Architecture at The University of Edinburgh
Architecture (MA (Hons), K100) at The University of Edinburgh: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the course had 160–175 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on ed.ac.uk ↗
Entry requirement
Not in UCAS’s data yet
UCAS’s course search data does not include one for 2027 yet, though the university may have published it. Check ed.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had 160–175 points.
105 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 82%, a baccalaureate 10%, no formal qualifications 4%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- K100 · K1 architecture
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Prescribed by the Architects Registration Board (ARB) for the purpose of registration in the UK. More ↗
Validated by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) at Part 1 level for the purpose of eligibility for membership of the RIBA. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
87%
still studying
UK 86%
12%
left higher education
UK 10%
1%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
95 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course98%92%
Learning opportunities88%87%
Assessment and feedback83%83%
Academic support95%90%
Organisation and management89%81%
Learning resources93%86%
Student voice85%82%
65 final-year students · 74% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£27.5k3 years£24k5 years£33k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
65% working25% working and studying5% studying5% unemployed
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
90%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 80%
80%
say their work is meaningful
UK 78%
80%
use what they learned
UK 64%
- Science, engineering and technology associate professionals65%
- Architects, Chartered Architectural Technologists, Planning Officers, Surveyors and Construction Professionals10%
- Sales occupations5%
- Web and Multimedia Design Professionals5%
- Design occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 30 graduates · 75% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- EH8 9JZ
Subjects
architecture architecture, building and planning
Campus
- Campus
- Central
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Architecture at other universities
One course at each of 10 universities. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Brighton | Architecture BA (Hons) | 104 - 136 points | 96–111 |
| Arts University Bournemouth | Architecture (Part 1 RIBA/ARB) BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | — |
| Bath Spa University | Architecture BA (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 96–111 |
| University College Birmingham | Architectural Technologist HNC | 32 points | — |
| Anglia Ruskin University | Architecture BA (Hons) | — | 112–127 |
| Barnsley College University Centre | Construction: Modern Methods of Construction HNC | — | — |
| Birmingham City University | Architectural Technology BSc (Hons) | — | 112–127 |
| Bournemouth University | Architecture BSc (Hons) | — | — |
| The University of Edinburgh | Architecture this course | — | 160–175 |
| University of Bath | Architecture BSc (Hons) | — | 176–191 |
| University of Bedfordshire | Architecture BSc (Hons) | — | — |
See all 204 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More architecture, building and planning at The University of Edinburgh
- Landscape Architecture MA (Hons)
- Structural Engineering with Architecture BEng (Hon)
- Structural Engineering with Architecture MEng (Hon)