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Rhode Island School of Design Master’s in Design & Applied Arts

15 Master's Degrees Awarded
$53,358 Average Salary

The main focus area for this major is Graphic Design. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Design & Applied Arts is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at Rhode Island School of Design. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in design, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in Design from RISD Cost?

$54,890 Average Tuition and Fees

RISD Graduate Tuition and Fees

The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In State Out of State
Tuition $53,820 $53,820
Fees $1,070 $1,070

How Much Can You Make With a Master’s in Design From RISD?

$53,358 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

design who receive their master’s degree from RISD make an average of $53,358 a year during the early days of their career. That is 20% higher than the national average of $44,396.

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Does RISD Offer an Online Master’s in Design?

Online degrees for the RISD design master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the RISD Online Learning page.

RISD Master’s Student Diversity for Design

15 Master's Degrees Awarded
46.7% Women
6.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 15 master’s degrees in design handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in design in 2019-2020, 46.7% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 70.1%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 6.7% of the design master’s degrees at RISD in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 20%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 6
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Master’s in Design Focus Areas at RISD

Design & Applied Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Graphic Design 15

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to design and applied arts.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 6
Fine & Studio Arts 36

View All Design & Applied Arts Related Majors >

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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