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Thirty-three UX related graduate programs are identified in the U.S. Based on interviews from professionals, careers in user experience can be mainly divided into 2 categories: designer and researcher. All programs listed are suitable for designers, while 22 of 33 are also suitable for a career in research. Moreover, programs are ranked in a descending order in terms of the number of courses that UX professionals consider useful at work.

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UX Designer

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College Degree Major Carnegie Mellon University MDes Design Jobs Location Tuition (In/Out-of-State) Huge, IDEO, Google, Microsoft, etc Pittsburgh‎, PA $84,000/ $84,000
College Degree Major School of Visual Arts MFA Interaction Design Jobs Location Tuition (In/Out-of-State) Microsoft, PI Art Center, LUMA, Elephant, Grey Group, etc New York City, NY $102,000/ $102,000
College Degree Major University of Washington MS Human Centered Design& Engineering Jobs Location Tuition (In/Out-of-State) Microsoft, Expedia, Tableau, Blink, EvenVision, etc Seatle, WA $38,208/ $38,208
College Degree Major Carnegie Mellon University MPS Professional Studies Jobs Location Tuition (In/Out-of-State) Microsoft, Walmart, Dell Boomi, etc Pittsburgh‎, PA $42,000/ $42,000
College Degree Major Northwestern University MS Engineering Design Innovation Jobs Location Tuition (In/Out-of-State) IBM, Motorola, Herman Miller, IA Collaborative, etc Evanston, IL $90,200/ $90,200
College Degree Major Indiana Univeristy MS Human-Computer Interaction Design Jobs Location Tuition (In/Out-of-State) Disney, VMware, ETS, SAP, Cohesity, etc Bloomington,IN $13,837/ $47,898
College Degree Major Illinois Institute of Technology MDes Design Jobs Location Tuition (In/Out-of-State) LUMA, Khoj Lab, Fjord, Emergent Design, openbox, etc Chicago, IL $98,004/ $98,004
College Degree Major Univerisy of Washington MS Human-Computer Interaction and Design Jobs Location Tuition (In/Out-of-State) Microsoft, MongoDB, Blink, Deloitte, etc Seatle, WA $49,680/ $49,680
College Degree Major Carnegie Mellon University MA Design Jobs Location Tuition (In/Out-of-State) Microsoft, Workiva, Kelton Global, etc Pittsburgh‎, PA $42,000/ $42,000
College Degree Major Bentley University MS Human Factors in Information Design Jobs Location Tuition (In/Out-of-State) UXRD, City of Gainesville, MITRE, HubSpot, CVS Health, etc Waltham, MA $46,200/ $46,200
College Degree Major The New School MFA Design and Technology Jobs Location Tuition (In/Out-of-State) Google, Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Verizon, Chartbeat, etc New York City, NY $99,688/ $99,688
College Degree Major Rhode Island School of Design MFA Matternet, LeanTaaS, Luis Saladrigas Design, etc Jobs Location Tuition (In/Out-of-State) Matternet, LeanTaaS, Luis Saladrigas Design, etc Providence, RI $97,000/ $97,000
College Degree Major Thomas Jefferson University MS User Experience and Interaction Design Jobs Location Tuition (In/Out-of-State) Media Components, Black Knight, Accenture, Infor, PromptWorks, etc Philadelphia, PA $36,270/ $36,270
College Degree Major Pratt Institute MS Information Experience Design Jobs Location Tuition (In/Out-of-State) IBM, Verizon, Disney, Dapper Labs, etc Brooklyn, NY $66,492/ $66,492
College Degree Major Depaul University MS Human Computer Interaction Jobs Location Tuition (In/Out-of-State) Disney, Duo Security, Nava, Aon, CXO, CINgroup, etc Chicago, IL $44,200/ $44,200
College Degree Major MIT MAS Media Arts and Sciences Jobs Location Tuition (In/Out-of-State) Formlabs, Humanyze, Tideline Data, Interval Research, etc Cambridge, MA $0/ $0
College Degree Major University of Miami MFA Interactive Meida Jobs Location Tuition (In/Out-of-State) Best Buy, MicroStrategy, Southern, DataCore, ASHA, etc Coral Gobals, FL $91,350/ $91,350
College Degree Major University of California, Irvine MHCID Human-Computer Interaction & Design Jobs Location Tuition (In/Out-of-State) Google, mSIGNIA, Watermark, Bloomberg LP, BlackRock, BLITZ, etc Irvine, CA $49,500/ $49,500
College Degree Major University of North Texas MA Design Jobs Location Tuition (In/Out-of-State) Disney, Dropbox, Dell, AT&T, etc Denton, TX $6,834/ $18,744
College Degree Major MICA MPS UX Design Jobs Location Tuition (In/Out-of-State) Magic Leap, Worsing Design, KPMG US, Facebook, etc Baltimore, MD $70,305/ $70,305
College Degree Major San Jose State University MS Human Factors and Ergonomics Jobs Location Tuition (In/Out-of-State) Sony, Google, Workday, McAfee, StubHub, etc San Jose, CA $15,592/ $25,096
College Degree Major University of Michigan MS Information Jobs Location Tuition (In/Out-of-State) Apple, Walmart, Google, Bloomberg, Invision, etc Ann Arbor, MI $31,688/ $42,262
College Degree Major Carnegie Mellon University MHCI Human-Computer Interaction Jobs Location Tuition (In/Out-of-State) LinkedIn, Google, Capital One, uSens Inc, etc Pittsburgh‎, PA $72,000/ $72,000
College Degree Major Pennstate MS Information Jobs Location Tuition (In/Out-of-State) PHEAA, Vanguard, etc Old Main, PA Urban $24,014/ $39,504
College Degree Major Rutgers university MBS User Experience Design Jobs Location Tuition (In/Out-of-State) Pinterest, Verizon, Capital One, TandemSeven, etc OCamden, NJ $42,398/ $52,503
College Degree Major New York University MFA ITP Jobs Location Tuition (In/Out-of-State) Magic Leap, Designlab, NationBuilder, Gensler, etc OCamden, NJ $53,940/ $53,940
College Degree Major Cornell Universitye MPS Information Science Jobs Location Tuition (In/Out-of-State) MicroStrategy, Uber, Firework, Jetblack, Elite CEU, etc Ithaca, NY $54,584/ $54,584
College Degree Major Purdue University MS Computer Graphics Technology Jobs Location Tuition (In/Out-of-State) Express Scripts, UnitedHealth Group, etc West Lafayette, IN $19,984/ $57,588
College Degree Major Tufts University MS Human Factors Engineering Jobs Location Tuition (In/Out-of-State) Ventures, Ximedica, Radius Innovation, R/GA, etc Middlesex County, MA $51,288/ $51,288
College Degree Major Lowa State University MS Human Computer Interaction Jobs Location Tuition (In/Out-of-State) Google, Wells Fargo, eHealth, REI, PNC, etc Ames, IA $21,008/ $49,532
College Degree Major IUPUI MS Human Computer Interaction Jobs Location Tuition (In/Out-of-State) Walmart, DORIS, Virtusa, Humana, Huntington, etc Indianapolis, IN $12,852/ $35,182
College Degree Major UC Berkeley MS Information Management and Systems Jobs Location Tuition (In/Out-of-State) Linkedin, Google, Amazon, Medium, Airbnb, Grio, Docker, etc Berkeley, CA $15,744/ $40,234
College Degree Major University of Maryland MS Human Computer Interaction Jobs Location Tuition (In/Out-of-State) Aeroasis, Phone2Action, GEICO, etc College Park, MD $21,510/ $46,440

UX Researcher

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College Degree Major University of Washington MS Human Centered Design& Engineering Jobs Location Tuition (In/Out-of-State) Microsoft, Expedia, Tableau, Blink, EvenVision, etc Seatle, WA $38,208/ $38,208
College Degree Major Illinois Institute of Technology MDes Design Jobs Location Tuition (In/Out-of-State) LUMA, Khoj Lab, Fjord, Emergent Design, openbox, etc Chicago, IL $98,004/ $98,004
College Degree Major Univerisy of Washington MS Human-Computer Interaction and Design Jobs Location Tuition (In/Out-of-State) Microsoft, MongoDB, Blink, Deloitte, etc Seatle, WA $49,680/ $49,680
College Degree Major Bentley University MS Human Factors in Information Design Jobs Location Tuition (In/Out-of-State) UXRD, City of Gainesville, MITRE, HubSpot, CVS Health, etc Waltham, MA $46,200/ $46,200
College Degree Major MIT MAS Media Arts and Sciences Jobs Location Tuition (In/Out-of-State) Formlabs, Humanyze, Tideline Data, Interval Research, etc Cambridge, MA $0/ $0
College Degree Major Carnegie Mellon University MHCI Human-Computer Interaction Jobs Location Tuition (In/Out-of-State) LinkedIn, Google, Capital One, uSens Inc, etc Pittsburgh‎, PA $72,000/ $72,000
College Degree Major University of Maryland MS Human Computer Interaction Jobs Location Tuition (In/Out-of-State) Aeroasis, Phone2Action, GEICO, etc College Park, MD $21,510/ $46,440
College Degree Major School of Visual Arts MFA Interaction Design Jobs Location Tuition (In/Out-of-State) Microsoft, PI Art Center, LUMA, Elephant, Grey Group, etc New York City, NY $102,000/ $102,000
College Degree Major Depaul University MS Human Computer Interaction Jobs Location Tuition (In/Out-of-State) Disney, Duo Security, Nava, Aon, CXO, CINgroup, etc Chicago, IL $44,200/ $44,200
College Degree Major University of Miami MFA Interactive Meida Jobs Location Tuition (In/Out-of-State) Best Buy, MicroStrategy, Southern, DataCore, ASHA, etc Coral Gobals, FL $91,350/ $91,350
College Degree Major University of Michigan MS Information Jobs Location Tuition (In/Out-of-State) Apple, Walmart, Google, Bloomberg, Invision, etc Ann Arbor, MI $31,688/ $42,262
College Degree Major Rutgers university MBS User Experience Design Jobs Location Tuition (In/Out-of-State) Pinterest, Verizon, Capital One, TandemSeven, etc OCamden, NJ $42,398/ $52,503
College Degree Major UC Berkeley MS Information Management and Systems Jobs Location Tuition (In/Out-of-State) Linkedin, Google, Amazon, Medium, Airbnb, Grio, Docker, etc Berkeley, CA $15,744/ $40,234
College Degree Major Pratt Institute MS Information Experience Design Jobs Location Tuition (In/Out-of-State) IBM, Verizon, Disney, Dapper Labs, etc Brooklyn, NY $66,492/ $66,492
College Degree Major University of California, Irvine MHCID Human-Computer Interaction & Design Jobs Location Tuition (In/Out-of-State) Google, mSIGNIA, Watermark, Bloomberg LP, BlackRock, BLITZ, etc Irvine, CA $49,500/ $49,500
College Degree Major San Jose State University MS Human Factors and Ergonomics Jobs Location Tuition (In/Out-of-State) Sony, Google, Workday, McAfee, StubHub, etc San Jose, CA $15,592/ $25,096
College Degree Major Lowa State University MS Human Computer Interaction Jobs Location Tuition (In/Out-of-State) Google, Wells Fargo, eHealth, REI, PNC, etc Ames, IA $21,008/ $49,532
College Degree Major Thomas Jefferson University MS User Experience and Interaction Design Jobs Location Tuition (In/Out-of-State) Media Components, Black Knight, Accenture, Infor, PromptWorks, etc Philadelphia, PA $36,270/ $36,270
College Degree Major MICA MPS UX Design Jobs Location Tuition (In/Out-of-State) Magic Leap, Worsing Design, KPMG US, Facebook, etc Baltimore, MD $70,305/ $70,305
College Degree Major Pennstate MS Information Jobs Location Tuition (In/Out-of-State) PHEAA, Vanguard, etc Old Main, PA $24,014/ $39,504
College Degree Major Purdue University MS Computer Graphics Technology Jobs Location Tuition (In/Out-of-State) Express Scripts, UnitedHealth Group, etc West Lafayette, IN $19,984/ $57,588
College Degree Major IUPUI MS Human Computer Interaction Jobs Location Tuition (In/Out-of-State) Walmart, DORIS, Virtusa, Humana, Huntington, etc Indianapolis, IN $12,852/ $35,182