Graduate Study
Graduate study at RISD brings together artists, designers and thinkers from around the world to research, experiment, create and push the possibilities of practice.
Graduate degrees offered
MArch
MFA
MA (RISD + Brown)
MFA
MFA
MFA/Post-B
MA
MFA
MFA
MID
MA / MDes
MFA / Post-B
MLA / MLA + MMA (University of Rhode Island)
MA
MFA
MFA
MFA
MFA
MA / MAT
MFA
Certificates and concentrations
Certificate
graduate concentration
Stories about the graduate experience
Shey Rivera Ríos and Ruchika Nambiar collaborate with research designers from the MIT Game Lab to explore how games can be used to subvert oppressive narratives.
Grad students Ann Lewis and Viraj Mithani, undergrad Yuqing Liu and recent alumna Elizabeth Meiklejohn use SPUR funding to conduct research in the US and abroad.
The Illustration department’s new graduate program aims to transform the field by inspiring self-authorship and social engagement.
Get to know RISD
Visit our dedicated site for more about our graduate student community and how to become part of it.
Get a closer look at our annual show of final graduate student work—one of the signature events on the RISD calendar.
Gain teaching experience in your field through our certificate program for enrolled grad students.