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17 Master's degrees offered by the university
Stage Design
The Stage Design program at Northwestern University is one of the country’s outstanding graduate programs for the training of the visual stage artist. Adjunct faculty from the Chicago professional theater community also teach in the program.
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.
Documentary Media
Our Documentary Media students at Northwestern University are diverse, driven, multi-faceted media-makers. Some create social-impact documentaries, others blend fiction and nonfiction. Still others embrace emerging technologies.
Woodwinds
The Woodwinds program at Northwestern University has a long and distinguished history.Each member is dedicated not only to the development of each student, but also to post-graduation success.
Engineering Design and Innovation
The Engineering Design and Innovation program at Northwestern University teaches students to lead the design of future innovative products, services, and technologies.
Brass Performance
We offer a master degree in Brass Performance at Northwestern University. For more than 50 years, the Bienen School of Music’s brass program has enjoyed the highest international reputation as well as a close relationship with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
Conducting
Collaborating and performing with outstanding performers is an important part of the Conducting experience at Northwestern University. For more than a century, the Bienen School has offered a unique combination of conservatory-level musical training with the academic rigor of a top-tier research institution.
Directing
The Directing program at Northwestern University trains artists to know who they are in themselves, so that they will know who they are in the world. Directors accepted into the program will work side by side with a gifted cohort of MFA designers and our award-winning faculty.
Business Administration and Design Innovation (MMM)
The Business Administration and Design Innovation (MMM) program at Northwestern University is an immersive dual-degree program that gives students a rigorous business education integrated with a strong foundation in design innovation.
Art Theory and Practice
Our two-year graduate Art Theory and Practice program at Northwestern University is an intense critique-based experience that is fully funded for every student.
Strings, Harp and Guitar
The Strings, Harp and Guitar program at Northwestern University has assembled one of the finest string faculties in the nation. Each teacher is recognized not only for performing ability and scholarship but also for a love of the creative process that transforms a talented young instrumentalist into an accomplished professional musician.
Executive Management for Design and Construction
The Executive Management for Design and Construction program offered by Northwestern University delivers a curriculum centered on the strategic competencies and insights needed to direct an organization in the built environment.
Writing for the Screen and Stage
The Writing for the Screen and Stage program at Northwestern University is founded upon these five principles, principles that have also guided Northwestern's highly successful undergraduate Creative Writing for the Media Program.
Information Design and Strategy
The Northwestern University online Master of Science in Information Design and Strategy (IDS) program teaches students how to translate information and data into meaningful visual forms, narratives and interfaces.
Product Design and Development Management
We want to help you become a senior leader in creating advanced and ground-breaking new products with the Master of Product Design and Development Management at Northwestern University.
Acting
The MFA in Acting at Northwestern University is an immersive, comprehensive, and collaborative program designed to equip students with the tools and support necessary for success in professional theatre.
Voice and Opera
The Voice and Opera program at Northwestern University has a long and illustrious history. Alumni fill the ranks of national and international opera houses and university faculties worldwide.