Welcome
The School of Design welcomes your interest in our graduate programs. We offer three distinct programs leading to a Master’s degree.

Master’s Programs
The Master of Design (MDes) degree may be earned in Communication Planning & Information Design (CPID) or Interaction Design (IntD). We also jointly administer a program with the Department of Mechanical Engineering, leading to the Master of Product Development (MPD) degree. (See “Program Descriptions” below for more information.)

Application Process
If you are interested in applying to one of our graduate programs, please click to our online application, or for more information, visit our Graduate Admissions Overview page.

Contact Information
Anita Kulina Smith is the Graduate Program Coordinator at Carnegie Mellon’s School of Design. She will be glad to discuss anything relevant to the program(s) of interest to you. Before contacting Anita, please read the material describing our graduate programs, as many frequently asked questions are answered therein.

Anita Kulina Smith
Graduate Program Coordinator
grad-info@design.cmu.edu
412.268.6843

Program Descriptions
> Communication Planning & Information Design (CPID)
> Interaction Design (IntD)
> Master of Product Development (MPD)