<p>I already know that Cornell, Cooper, RISD, Rice, U.Cincinatti, Syracuse, V.Tech all offer really good B. Arch programs for Architecture.</p>
<p>But I was curious whether MIT or Columbia offer B.Arch as well.</p>
<p>If not, does anyone know the most significant difference between B.Arch and not B.Arch?</p>
<p>They do not.</p>
<p>B.Arch is a professional degree, meaning you can go right into practice without needing to get a M.Arch.</p>
<p>B.S.Arch is not a professional degree, so you would have to go into a M.Arch program.</p>
<p>U of Cincinnati is not a BArch. It is a B.S. Arch.</p>
<p>a b.arch program is a 5 year professional program. you do not have to go back to grad school in order to fulfill the requirements for a license. you start day 1 in studio.</p>
<p>a 4 year program allows you to “find your way”- basically be a “college student” for 2 years, and then you gradually ease your way into architecture your third year. you HAVE to go to grad school right afterward. no choice</p>
<p>if you are 100% dedicated, gung ho, the works, etc, abotu architecture, do a 5 year program. you save a lot of time, and even doing the 4+2 or 4+3 program, you have more time in studio which is KEY. plus, if you want to do grad school with a barch, its only about 3 semesters. </p>
<p>also other barch schools that you should give credit to: penn state, usc, and rensselaer [rpi]. the only ‘ivy’ school with a barch is cornell. the other ivies are good with their m.arch degrees</p>