Master’s degree · Dedicated interior design program
Master of Interior Architecture (MIA)
Chatham University · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- Award
- Master of Interior Architecture (MIA)
- Subject
- Interior architecture
- Format
- Hybridsix-term, 54-credit-hour program, can be completed in two years
- Price
- Not published
About this program
Six-term, 54-credit first-professional master's for career-changers, with one virtual course per semester and afternoon/evening in-person classes.
- School and department
- Chatham University
- Subject or specialization
- Interior architectureRecorded only where the official program page names it as a focus, not for individual modules.
- Teaching language
- English
Qualification and recognition
- Qualification
- Master’s degree
- Exact award
- Master of Interior Architecture (MIA)
- Award status
- Accredited academic qualificationAwarded by a degree-granting institution or listed in a national qualifications framework.
- Awarding body
- Not stated on the pages we checked
Verified in official recordCouncil for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA)Program accreditation
Reference: ( 2020, 2026 ) as shown on the register
Scope: Master of Interior Architecture, Interior Architecture Program, College for Graduate Studies, Chatham University, Pittsburgh
Stated by the schoolCouncil for Interior Design Qualification (CIDQ)Quality mark
Scope: Chatham page states the BIA meets the educational requirement for eligibility to sit for the NCIDQ Exam.
Structure and schedule
- Duration
- six-term, 54-credit-hour program, can be completed in two years
- Delivery
- HybridPart online and part in person. A hybrid program is never described as fully online; required campus time is shown.
- Physical attendance
- Regular physical attendance
- Live or recorded
- Teaching mode not confirmed
- Schedule
- Not published
- Credits
- 54 creditsCredit systems differ between countries and institutions.
- Teaching location
- Chatham University, Pittsburgh
Admissions and portfolio
Portfolio requirement not confirmed
The pages we checked do not state a portfolio requirement. Missing information does not mean no portfolio is needed, or that admission is open; ask the institution.
- Academic requirements
- Undergraduate degree outside interior design or architecture (career-changers).
- International applicants
- Not confirmed
Fees
Original currency is authoritative. Each fee keeps its basis (per term, per year, per credit, whole program) and the academic year it applies to and is never converted or added up for you.
Tuition is not published on the pages we checked. That does not mean the program is free: ask the institution for current fees, equipment costs and any deposit or refund terms.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: price, portfolio requirement, schedule, application deadline.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 3 November 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 3 November 2026)