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.

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Program

Location

New York, NY »

What You’ll Learn

The UX/UI Design and Development, M.A. is a one-year program that provides students with essential user interface and experience design strategies and development skills, emphasizing human-centered design through empathy, journey, mental models, information architecture, rapid prototyping, and testing. It's applicable across diverse industries like technology, design, marketing, finance, consulting, e-commerce, healthcare, and game design.

The curriculum centers on design thinking and user-centered solutions for various platforms, spanning the web, apps, XR, and VUI, and strongly emphasizes practical experience in research, design, and testing.

Graduates are well-prepared for roles including Web and Mobile Design, AR/VR UX design, AI-driven UX design, and Content strategies.

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.

30%

Projected growth rate for employment of web developers 2021–2031. (BLS)

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Top 17%

U.S. colleges for salary potential, based on alumni's mid-career earnings. (Payscale.com)

Only 9 months

Needed to complete the UX/UI program.

Top 10%

Return on Investment over 20, 30, and 40 years. (Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce)

Top-Tier Ranking

New York Tech is ranked among the top 25 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).