Rhode Island School of Design, commonly referred to as RISD, offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in graphic design. Undergraduates can work toward a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree in graphic design. The school offers a two-year MFA program for students who have completed undergraduate majors or degrees in graphic design, and a three-year MFA program for students without a graphic design background. All graduate students must complete individual thesis work. RISD ranked 1st overall in U.S. News & World Report's 2008 ranking of fine arts graduate schools.
Rhode Island School of Design Department of Graphic Design
Design Center, 30 North Main St.
Providence, RI 02903
401-454-6171
risd.edu/graduate_graphic.cfm
The Cranbrook Academy of Art offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in 2D Design, or Graphic Design. The department emphasizes interdisciplinary and experimental thinking, and encourages students to explore a variety of media. Cranbrook Academy of Art tied for fourth overall in U.S. News & World Report's 2008 ranking of fine arts graduate schools.
Cranbrook Academy of Art
29221 Woodward Ave.
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
248-645-3300
cranbrook.edu/
Yale University's School of Art offers a Master of Fine Arts degree program in graphic design, as well as an undergraduate major in art with a possible concentration in graphic design. Yale's School of Art was ranked 2nd overall in U.S. News & World Report's 2008 ranking of fine arts graduate schools.
Yale University School of Art
1156 Chapel St.
New Haven, CT 06520
203-432-2600
art.yale.edu/
The graphic design department at Virginia Commonwealth University's School of the Arts offers several degree programs. Undergraduates work toward a BFA in graphic design, and graduate students work toward MFA degrees in design and visual communications. The department encourages interdisciplinary experimentation. VCU tied for 4th overall in U.S. News & World Report's 2008 ranking of fine arts graduate schools.
Virginia Commonwealth University Department of Graphic Design
325 North Harrison St., Suite 332
Richmond, VA 23284
804-828-1709
vcu.edu/arts/graphicdesign/dept/
Carnegie Mellon University's School of Design offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in graphic design, industrial design, interaction design and communication planning and information design. Unlike many other art schools, Carnegie Mellon offers doctoral degree programs in design in addition to masters degree programs. Carnegie Mellon tied for 7th overall in U.S. News & World Report's 2008 ranking of fine arts graduate schools.
Carnegie Mellon School of Design
MMC 110
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
412-268-2828
design.cmu.edu/
The Maryland Institute College of Art, commonly referred to as MICA, offers undergraduate BFA programs in graphic design with concentrations in book arts and graphic design studio. The school also offers BFA degree programs in illustration, interaction design and animation, as well as an MFA program in graphic design. MICA tied for 4th overall in U.S. News & World Report's 2008 ranking of fine arts graduate schools.
Maryland Institute College of Art
1300 West Mount Royal Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21217
410-669-9200
mica.edu/
The School of Visual Arts opened in 1947 as the Cartoonists and Illustrators School. The school continues to emphasize graphic arts. Undergraduates can work toward BFA degrees in cartooning, illustration and graphic design, and graduate students can work toward MFA degrees in design, design criticism, illustration and interaction design.
School of Visual Arts
209 East 23rd St.
New York, NY 10010
212-592-2000
schoolofvisualarts.edu
The California Institute of the Arts, commonly referred to as Cal Arts, offers a BFA program in graphic design as well as two- and three-year MFA programs in graphic design. Cal Arts tied for 7th overall in U.S. News & World Report's 2008 ranking of fine arts graduate schools.
California Institute of the Arts
24700 McBean Parkway
Valencia, CA 91355
661-255-1050
calarts.edu/art/programs/graphicdesign
The Pratt Institute's School of Art and Design offers undergraduate BFA and BA programs in art and design education, digital arts, history of art and design and communications design. Graduate students at Pratt can work toward MFA degrees and Master of Education degrees in design and design education.
Pratt Institute
200 Willoughby Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11205
718-636-3514
pratt.edu/
The California College of the Arts, commonly referred to as CCA, offers an undergraduate BFA degree program in graphic design as well as a graduate program in design. Graduate students can also work toward a dual MFA and Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in design strategy. CCA has campuses in San Francisco and Oakland.
California College of the Arts
1111 8th St.
San Francisco, CA 94107
415-703-9500
cca.edu/