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3.5k Master's degrees in Arts, Design & Architecture in United States
Music Composition
The Music Composition programme at Central Michigan University is a full-time, two-year Master of Music degree. This on-campus course requires 30 credit hours and focuses on advanced music theory, history, and creative technique. It is designed for students with exceptional promise in writing and original musical creation.
Sculpture
For students of Sculpture at Savannah College of Art and Design , inspiration is never far. Master your craft in one of the finest studios in American higher education, designed by architect Renzo Piano and located adjacent to the High Museum of Art in Atlanta.
Musicology
The Musicology faculty and student body at Michigan State University has a laser focus on the educational and professional preparation you need to succeed in today’s music world, but we also aim for personal fulfillment and enjoyment.
Painting
The graduate program in Painting from University of Dallas requires that the student/artist possess a strong sense of direction in their work. The image, idea, method or process is a concerted pursuit of form in service of content.
Media Arts
The Media Arts MA program offered at University of South Carolina provides advanced education in media theory, history, and artistic practice. The program prepares students to pursue media arts in a variety of contexts including independent, commercial, and academic.
Landscape Architecture
The Master of Landscape Architecture Program at Pratt Institute teaches students to design land and land-based practices that advance environmental and social justice in a time of climate and public change.
Information and Communications Technology - Database Design and Administration
The Master of Science in Information and Communications Technology with a concentration in Database Design and Administration at the University of Denver is designed to be completed in approximately 18 months. The programme is offered in an online format, allowing for flexibility in attendance while acquiring advanced skills in database management.
Music Composition
The Music Composition programme at Western Michigan University is a comprehensive master level course designed for creative musicians. This full-time curriculum focuses on developing a unique artistic voice through training in acoustic and digital media. Students benefit from a professional environment at Western Michigan University.
Advanced Manufacturing and Design
The Advanced Manufacturing and Design program of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) combines in-depth, group-based graduate subjects and a project-based thesis experience at leading companies to accelerate students' engineering and leadership skills.
Photography
The Photography MFA program at Academy of Art University provides advanced practice and intensive study of the photographic medium.

Architecture (Three-Year Program)
The School of Architecture's Master of Architecture (Three-Year Program) from Northeastern University focuses on the contemporary challenges and opportunities in design for cities.
Industrial Design
Art Center College of Design’s master's in Industrial Design degree program (Grad ID) combines the pursuit of extraordinary design and making skills with the knowledge, theories, and methods that are essential for creating new value for business and social innovation in a world facing complex and unstructured challenges.
Studio Art
Take your technical and conceptual artistic skills to the next level in the production of art and/or design work. The Studio Art program is offered at Towson University.
Design Studies in Historic Preservation
The Master of Design Studies in Historic Preservation offered by Boston Architectural College is a 4-semester, 33-credit degree that gives students the knowledge, technical expertise, and leadership skills necessary to promote and preserve historical buildings and cultural landscapes.
Experimental Choreography
The Experimental Choreography M.F.A. at the University of California, Riverside is a full-time, two-year postgraduate programme. Spanning six quarters, this degree focuses on intense dance investigation and interdisciplinary practice, designed for established artists seeking to challenge their creative research through expert faculty mentorship.
Architecture
Master of Architecture candidates holding a pre-professional Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in architecture or environmental design from an NAAB-accredited institution are eligible for admission to the 2 year professional Master of Architecture (M.Arch) degree program from University of Washington.
Art History
This Art History program at University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign provides basic preparation for teaching at the college level, background in the history of art for museum work, and preliminary study for the doctoral degree.
Infrastructure Planning and Management
University of Washington's Infrastructure Planning and Management degree is a two-year, part-time program offered by the Department of Urban Design & Planning
Visual Art
The Visual Art programme at the University of California, Riverside is an intensive three-year, full-time MFA. This degree prioritises studio production and advanced research within a theoretically driven curriculum. Students benefit from generous private studios and state-of-the-art facilities near Los Angeles.
Fiction and Entertainment
The Master of Science in Fiction and Entertainment is a one-year, three-semester program from Southern California Institute of Architecture where students work with world-renowned professionals in the entertainment industry to develop expertise in world-building, storytelling, film, visual effects, and video games, to build new forms of creative practice.