Now Accepting MArch Applications

Master of Architecture & Master of Science in Architecture at UNM

The Master of Architecture program at UNM is the only NAAB-accredited program in New Mexico—and it is among the most affordable professional architecture degrees in the United States. We offer flexible tracks for students with or without a background in architecture, and we’re proud of our tradition of welcoming individuals from a wide range of experiences, disciplines, and perspectives. Customize your academic journey with a rich selection of electives in areas such as visualization, fabrication, universal design, traditional materials, history and theory, community design, and more. At UNM, you’ll be immersed in a studio culture that prepares you to engage with the pressing needs and aspirations of communities—through the lenses of climate, culture, craft, and care. Our graduates go on to lead across the development spectrum: in design, marketing, construction management, public and private sectors, and in firms both large and small. Our Architecture Department is home to 15 core faculty members, scholars and practitioners, and it is supported by a dynamic group of adjunct instructors drawn from local and global practice. Like our students, our faculty reflect a diversity of backgrounds, interests, and lived experiences. We look like YOU.

Now Accepting Historic Preservation Applications

At UNM, we are dedicated to the transformative power of understanding and sustaining our shared cultural heritage. In an era where the preservation of historical and cultural environments is increasingly vital, the program stands at the forefront of preparing future professionals to address the challenges of our built environment’s history. By combining interdisciplinary coursework, hands-on fieldwork, and research opportunities, the program equips students with the skills and knowledge to conserve and restore cultural and historical resources.

Now Accepting MLA Applications

More than just the design of physical outdoor spaces, landscape architecture is a platform for the cross-pollination of ideas, a tool for positive social and environmental change, and a living narrative. At the University of New Mexico, the Landscape Architecture program prepares students to think and act critically, develop curiosity and passion for living environments, and employ the necessary professional skills to become future leaders in planetary health and socio-ecological resiliency.

Now Accepting MCRP Applications

The two-year Master of Community + Regional Planning (MCRP) degree is the only program in New Mexico accredited by the Planning Accreditation Board. Through small classes and direct interaction with instructors, we work collectively to honor traditions and cultures in the Southwest, convey complex information to non-specialists, and bring about transformational change. The program provides grounding in planning skills, methods, theory and professional practice, with special expertise in water resources, community development, land-use planning, and indigenous planning. Fighting for people and restoring ecological systems are the driving forces behind our work. We recognize how places root cultures and political commitments, and we focus on tools and mechanisms to effect change. While we learn from the cultures and resources of the arid Southwest, our graduates work to effect change both within and beyond this region.