26 Master's degrees in Design in Illinois, United States
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.
Sustainable Urban Design
The Master of Sustainable Urban Design (MSUD) program at University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign provides a resiliency-based curriculum for the development of urban design skills.
Theatre - Costume Design
Illinois State University's Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Theatre - Costume Design is dedicated to the development of the individual student to reach their professional goals in the field.
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.
Art and Design
The Art and Design programme at Northern Illinois University offers advanced study through M.A. and M.F.A. pathways. This full-time, on-campus curriculum provides rigorous studio practice and professional preparation. Students can complete the M.A. in 30 credits or the terminal M.F.A. degree over 60 credits.
Design
The STEM-designated Master of Design programme at the Illinois Institute of Technology is a two-year degree for people who want to become strategic designers.
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.
Studio Art
The Department of Art and Design offers a Studio Art program at Eastern Illinois University that is successful in giving students time to mature in the development of their artwork, providing valuable work experience in the visual arts through graduate assistantships, and assisting in the development of portfolios.
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.
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.
Design for Responsible Innovation
If you are ready to take your design experience and training to the next level and bring interdisciplinary skills into conversation with design research, our Design for Responsible Innovation program at University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign is the place for you!
Graduate Pathway in Interior Design
An INTO Illinois State University Graduate Pathway in Interior Design will prepare you to enter your next semester of a master’s degree program at Illinois State University.
Visual Communication Design
Led by faculty who are actively engaged in design thinking and practice, Visual Communication Design students at School of the Art Institute of Chicago are challenged to think critically about what they create, take risks in their work, and experience the value and transformative ability of design.
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.
Design - Business Administration
The Design - Business Administration programme from Illinois Institute of Technology combines a user-centered, methods-based approach with a core management education.
Designed Objects
The MFA in Studio from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Designed Objects program studios have no boundaries. We are creative across disciplines and we are engaged with our community at SAIC, our context in Chicago, and the world.
City Design
The Master in City Design program at the University of Illinois at Chicago. No better city than Chicago anywhere for learning urban design. The Master of City Design (MCD) program teaches how to plan for designing great cities given all the complexity shaping our increasingly urbanized planet.
Designed Objects
The Designed Objects from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a professional degree program with a structured curriculum that offers students the critical skills to imagine and create meaningful design objects, systems, and experiences while challenging the boundaries of the field of design itself.

Web Design and Application Development
The Web Design and Application Development programme from Illinois Institute of Technology is designed for students seeking knowledge that will prepare them for a career in web design and application development.
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.