Top UX Schools

Here is a list of top UX and HCI programs at schools in the US, outside US and online.

Top UX Schools: U.S
#		Program	(year)	(latest published)	Location	(# / year)	(min)	GRE(Required?)	Portfolio(Required?)
1	Carnegie Mellon University	Master of Human-Computer Interaction (MHCI)	1	$93,300	Pittsburgh, PA	60	25 per section	Optional	Optional	Jan 15, 2027
2	Carnegie Mellon University	Master of Design (MDes) in Design for Interactions	2	$90,000	Pittsburgh, PA	10	102	Optional	Y	Jan 15, 2027
3	University of Washington	Master of Human-Computer Interaction + Design (MHCI+D)	11 mo	$61,732	Seattle, WA	?	106	-	Y	Jan 18, 2027
4	University of Washington	M.S. in Human Centered Design & Engineering (HCDE)	2	$51,150	Seattle, WA	?	92	-	-	Jan 13, 2027
5	University of Washington	M.S. in Technology Innovation (MSTI), Global Innovation Exchange	21 mo	$66,378	Redmond, WA	45	100	-	-	Nov 5, 2026
6	Stanford University	MS in Design (formerly MS in Design Impact)	2	$139,434	Stanford, CA	13	90	-	Y	Dec 1, 2026
7	Georgia Institute of Technology	Master of Science in Human-Computer Interaction (MS-HCI)	2	$78,120	Atlanta, GA	55	100	-	Y	Feb 1, 2027
8	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	S.M. in Media Arts and Sciences (MAS)	2	$0	Cambridge, MA	50	100	-	Y	Dec 15, 2026
9	Parsons School of Design	M.F.A. in Design and Technology (DT)	2	$127,880	New York, NY	80	92	-	Y	Jan 5, 2026
10	New York University	Interactive Telecommunications Program, Master of Professional Studies (ITP MPS)	2	$165,800	New York, NY	?	Y	-	Optional	Dec 1, 2026
11	UC Berkeley	Master of Information Management and Systems (MIMS)	2	$94,512	Berkeley, CA	50	90	-	-	Jan 6, 2027
12	UC Berkeley	Master of Design (MDes)	1.5	$84,747	Berkeley, CA	23	90	-	Y	Jan 6, 2027
13	Pratt Institute	M.S. in Information Experience Design (IXD)	2	$68,184	New York, NY	?	82	-	Optional	Jan 5, 2027
14	School of Visual Arts	M.F.A. in Interaction Design (IxD)	2	$123,380	New York, NY	20	79	-	Y	Jan 15, 2027
15	University of Michigan	M.S. in Information (MSI)	2	$120,304	Ann Arbor, MI	450	102	-	Y	Jan 15, 2027
16	Indiana University Bloomington	M.S. in Human-Computer Interaction Design (HCI/d)	2	$59,976	Bloomington, IN	45	100	Optional	Optional	Jan 1, 2027
17	ArtCenter College of Design	MFA in Media Design Practices (MDP)	2	$121,248	Pasadena, CA	20	5 (1-6 scale)	-	Y	Jan 15, 2026
18	Ball State University	M.A. in Emerging Media Design and Development (EMDD)	2	$45,684	Muncie, IN	?	79	-	Y	Rolling
19	Cornell University	Master of Professional Studies (MPS) in Information Science	1	$73,946	Ithaca, NY	95	Y	-	-	Dec 1, 2026
20	Purdue University	M.S. in Computer Graphics Technology, UX Design concentration	2	$58,732	West Lafayette, IN	20	90	Y	Y	Feb 1, 2027
21	University of Maryland, College Park	M.S. in Human-Computer Interaction (HCIM), College of Information	2	$58,980	College Park, MD	35	96	Optional	Y	Jan 20, 2027
22	Rochester Institute of Technology	M.S. in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)	2	$129,084	Rochester, NY	25	88	Optional	-	Feb 15
23	Arizona State University	M.S. in User Experience	2	$48,660	Mesa, AZ	?	80	-	-	Rolling
24	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Master of Science in Design + Innovation	1	$48,000	Madison, WI	?	92	-	-	Feb 1, 2027
25	San José State University	M.S. in Human Factors and Ergonomics (HFE), incl. User Experience concentration	2-2.5	$5,631.50/semester	San Jose, CA	35	80	-	Optional	Feb 1, 2027
26	Tallinn University	MSc in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)	2	€14,000	Tallinn, Estonia	20	72	-	Y	Mar 1, 2027
27	University of Texas at Austin	M.S. in Information Studies (MSIS), UX Research & Design / Human-Computer Interaction areas of study	2	$39,572	Austin, TX	?	79	Optional	Y	Jan 5, 2027
28	Illinois Institute of Technology	Master of Design (MDes)	2	$101,952	Chicago, IL	45	100	-	Optional	Feb 20, 2026
29	Indiana University Indianapolis	M.S. in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)	2	$43,254	Indianapolis, IN	35	90	Optional	Y	Jan 15, 2027
30	Northwestern University	M.S. in Engineering Design Innovation (EDI)	1.5	$94,648	Evanston, IL	20	95	-	Y	Jan 15, 2027
31	University of Colorado Boulder	M.S. in Creative Technology & Design (Creative Industries / Social Impact tracks)	2	$51,552	Boulder, CO	?	100	Optional	Y	Apr 15, 2027
32	California State University, East Bay	Master of Arts in Interaction Design and Interactive Art (IxDIA)	2	$37,586	Hayward, CA	12	80	-	Y	May 1, 2027
33	Tufts University	M.S. in Human Factors Engineering	24 mo	$55,650	Medford, MA	5	100	-	Optional	Jan 15, 2027
34	George Washington University	M.A. in Interaction Design (STEM)	2	$68,040	Washington, DC	?	80	-	Y	Jan 15, 2027
35	Pennsylvania State University	M.S. in Informatics, Human-Centered Design concentration (College of IST)	1-2	$101,216	University Park, PA	?	80	Y	Y	Mar 1, 2027
36	Bentley University	M.S. in Human Factors in Information Design (MSHFID)	1	$63,350	Waltham, MA	?	100	Optional	Y	Nov 1, 2026
37	Michigan State University	M.A. in Media and Information (HCI/UX focus)	1.5	$54,443	East Lansing, MI	20	85	Y	Y	Mar 1, 2027
38	University of Maryland, Baltimore County	M.S. in Human-Centered Computing (HCC)	2	$47,850	Baltimore, MD	45	80	-	Y	May 1, 2027
39	DePaul University	M.S. in Human-Computer Interaction	2.5	$48,144	Chicago, IL	100	80	-	-	Aug 1, 2027
40	University of Baltimore	M.S. in Interaction Design and Information Architecture	?	$45,072	Baltimore, MD	?	79	-	-	Jul 1, 2027
41	California State University, Long Beach	M.A. in Human Experience Design Interactions (MA_HXDI)	1.5	$31,236	Long Beach, CA	12	80	-	Y	Apr 1
42	Touro University	M.S. in UX/UI & Interaction Design	?	$30,030	New York, NY	15	80	-	-	Rolling
43	University of Michigan-Dearborn	M.S. in Human-Centered Design and Engineering (HCDE)	?	$62,527	Dearborn, MI	?	84	-	-	Rolling
44	Rice University	Master of Human-Computer Interaction and Human Factors (MHCIHF)	2	$75,000	Houston, TX	5	90	Optional	-	Dec 1, 2026
45	Northeastern University	M.S. in Design (Experience Design concentration)	1	$67,520	Boston, MA	?	100	-	Y	Feb 1, 2027
46	Iowa State University	M.S. in Human Computer Interaction (HCI)	2	$64,804	Ames, IA	?	79	Optional	-	Jan 15, 2027
47	University of Kansas	M.A. in Design with concentration in Interaction and User Experience Design	1.5	$31,029	Lawrence, KS	8	80	-	Y	Apr 15
48	University of Miami	M.F.A. in Creative Technologies and Interactive Arts	2	$97,650	Coral Gables, FL	?	Y	-	Y	See website
49	University of North Texas	M.A. in Interaction Design (IxD)	24 mo	$23,428	Denton, TX	9	85	-	Y	May 15, 2026
50	State University of New York at Oswego	M.A. in Human-Computer Interaction	2	$33,363	Oswego, NY	50	79	Optional	-	Rolling
51	Thomas Jefferson University	M.S. in User Experience & Interaction Design	2	$52,651	Philadelphia, PA	?	79	-	Y	See website

Top UX Schools: Non U.S
#		Program	(year)	(latest published)	Location	(# / year)	(min)	GRE(Required?)	Portfolio(Required?)
1	Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design (CIID)	Interaction Design Programme (IDP)	1	€28,060	Bergamo, Italy	24	-	-	Y	Rolling
2	Delft University of Technology	MSc Design for Interaction (DfI)	2	€5,465	Delft, the Netherlands	100	100	-	Y	Jan 15, 2027
3	University College London	Human-Computer Interaction MSc (HCI)	1	£42,700	London, UK	?	Y	-	-	Feb 11, 2026
4	The Oslo School of Architecture and Design (AHO)	Master of Design (Interaction Design specialisation)	2	NOK 0 (EU/EEA)	Oslo, Norway	10	80	-	Y	Feb 2, 2026
5	Umeå University	MFA / Master's Programme in Interaction Design (120 credits)	2	SEK 642,600	Umeå, Sweden	10	90	-	Y	Jan 15, 2027
6	Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e)	MSc in Human-Technology Interaction (HTI)	2	€43,400	Eindhoven, the Netherlands	40	90	-	-	May 1, 2027
7	Harbour.Space Institute of Technology	Master of Arts in Interaction Design (60 ECTS)	1	€22,900	Barcelona, Spain	25	-	-	Y	Rolling
8	University of Waterloo	Master of Digital Experience Innovation (MDEI)	8 mo	C$26,248	Stratford, Canada (online)	30	5 (1-6 scale)	-	-	Feb 1, 2027
9	Simon Fraser University	MSc in Interactive Arts and Technology (SIAT)	2	C$13,155	Surrey, Canada	?	90	-	-	Feb 18, 2026
10	University of Toronto	Master of Information (MI), User Experience Design (UXD) concentration	2	C$92,160	Toronto, Canada	?	107	-	-	Jan 31, 2027
11	The University of Queensland	Master of Interaction Design	2	A$121,904	Brisbane (St Lucia), Australia	?	87	-	-	Nov 30, 2026
12	The University of Sydney	Master of Interaction Design and Electronic Arts (MIDEA)	1.5	A$53,900	Sydney, Australia	?	85	-	-	See website
13	Kingston University	User Experience Design MSc	1	£23,300	Kingston upon Thames (London), UK	?	Y	-	-	Rolling
14	Loughborough University	MA / MSc in User Experience Design	1	£32,750	Loughborough, UK	39	Y	-	Y	See website
15	Chalmers University of Technology	Human-Centred Design and Engineering, MSc (Interaction Design specialisation)	2	SEK 380,000	Gothenburg, Sweden	?	Y	-	-	Jan 15, 2027
16	Royal College of Art	MA/MSc Innovation Design Engineering (IDE), joint with Imperial College London	2	£47,250	London, UK	?	-	-	Y	Jan 8, 2027
17	Tilburg University	MSc in Communication and Information Sciences, track New Media Design	1	US$15,952	Tilburg, Netherlands	?	90	-	Y	See website
18	Bauhaus-Universität Weimar	M.Sc. in Human-Computer Interaction	2	€0	Weimar, Germany	?	85	-	-	Jul 15, 2027
19	University of British Columbia	Master of Digital Media (MDM)	16 mo	C$74,247	Vancouver, Canada	60	90	-	Y	Jan 8, 2027
20	KTH Royal Institute of Technology	MSc Interactive Media Technology	2	SEK 360,000	Stockholm, Sweden	?	90	-	-	Jan 15, 2027
21	University of Siegen	M.Sc. in Human-Computer Interaction	2	€0	Siegen, Germany	?	94	-	Optional	Apr 30, 2027

Top UX Schools: Online
#		Program	(year)	(latest published)	Location	(# / year)	(min)	GRE(Required?)	Portfolio(Required?)
1	Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)	Master of Professional Studies (MPS) in User Experience Design	1.5	$40,635	Baltimore, MD (online)	?	75	-	Optional	Rolling
2	University of California, Irvine	Master of Human-Computer Interaction & Design (MHCID)	1	$60,060	Irvine, CA	27	80	Optional	Y	May 15, 2026
3	Rochester Institute of Technology	M.S. in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)	2	$2,690/credit	Rochester, NY	25	88	Optional	-	Feb 15, 2027
4	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Master of Arts in Library and Information Studies (MA LIS), Information Technology & User Experience concentration	2	$30,600	Madison, WI	85	92	-	-	Mar 1, 2027
5	Northwestern University	MS in Information Design and Strategy (online)	2-3	$51,000	Chicago, IL (online)	30	100	Optional	-	Oct 15, 2026
6	University of Southern California	M.S. in Integrated Design, Business and Technology (MSIDBT)	1.5-2	$93,746	Los Angeles, CA	29	90	-	Y	Jan 20, 2027
7	Bentley University	M.S. in Human Factors in Information Design (MSHFID)	1.5	$63,350	Waltham, MA	?	Y	Optional	-	Feb 1, 2027
8	University of Baltimore	M.S. in Interaction Design and Information Architecture	?	$45,072	Baltimore, MD	?	79	-	-	Jul 1, 2027
9	DePaul University	Master of Science in Human-Computer Interaction	2.5	$48,144	Chicago, IL	?	80	-	-	Jun 15, 2027
10	Brandeis University	Master of Science in User-Centered Design (Brandeis Online)	1-2	$36,600	Waltham, MA (fully online)	19	100	-	-	Rolling
11	Kent State University	M.S. in User Experience	2	$25,200	Kent, OH	?	94	-	-	Apr 15, 2027
12	Quinnipiac University	MS in Digital Content Creation and Strategy (online)	2	$32,550	Hamden, CT (online)	40	90	-	Y	Rolling
13	Northeastern University	Master of Professional Studies in Digital Media	18 mo	$54,604	Boston, MA	?	79	-	-	Rolling
14	Iowa State University	M.S. in Human Computer Interaction (HCI)	2	$64,804	Ames, IA	?	79	Optional	-	Jan 15, 2027