Changes in architecture degree classification may push students out of the profession says AIA

The American Institute of Architects has released a statement criticising the federal government's exclusion of architecture as a professional degree, which it says may discourage students from becoming architects.

Late last year, under the One Big Beautiful Bill, the advanced architecture degrees Master and Doctor of Architecture (M Arch and D Arch) were classified as "graduate" instead of "professional" programs, which has sparked online discussion around the nature of the discipline.