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But don't Ivies offer undergraduate in architecture?...
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In order to practice architecture you need a B.Arch or a M.Arch. Among the ivies -- plus Stanford and MIT -- only Cornell offers the B.Arch. Some of the other selective schools offer a BA or a BS in architecture or architectural studies. With a BA or BS in architecture you would still need to get an M.Arch.
Many M.Arch candidates have undergraduate BA or BS degrees in architecture, in design or in art; conversely a fair number have BA or BS degrees in whatever interested them, like philosophy or biology. The BA/BS + M.Arch takes a lot longer than the B.Arch route, but it's not all that unusual among architects.
If you know you want to become an architect and want the fastest most direct route, then you need to find a school that offers the B.Arch.