity and actively challenging prejudice and inequality within our school and society.
Resiliency and stewardship
We believe that creative practice plays a vital role in addressing today’s urban and environmental challenges. Our programs foster responsible design that supports the resilience of people, cities, and ecosystems.
Reflective leadership
We prepares you to become adaptable leaders who approach global challenges with thoughtful, design-driven solutions. Our graduates are equipped to navigate complexity and lead with purpose.
Curiosity and integrity
We seek students who approach the design process with intellectual curiosity and a strong sense of integrity. In Architecture and Environmental Design at Tyler, we cultivate innovation through critical thinking, exploration, and diverse approaches to problem-solving that can redefine the built environment.
Get Answers and Help
The Tyler School of Art and Architecture features its own admissions team, who can provide you with the information you need to make the best decision for your educational and career goals.
Career Options
As a graduate student in the Architecture and Environmental Design disciplines, you will be well prepared to work collaboratively with allied disciplines.
Tyler offers three professionally accredited graduate programs, the Master of Architecture (NAAB: National Architectural Accrediting Board), the Master of Landscape Architecture (LAAB: Landscape Architecture Accrediting Board), and the Master of Science in City and Regional Planning (PAB: Planning Accreditation Board). This provides an education focused on a professional trajectory.
Two post professional degrees in architecture and facilities planning, and graduate certificates in sustainable community planning, transportation planning, and health facilities planning provide opportunities for focused learning to expand your professional knowledge.
Faculty
The breadth of Tyler’s Architecture and Environmental Design faculty reflects expertise in academic and professional knowledge. The faculty’s research and creative work is in the forefront of technological, environmental and socio-cultural innovation in their fields.
