Degree Programs

Degree Programs + FAQs

Graduate Studies at RISD offers 22 master’s degree programs in 16 disciplines in the fine arts, architecture, design and art education. Approximately 425 graduate students set the standards for RISD’s 2,000 undergraduates, enrolling in individual programs that range in size from 6 to 109 master’s degree candidates.

Advanced Degree Programs Offered

Master of Fine Arts / MFA
Ceramics	2 years	MFA Curriculum 2012-13
Digital + Media	2 years	MFA Curriculum 2012-13
Furniture Design	2 - 3 years	MFA Curriculum 2012-13
Glass	2 years + post-baccalaureate	MFA Curriculum 2012-13
Graphic Design	2 - 3 years	2 Yr MFA Curriculum 2012-13 3 Yr MFA Curriculum 2012-13
Jewelry + Metalsmithing	2 - 3 years	MFA Curriculum 2012-13
Painting	2 years	MFA Curriculum 2012-13
Photography	2 years	MFA Curriculum 2012-13
Printmaking	2 years	MFA Curriculum 2012-13
Sculpture	2 years	MFA Curriculum 2012-13
Textiles	2 years	MFA Curriculum 2012-13

Master of Arts / MA
Interior Architecture	1+ year	MA Curriculum 2012-13
Master of Arts / MA Art + Design Education	1 year	MA Curriculum 2012-13
Master of Arts in Teaching / MAT	1+ year	MAT Curriculum 2012-13
Master of Architecture I / M.Arch I	3 years	M.Arch Curriculum 2012-13
Master of Design in Interior Studies / MDes	2+ years	MDes Curriculum 2012-13
Master of Industrial Design / MID	2 years	MID Curriculum 2012-13
Master of Landscape Architecture I + II / MLA I + II	2 - 3 years	3 Yr MLA-I Curriculum 2012-13 2 Yr MLA-II Curriculum in 2012-13