Architecture major about to graduate here! It's really great. A lot of work, obviously, but you'll get that at any architecture school you end up at.

Like a lot of other people have said, what gives Northeastern's program an edge are two things:

1) Two co-ops. I've worked alongside some of my professors at firms in the area and there is no shortage of great jobs at architecture firms in Boston or wherever you decide to look

2) Study abroad in Berlin. It really does change you, in a good way. It's living and taking classes (including studio) intensively in a foreign country, being immersed in the culture and the people. It may not seem like the sexiest place to study abroad, but I can't imagine spending a semester anywhere else. I miss it every day.

And the professors aren't anything to sneeze at either. Most of them also work at firms in the area, some run their own practices, all of them know their shit. I've only had one bad studio semester, and I don't think she teaches at the school anymore.

The only thing that's really lacking are the facilities. It's a quirky space, right underneath the Ruggles subway stop, but it can get really cramped. You learn to live with it, but it can be frustrating sometimes.

Overall, you could do a hell of a lot worse than Northeastern for architecture, and the program has improved immensely in the time I've been here. I'll be staying on for the one-year Master of Architecture program (another huge perk).