The Best Architecture Masters (BAM) has released its 2021 edition of its ranking for the best Architecture Master Programs from all over the world in the year of 2021. 

Released as an annual list, BAM, an independent research platform of postgraduate programs of architecture, has published the best 22 Universities from around the world based on the QS Ranking by Subjects – Architecture / Built Environment for the 2021 edition. 

The 22 Universities below were selected by BAM's Expert Committee, comprised of 15 professors from some of the best-ranked Universities. According to BAM, "this approach allows us to make an international-comparative study, that reflects the best architecture master’s programs from almost all over the world."

To name the Best Universities, BAM uses its own BAM Methodology formed by universal indicators for the evaluation of educational performance, and validated also by its Expert Committee. BAM's aim is to help architects and students to get to know the best International Master’s programs available in the world, thanks to its own transparent comparative system.

In 2021, the Harvard University's Master of Architecture II is ranked at the top of the list, while Columbia University's Master of Science Degree in Advanced Architectural Design comes at the second row and TU Delft's The Berlage Post-master in Architecture and Urban Design in the Netherlands takes the third row in the list. 

The Universidad Politécnica de Madrid / ETH Zurich's Master of Advanced Studies in Collective Housing (MCH) comes in the fourth position and Tsinghua University in Beijing comes in the fifth row for its English Program for Master in Architecture, making best university of Asia. 

See the Best Architecture Masters in 2021 below:

1. Harvard I Master of Architecture II
Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

2. Columbia University I Master of Science degree in Advanced Architectural Design
Location: New York, New York, USA

3. Delft University of Technology (TUDelft) I The Berlage Post-master in Architecture and Urban Design
Location: Delft, The Netherlands

4. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid / ETH Zurich I Master of Advanced Studies in Collective Housing (MCH)
Location: Madrid, Spain

5. Tsinghua University I English Program for Master in Architecture
Location: Beijing, China

6. Princeton University I Postprofessional Graduate Program in Architecture
Location: New Jersey, USA

7. The Architectural Association I March in Architecture & Urbanism (DRL)
Location: London, England, United Kingdom

8. University College of London (UCL) I Architectural Design MArch (B-pro)
Location: London, England, United Kingdom

9. Cornell University I Post-Professional Master of Science, Advanced Architectural Design
Location: Ithaca, NY, USA

10. Technische Universität München (TUM) I Master of Arts MA in Architecture
Location: Munich, Germany

11. Technische Universität Berlin (TUBerlin) I Master of Architecture in Typology M-ARCH-T
Location:  Berlin, Germany

12. Politecnico di Milano I Master Architecture and Urban Design
Location: Milan, Italy

=12. Universitat Politécnica de Catalunya (UPC) I MBArch Master’s Degree in Advanced Studies in Architecture-Barcelona
Location: Barcelona, Spain

14. Universidad de Navarra I Master’s Degree in Theory and Architectural Design
Location: Pamplona, Spain

15. Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) I M.Arch 2
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA

=15. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile I Magíster en Arquitectura
Location: Providencia, Santiago, Chile

17. University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) I M.S. Architecture and Urban Design
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA

=17. Universidad de Los Andes I Maestría en Arquitectura
Location: Botogá, Colombia

19. The University of Sydney I Master of Architecture
Location: Sydney, Australia

20. Universidad de Buenos Aires I Maestría en Proyecto Arquitectónico (MPA)
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina

21. KTH Royal Institute of Technology I Master of Sciences MSc in Architecture
Location: Stockholm, Sweden

22. Universidade de São Paulo I Master in Architectural Design
Location: São Paulo, Brazil

Top image: Harvard University Campus, courtesy of Commonwealth Fund.

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