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489 Master's degrees in Design in North America
Digital Design
The Master of Science in Digital Design (MSDD) at the New Jersey Institute of Technology is a low-residency intermediate graduate program credential designed to offer paths for students entering with varying levels of previous knowledge and experience.
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.
Architecture and Urban Design
The Architecture and Urban Design program at Columbia University is a three-semester degree in the multidisciplinary study of cities, regions, infrastructures, and ecosystems.
Architecture Design and Research
The MS in Architecture Design and Research capitalizes on the University of Michigan unique position as a premier research university with over 95 top five ranked departments. The University's scope and breadth across various architecture-related disciplines is integral to the course of study in all concentrations.
Design
The Design programme of Rutgers University immerses students in critical inquiry and experimental making, to design for a changing world.
Instructional Design & Technology
The Instructional Design & Technology program at Old Dominion University's Darden College of Education provides graduate students with a foundation in instructional design, cognitive theory, and research.

Human Experience Design Interactions
The Human Experience Design Interactions programme from California State University Long Beach prepares students and/or returning professionals from diverse undergraduate backgrounds for advanced multidisciplinary design work in careers of their choice.
Design
Unlike a traditional design degree, the Master of Design is tailored to your unique needs and creative challenges.
Theatre Design and Technical Production
The Master of Fine Arts degree in Theatre Design and Technical Production at Tulane University offers an in-depth study of theatrical design areas with an emphasis on preparing the student for a career in the professional theatre or as a teacher of a specialized field at the university level.
Design Innovation
The Design Innovation program at Massachusetts College of Art and Design prepares graduates to lead organizational and social transformation at corporations, nonprofits, educational institutions, and entrepreneurial ventures.
Design Criticism
The Master of Arts in Design Criticism (MAD-Crit) at the University of Illinois at Chicago is a two-year program that develops textual and visual argumentation in the areas of architecture, urbanism, landscape, and allied design practices.
Integrative Design
Our two-year graduate design programme Integrative Design — MDes — at University of Michigan leads the charge to create and strengthen a new kind of designer able to respond to the creative challenges of the 21st century.
Visual Narrative
The MFA Visual Narrative program at School of Visual Arts offers a fresh perspective and bold alternative to traditional MFA programs. We do so by recognizing that a command of story is the most powerful and fundamental foundation an artist in any creative profession can possess.
Visual Communication Design
The Visual Communication Design program of Rochester Institute of Technology you'll shape interactive experiences by integrating graphic design, user experience design, design studies, motion graphics, and 3D digital design into your work.
Learning Design and Technology
The Learning Design and Technology program offered at James Madison University serves students who work in, or who intend to pursue careers in, higher education, business, industry, government and consulting.
Theatre
The University of South Carolina is the only school in the state that offers an MFA in acting, design or directing so you can achieve the highest degree possible in theatre design or performance. Apply to the Theatre MFA program.
Exploration Systems Design - Instrumentation
The Exploration Systems Design - Instrumentation MSc program offered at Arizona State University promotes the development and growth of engineering-literate scientists and science-literate engineers who are interested in the design, construction and implementation of scientific instrumentation.
Learning, Design and Technology
The online Learning, Design and Technology master’s degree from University of Nebraska Kearney will equip you with technical knowledge and skills to become a valuable resource for your school, business or organization.
Accessory Design
As the only university in the world to offer an M.F.A. in Accessory Design at Savannah College of Art and Design and the first in the U.S. to offer an M.A. in the discipline, SCAD fashions a comprehensive curriculum driven by market needs.
Real Estate Development and Design
The Real Estate Development and Design program at the University of California, Berkeley is a full time on-campus one-year interdisciplinary degree. The Abbey MRED+D incorporates finance and innovative design to prepare real estate development professionals to build sustainable, equitable, and prosperous cities.