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UX/UI Design and Development, M.A.

Gain the visual UX/UI design strategies and digital development skills to plan, design, and develop human-friendly interactivity for web, virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), voice user interface (VUI) and other applications.

What You’ll Learn

The UX/UI Design and Development, M.A., is a one-year program where you’ll learn how to strategize, design, and develop user experience/user interface in industries ranging from entertainment and media production to aerospace, architecture, medicine, and more.

Develop human-centered design strategies through the use of empathy, mental models, information architecture, user-flow, and prototyping. Our program focuses on:


  • User experience & interface design
  • User centered & human centered design
  • Human-computer interaction
  • VR/AR/MR/Voice
  • Prototype design
  • User research & usability testing
  • VR/AR/MR/VOICE

Career Options

  • AR and VR UX Designer
  • AI-driven UX Designer
  • Content Strategist
  • Experience Strategist
  • Haptic UI Designer
  • Information Architect
  • Interaction Designer
  • Product Designer or Manager
  • UI Designer
  • UX Researcher
  • UX Strategist
  • Voice Interaction Designer
  • Web/Mobile UX Designer

“If you love the field of UX and want the opportunity to dive deep in theory and practice, then this program will be a good choice for you.”

Dominica Jamir (M.A. ’21)


Exceptional experiences.
Outstanding outcomes.

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Top-Tier Ranking

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New York Tech is ranked among the top 50 regional universities in the North.

How You’ll Succeed

Whether you're interested in putting your skills to work in gaming, business, or a host of other areas, you'll know how to effectively communicate through the use of sophisticated, informative, natural, and entertaining visual formats developed with state-of-the-art hardware and software techniques

International F-1 students who successfully complete this degree are eligible for an additional 24-month STEM OPT extension to work in the U.S. in an area directly related to their area of study immediately upon completing the customary 12-month post-completion Optional Practical Training (OPT).

USNWR Best Colleges/Regional

Top-Tier Ranking

New York Tech is ranked among the top 50 regional universities in the North.

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