Earn your accredited architecture degree through a studio-based, career-focused program at Marywood University — available at both undergraduate and graduate levels — right here in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Whether you're designing buildings, managing construction, or exploring virtual environments, our programs combine art, science, and technology to prepare you for a meaningful career in the built environment.
Ready to start your journey toward an architecture degree? Discover the path that’s right for you.
We are home to the only NAAB-accredited architecture program and NASAD-accredited interior architecture program in Northeast Pennsylvania. Our students benefit from:
A studio-based curriculum that blends creativity with real-world applications
Small class sizes and personalized faculty support
A mission rooted in liberal arts values and professional excellence
A campus culture that encourages collaboration, exploration, and impact
Our graduates are prepared for success in architecture licensure, interior design certification, and leadership across design disciplines.
At the Marywood University School of Architecture, our mission is to educate a new generation of architects and interior architects who engage the world passionately and intelligently. As a professional school in a liberal arts university, our programs set a rigorous studio-based curriculum within an educational environment that encourages critical thinking, collaboration, and speculation.
From interior objects to urban environments, we value architecture as a disciplined practice -- the means by which we engage the world at a range of scales with conceptual and formal clarity, disciplinary consciousness, social agency, and material speculation. We believe that architectural education offers a way of making and thinking that enables our students and graduates to do good in the world. Our shared values allow differences between and among our programs to become opportunities for productive exchange, collaboration, and growth.
Our programs are housed in an innovative LEED-certified facility that was once the University’s gymnasium and natatorium. In-house, we have a digital fabrication lab, wood, and metal fabrication shops, and advanced computer and plotting labs.
In some cases, where students learn can be as important as what they learn. Where it can be a modern urban center or a historic city like Florence, or it can be a building so innovative in its design that it becomes a partner in the educational experience. Such is the case with Marywood’s Center for Architectural Studies, which houses the School of Architecture.
The School of Architecture is a state-of-the-art example of sustainable design. It's a spacious, adaptive re-use of Marywood's former gymnasium and natatorium. It features:
A two-story commons under a continuous skylight harvests abundant natural light throughout the day and serves as the building's "agora" - an open, shared, central space for educational exchanges among students and faculty. This is an ideal place for group discussions, debates, displays, and project critiques.
Entrance to the building with student work displayed
A two-story commons under a continuous skylight harvests abundant natural light throughout the day and serves as the building's "agora" - an open, shared, central space for educational exchanges among students and faculty. This is an ideal place for group discussions, debates, displays, and project critiques.
Every student is provided an individual work space with a drawing board, personal storage area, pin-up wall, and space for a laptop.
It features:
The Cloud Room (CAS 251) is located on the second level of the Center for Architectural Studies, above the lobby. Including only chairs without desks, it is not considered a traditional classroom space. The Cloud Room is used by the School of Architecture as a meeting space and as a location for architecture lectures and guest speakers.
The Shields Center for Visual Arts contains studios, classrooms, and labs for Art Therapy and Graphic Design majors.
The Art Therapy studio is a multi-purpose space that serves as traditional classroom, studio, and therapeutic space for practical, hands-on learning. It contains computers, scanners, and printers, and features a one way viewing room that enables unobtrusive viewing of classroom processes for learning purposes.
Our expert faculty bring real-world experience into every studio and classroom. From nationally recognized architects to licensed interior designers, our instructors are committed to mentoring students through every step of their architecture degree journey.
Meet our faculty and staff to learn more about their backgrounds, design philosophy, and areas of specialization.
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Architecture is more than a profession — it's a community. At Marywood, students can join collective and discipline-specific student organizations that foster leadership, creativity, and professional development. Clubs and honor societies support students across all architecture programs, including:
American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS)
Center for Living City Student Chapter (CLCS)
International Interior Design Association (IIDA)
National Organization of Minority Architecture Students (NOMAS)
Tau Sigma Delta, Upsilon Alpha Chapter (Honor Society)
Joining a club is a great way to network, gain real-world insights, and build your resume as you pursue your architecture degree.
Students in Architecture, Interior Architecture, and Virtual Architecture are required to purchase an Architecture Kit containing essential tools for studio courses. These kits may be ordered through the Marywood Gear Shop, and students should direct any questions to interim Director Jodi La Coe.
To support success in our architecture programs, all incoming students in Architecture, Interior Architecture, Virtual Architecture, and Construction Management are required to bring a laptop that meets our minimum hardware specifications. These systems are selected for compatibility with architecture software and to align with the PC-based platforms used throughout campus and the design industry.
Minimum specs:
3.0 GHz multi-core CPU
16 GB RAM
512 GB SSD
6 GB video card
Preferred specs:
3.5 GHz multi-core CPU
32 GB RAM
1 TB SSD
8 GB video card
Optional laptops that meet or exceed these specs may also be ordered through the Marywood Gear Shop.
Study abroad is a key part of the educational experience in many of our architecture degree programs. Students in the Bachelor of Architecture and Bachelor of Interior Architecture programs are required to spend one semester abroad during their third year at ISI Florence—a premier institution for architecture education in Italy.
Construction Management and Virtual Architecture students also have access to a wide range of global learning opportunities. Study abroad experiences broaden students’ understanding of architecture across cultures, geographies, and building traditions.
If you are unable to participate in a required study abroad program, contact interim Director Jodi La Coe for exemption options and alternate experiences.
Students enrolled in Marywood’s NAAB-accredited Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch) program can begin preparing for professional licensure from day one. We provide step-by-step guidance on:
Establishing your NCARB Record
Completing the Architectural Experience Program (AXP)
Preparing for the Architect Registration Examination (ARE)
Navigating state-specific registration processes
Our NCARB Licensing Advisor, Elizabeth Andrzejewski, supports students throughout their path to becoming licensed architects.
More on the architecture licensure process
View ARE pass rates
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Students pursuing the Bachelor or Master of Interior Architecture can qualify for the National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ) certification. Our program provides the necessary educational foundation, and our NCIDQ campus coordinator, Jim Sullivan, helps students establish their accounts and prepare for certification exams.
Learn more about the NCIDQ certification process
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Students in the Bachelor of Science in Construction Management (BSCM) program are guided through the process of becoming Certified Construction Managers (CCM). Certification is administered by the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) and requires a combination of an accredited architecture, engineering, or construction degree, experience hours, and successful completion of exams.
Program coordinator Arturo Pavani supports students as they begin the certification process.
Learn more about CCM certification
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There is no formal licensure required for careers in Film and Game Environment Design, which are the focus of our Bachelor of Virtual Architecture (BVA) program. However, students gain real-world preparation through access to top-tier faculty, portfolio development, and professional network connections.
Program coordinator Ryan Scavnicky helps guide students as they identify career paths and prepare for work in emerging digital design industries.
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Location: Center for Architectural Studies
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Marywood University proudly offers the only accredited architecture and interior architecture programs in northeast Pennsylvania.
Marywood University School of Architecture's Bachelor of Architecture program is accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB).
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The Interior Architecture Program is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD). 11250 Roger Bacon Drive, Suite 21, Reston, VA 20190-5248 | (703) 437-0700 Phone | (703) 437-6312 Fax |
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Our graduates are eligible to take the National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ) exam. While Pennsylvania does not license interior designers and therefore does not require the NCIDQ certification to practice interior designer, most other states do. View more information about interior design licensure in the US.
Marywood University continues to offer the “Best Value” among Northeast Pennsylvania universities, according to the 2026 U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges ranking.
A ribbon-cutting for Main Street Marywood, a transformative new hub at the heart of campus, is Saturday, September 13, at 4 p.m.
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