Overview

The Graphic and Interactive Design program at Temple University offers intensive, research-driven immersion in the practice of design, with mentorship from passionate, award-winning faculty members who push students to hone their visual voices and use their talents to change the world.

GAID M.F.A. students are a close-knit cohort of thinkers and makers who drive original concepts through interdisciplinary collaboration in Tyler’s state-of-the-art facilities with the specialists, technology, and resources of Temple, a leading research university. Tyler students have unique opportunities to apply their socially conscious designs across Philadelphia. This is a city that’s a living laboratory for design-driven solutions with a booming design community that hosts one of the largest national chapters of the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) and offers easy access to other major design hubs, like New York and Washington, D.C.

Job Prospects

Graduates work for print and web design companies, advertising agencies, publishing companies, and design departments of major corporations. They also work in film and television, music packaging and promotion, product design and packaging, and as freelance illustrators.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Graduate Professional Practices
Visual Design Graduate Seminar
Graphic Design Graduate Projects
Visual Design Thesis

Critique and Critical Dialogue I and II

Graduate Projects
Graphic Design

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-06 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

60 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Philadelphia, United States

Disciplines

Design Graphic Design View 449 other Masters in Design in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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General requirements

Letters of Reference
Statement of Goals
Résumé
Transcripts

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

52530 USD / year

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Out-of-State

52530 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

39540 USD / year

≈ 39540 USD / year

Living costs

Philadelphia

United States

1313 - 2284 USD / month

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