In 2008, US News & World Report ranked the Rhode Island School of Design's graduate graphic design program as the top MFA graphic arts program in the United States. Collegecrunch.org ranked this MFA program third on there MFA graphic design list. The program according to collegecrunch.org, incorporates a variety of design studies including graphic design history, systems thinking, communications theory, typography study, visual form-making, color theory classes, and more.
Rhode Island School of Design
Master of Fine Arts Program
2 College St.
Providence, RI 02903
401-454-6300
risd.edu
U.S. News World & Report 2008 Top Graphic Design MFA Programs List ranked Yale University second. Yale's graphic design program lasts two years and is both thesis based and hands-on.
Yale University
School of Art
1156 Chapel St.
New Haven, CT 06520
203-432-2600
yale.edu
Carnegie Mellon University is first on collegecrunch.org's Graphic Design MFA ranking list and fifth on the 2008 US News and World Report Top Graphic Design MFA Programs List. Carnegie Mellon's Graphic Design MFA program is a hands on learning experience where students learn by doing.
Carnegie Mellon University
College of Fine Arts
5000 Forbes Ave.
Pittsburgh , PA 15213
412-268-2409
cmu.edu
Maryland Institute College of Art is ranked sixth on the 2008 US New and World Report Top MFA Graphic Design Programs List and fifth on collegecrunch.org's ranking list. Their three year program program teaches art theory classes the first year and gives a more hands on approach the last two years.
Maryland Institute College of Art
Master of Fine Arts Program
1300 Mount Royal Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21217
410-225-2256
mica.edu
California Institute of the Arts, located in Valencia, is ranked number eighth on both the 2008 US New and World Report Top MFA Graphic Design Programs List and the collegecrunch.org list. The graphic design program focuses on both practical and conceptual processes in art creation.
California Institute of the Arts
Master of Fine Arts Program
24700 McBean Parkway
Valencia, CA 91355
661-255-1050
calarts.edu
California College of the Arts, located in San Francisco, Ca is ranked 10th on the US New and World Report Top MFA Graphic Design Programs List. This program is geared towards students with a design educational and/or professional background.
California College of the Arts
Graduate Program in Fine Arts
1111 Eighth St
San Francisco, CA 94107
415-703-9523
cca.edu