<p>I was wondering, for those who are studying in architecture and or already architects, did you happen to obtain any other degrees such as an MBA,etc while pursuing your architecture degree?</p>
<p>I will be transfering into a B.A program as a junior and I want to diverse myself for more options later on life. So for those are obtaining/obtained an MBA, what was/is the process and years it took/will take to get it? Any architecture pursuing medical school after? engineering? </p>
<p>What other degrees would you get to diverse yourself in the field?</p>
<p>If you are in a BA program, now is perhaps the best time to pursue other fields you are interested in. if you plan on being licensed, it will be much harder to be studying other fields in conjunction with your M.Arch. However, there are plenty of M.Arch programs that offer a joint MBA/M.ARCH program…though i can imagine that it would be longer than the typical M.arch program.</p>
<p>Though i’m sure pursuing a degree like engineering or MBA might be useful in some aspect of architecture, it is probably not worth your time, unless you really plan on switching out of architecture and doing something different later on. </p>
<p>i also plan on pursuing a different degree (masters in real estate development) for my grad (I’m pursuing a b.arch right now) but it is also very related to the architecture profession since there are architects out there who develop as well. it is also a good back up financially speaking. </p>
<p>B.ARCH (5) + MSRED (1)= 6 years…for two professional degrees…not bad</p>
<p>To be more diverse <em>in the field</em>, I would look at the MRED, or certificates in Historic Preservation, Planning, or Landscape Architecture.</p>
<p>Med School or Engineering aren’t diversifying oneself <em>in the field</em>, they are preparation for a different field entirely. If you don’t really want to be an architect, now’s the time to figure it out, not later.</p>
<p>some of the ivies have joint MBA/M.ARCH programs…penn would be ideal cause they have wharton and you can buddy buddy with the wharton people ( they could very well be your future clients) </p>
<p>i believe MIT also has a joint program…but i’m not too sure. MIT has an AMAZING business school and its architecture school is renowned as well so it’s like attending two great programs at once. there is a number of schools that offer a joint MBA/M.ARCH…i can’t list many on top of my head but you can easily search for these programs online. </p>
<p>also do take notice that pursuing a MBA as opposed to a MSRED is quite different. Many architects i’ve talked to say that the MBA won’t be very useful if you are planning on becoming an architect since you can learn most of the business in the field…MBA is more useful if you’re taking management positions or working for corporations. a MSRED however is a totally different story…</p>
<p>i’m not currently pursuing a RED program because a B.Arch is already intense enough. like i said, im interested in a masters of real estate development so that would happen after I complete my B.Arch with some real world experience</p>
<p>you can find a list of RED programs here.not all of them offer the MSRED program (the one year degree in real estate development)</p>
<p>well, vyan, structural engineering and architecture are related in that structural engineers are consultants to architects on projects… but they’re not related in a way that really lets/encourages one to do both at once. So once you got done with your architectural education and your engineering education, you’d still have to make a choice to pursue one or the other.</p>
<p>I don’t know about other degrees to diversify the options. The smartest one would be a property development degree.</p>
<p>If you want to prepare yourself to be a smart successful practice owner–then buy a copy of Quickbooks and start tracking your expenses by category. Practice maintinaing a steady idea of your current financial status–and practice projecting your income and expenses on a spreadsheet.</p>
<p>will obtaining a MSRED/MBA increase payroll dramatically?</p>
<p>and btw, did the income of architectes increase? someone posted that it was a mere 60-80k? or is that the pay of architects coming out of IVY leagues?</p>
<p>i feel that the payroll has increased quite a lot recently. it may be the economy but i think pay in architecture is heading in a better direction. although design is still extremely undervalued esp in america, it is being noticed more esp with issues such as sustainability…so more people are investing more in quality design</p>
<p>if you follow the traditional route of becoming an intern and then a licensed architect, i doubt the payroll will increase if you have a MBA or MSRED unless you take some management role. pay is REALLY nice if you work for some development firm or financial firm but then that is your easy way out to not becoming an architect…since those nice 100k+ bonus salaries will make going back into the architecture profession seem so unattractive…</p>
<p>but there are other ways of doing it of course…</p>
<p>MBA provides more opportunities but only if you plan on doing something other than architecture…so if you want to be an architect, getting a MBA won’t be very useful.</p>
<p>other ways? one way is to get rich somehow and develop your own projects. getting rich isn’t easy however, especially if you start out as an architect. </p>
<p>developers can develop usually only if they have a lot of money. most architects don’t develop until later on in life because they dont’ have enough money to develop when they are starting out in the arch field…though you can always start out small (and should). </p>
<p>development isn’t really a profession like architecture where a degree is required. basically there are different aspects of development…anyone can develop really. it can be anywhere from renting a property and leasing it to other people at a higher price, or buying a house and renovating it and selling it at a higher price, or even buying a neglected piece of land and building something on it to increase the value of the land (which is something that i’m aiming to do). architects as developer oftentimes not only develop but also design what they develop on their land. in this case, they themselves are the client and make the design decisions for themselves. one good example: jonathan segal</p>
<p>do beware however, developers can lose a ton of money as well. development is a far more risky business than architecture…but it can be extremely rewarding as well (financially)</p>