College of Architecture and Design

Degree Overview

  • Delivery Format: on-campus
  • Required Credits: 90

Program Details

As an Architecture school within a research university, we are a platform for innovation. Our emphasis on research faculty offers students the opportunity to collaborate in growing areas from nanotechnology to augmented and virtual reality, and to explore the frontiers of robotics and digital fabrication. Our program objectives are grounded in professional accreditation requirements.

What You Will Learn:

  • Build abstract relationships and understand the impact of ideas based on the study and analysis of multiple theoretical, social, political, economic, cultural and environmental contexts.
  • Use a diverse range of skills to think about and convey architectural ideas, including writing, investigating, speaking, drawing and modeling.
  • Comprehend the technical aspects of design, systems and materials and be able to apply that comprehension to architectural solutions considering their impact on the environment.
  • Demonstrate the ability to synthesize a wide range of variables into an integrated design solution.
  • Understand business principles for the practice of Architecture, including management, advocacy, and the need to act legally, ethically and critically for the good of the client, society and the public.

Admissions & curriculum

90 Required Credits
Course listing and prerequisites
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Architecture Salaries

$63,300

Starting Salary, NJIT Average

$79,000

Mid-Career Salary, National Average

NJIT is home to the only accredited undergraduate architecture program in the State of New Jersey

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Career Prospects

Where do Architecture majors work?

Common Job Titles
  • Architect
  • Architectural Designer
  • Designer I
  • Project Manager
  • Assistant Project Manager
Top Employers
  • Gensler
  • Perkins Eastman
  • AECOM
  • Perkins+Will
  • Turner Construction
What our students are saying
  • Angelika Los
    Through my studies at NJIT, I've adopted a focus on the social aspect of my profession"
    Angelika Los
  • Jonathan Isaacs
    Working at Callison RTKL after graduating, I saw a lot of my experience at NJIT really having an impact in the field right away."
    Jonathan Isaacs
    Class of '18
    Architecture
  • Ian Bentley
    Going to an architecture school so close to New York City felt like the perfect fit for me."
    Ian Bentley
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