Current Trends in Architectural Engineering Education

With the recent addition of a newly accredited program there are now 21 ABET accredited Architectural Engineering (AE) programs in the United States. There exists a variety of offerings within the programs, and it would be to the advantage of those involved in educating Architectural Engineering students to better understand the similarities and differences of these programs. With the variety of focuses in Architectural Engineering programs there are going to be differences that if understood could lead to better collaboration between universities, taking advantage of the strengths of the individual programs. The results of a study were published over 10 years ago on the then current Architectural Engineering programs in the United States and included a comparison of the programs. Since that time there have been new programs accredited and several of the programs have gone through major changes to their curriculum. With changes to the number and focus of the programs it is time to perform an updated study. This paper will include a look into the logistics of current ABET accredited Architectural Engineering programs with comparisons of the programs.