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3.5k Master's degrees in Arts, Design & Architecture in United States
Architecture
Do you want to be a part of designing a more sustainable and innovative future? A degree in architecture can prepare you to become a leader in the future of the building industry and beyond. The Architecture MArch is an accredited professional degree offered at Arizona State University.
Industrial Design
The Industrial Design program at University of Houston is a two-year curriculum committed to design innovation, research, and commercialization.
Percussion
The Percussion program at Northwestern University provides a program of study in orchestral, solo, chamber, world and jazz idioms. Students work with world-class artists in both private and master class settings, creating an unequaled experience in percussion training.
History of Art and Architecture
The MA program in History of Art and Architecture at Boston University provides a scholarly grounding in the history of art, architecture, and material culture.
Theatre
The Theatre MA program from Arizona State University introduces students to graduate study in the field of theatre and performance studies and provides a broad base of knowledge in the areas of history and historiography, theory, literature and dramaturgy, and practice.
Musicology
The Musicology programme at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a full-time, campus-based PhD track that typically awards an M.A. after two years. Spanning five to six years, this rigorous degree prepares scholars for high-level research and academic careers within a diverse intellectual community.
Interdisciplinary Practices and Emerging Forms
The Interdisciplinary Practices and Emerging Forms degree at the University of Houston is a cross-disciplinary program designed for artists and researchers ready to explore the boundaries of contemporary cultural production.
Visual Arts Administration
The Visual Arts Administration MA program from New York University was the first in the nation to focus on visual arts management careers in both traditional and alternative contexts.
Sculpture
The graduate Sculpture program at State University of New York at New Paltz embraces and cultivates the diversity and complexity of what is defined as sculpture today. The program supports investigations that encompass installation, intervention, performance, sound, video, new media as well as more traditional approaches to sculpture.
Healthcare Design
Looking to combine your passion for healthcare with your interest in design? Look no further than the Healthcare Design degree at Kent State University.
Strings
The Strings Area at the Moores School of Music boasts an internationally renowned faculty of pedagogues with vast experience in orchestral, chamber, and solo repertoire. Join the Strings degree at University of Houston to learn more.
Drama
The School of Theatre offers the MFA in Drama with a concentration in Theatre for Youth. The MFA from University of North Carolina Greensboro is a terminal master’s degree designed to develop individual artistry and provide advanced, specialized training in youth theatre.
Urban Planning
The Urban Planning program at San José State University attracts a diverse student body, including many non-traditional students who bring a wealth of knowledge and experience.
Music
The Music program at Johns Hopkins University provides for intensive development of performance skills, extensive knowledge of the literature in the major field of study, and achievement of a broadened knowledge of the art.
Architecture
Designed for students with undergraduate degrees outside architecture, the accredited Architecture 2+ degree at University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign offers a comprehensive architectural education, preparing students for professional practice in the U.S. and across the globe.
Community Planning and Health Administration
The dual degree in Community Planning and Health Administration from University of Maryland combines course work from the Community Planning and Behavioral Community Health programs to enable a student to complete both the Master of Community Planning and Master of Behavioral Community Health at the same time
Museums and Digital Culture
At Pratt Institute, through our cutting-edge and innovative Museums and Digital Culture program designed for the 21st century museum, you'll focus on the digital life of museums across collections, galleries, and activities.
Urban and Regional Planning
The graduate program leading to a degree of Master in Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) from Michigan State University is committed to preparing students for professional planning careers in both the private and public sectors and seeks to develop both general planning knowledge and specific skills for practice.
Music Education
The M.M. in Music Education from West Virginia University is designed to cultivate continued development of professional competence beyond the baccalaureate degree. All options include coursework in foundations and research, performance studies, music history and music theory.

Performance - Vocal, Choral and Opera
The Performance - Vocal, Choral and Opera programme at California State University Fullerton offer a variety of opportunities for singers.