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15 Best UX Design Master’s Degree Courses – Part 1

January 10, 2023 by Swathi Kirthyvasan

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A good Master’s degree programme can add great value to your resume and up your skills and knowledge in the field, along with networking with students and faculty from across the world and over a wide range of experiences. But choosing a school that perfectly fits your needs can be difficult – going through curriculums, fees, admission processes, etc. can take quite some time.

So we are making a small portion of that task easy for you. We’ve scoured the web to find some of the best Master’s courses. We hope this makes it easier for you to check out which college works best for your choice of a Master’s program. All the courses listed here are from universities in the US.

Take a look here:

University NameProgramDurationTotal TuitionLocation
1.Carnegie Mellon University, Human-Computer Interaction InstituteMaster of Human-Computer Interaction1 year$77,784/yearPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2.DePaul University, College of Computing and Digital MediaMaster of Science – Human-Computer Interaction2.5 years$46,800/2.5 yearsChicago, Illinois
3.University of WashingtonMaster of Human-Computer Interaction and Design (MHCI+D)1 year$53,038/yearSeattle, Washington
4.Georgia Institute of TechnologyMS in Human-Computer Interaction (MS-HCI)1.5 years$24,120/yearAtlanta, Georgia
5.The University of California Irvine, Donald Bren School of Information & Computer SciencesMaster of Human-Computer Interaction & Design (MHCID)1 year
$49,500/yearIrvine, California
6.University of BerkeleyMaster of Design1.5 years$73,130/1.5 yearsBerkeley, California
7.Pratt InstituteInformation Experience Design (MS)2 years$54,000/2 yearsNew York City, New York
8.California College of the ArtsMDes Interaction Design1 year$68,112/yearSan Francisco, California
9.Purdue UniversityMS in Computer Graphics Technology – UX Design2 years$57,588 / 2 years (Out-of-state)
$19,984 / 2 years (In-state)
West Lafayette, Indiana
10.Stanford UniversityMS in Design Impact 2 years$75,240/2 yearsStanford, California
11.Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMedia Arts and Sciences (MAS)2 yearsFully FundedCambridge, Massachusetts
12.University of MichiganMS in Information (MSI)2 years$96,408 / 2 years (Out-of-state)
$47,780 / 2 years (In-state)
Ann Arbor, Michigan
13.University of MarylandMS in Human-Computer Interaction2 years$53,090 / 2 years (Out-of-state)
$26,271 / 2 year (In-state)
College Park, Maryland
14.Rochester Institute of DesignM.S. in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)2 years$100,272 / 2 yearRochester, New York
15.Northwestern UniversityM.S. in Engineering Design Innovation (EDI)1.5 years$78,372 / 1.5 yearEvanston, Illinois

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About Swathi Kirthyvasan

Swathi is a Product UX Strategist and Content Writer currently digging deep into AI, Psychology and building useful Edtech products for students.

When not doing any of the above, she can be found in the middle of experimenting with multiple art styles and mediums to create vibrant, intricate artwork, teaching, mentoring and reading. She also dabbles with photography, is an amateur runner and loves her daily cup (or two) of herbal/green tea.

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