Overview
MCAD welcome and values graduate students for the experience, insight, knowledge and vigor they add to our creative community.
Areas of study offered
Master of Fine Arts in Visual Studies, MFA
MCAD's Master of Fine Arts in visual studies program is a fully on-campus community of makers, thinkers, theorists, researchers and creative professionals working in a mentor-based, interdisciplinary environment.
Master of Arts in Creative Leadership, MA
This is an accelerated 15-month, online program — bracketed by two weeklong residencies in Minneapolis — for individuals who seek the knowledge and skills to navigate changes in their careers, organizations and communities.
Master of Arts in Graphic Design, MA
Gain the real-world graphic design and web design skills and experience to build your portfolio and advance your career through MCAD's 100 percent online Master of Arts in graphic and web design program.
Master of Arts in Sustainable Design, MA
MCAD’s fully online Master of Arts in sustainable design was created for busy working professionals who are passionate about sustainability. The program enlists a global community of students and world-class instructors working together to push the sustainability envelope forward across a variety of disciplines and industries.
Graduate certificates
Biomimicry graduate certificate
Design Foundations graduate certificate
Illustration graduate certificate
Teaching Art and Design Online series graduate certificate
User Experience (UX) graduate certificate
Web Development graduate certificate
Web Development series graduate certificate
Where classes are held
Minneapolis or online
I initially joined the program because I was at a point in my life where I had no discipline in my studio practice, and I felt no real foundation to the work I made. MCAD allowed me to build confidence in my work again.
Sishir Bommakanti
Contact information
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Graduate Admissions
2501 Stevens Avenue
Minneapolis, MN55404
United States