Top MS in HCI (Human Computer Interaction / Design)- in USA

HCI is now a very popular Human-Computer among students looking to pursue a Masters Degree, even though the stream is relatively new the number of students applying to this course is rising year on year. HCI is a study of how people interact with computers and places a high amount of importance to “user experience”, “design” & interface.


There has been an increase in the number of options to specialize and more and more universities are now offering the course, do note some of these programs are termed directly, some are interdisciplinary courses & some are offered as a track/specialization and some even more specific.


 Comprehensive list of Programs in HCI / Design/ Interface :

  1. Carnegie Mellon University: Masters of Human Computer Interaction
    https://www.hcii.cmu.edu/academics/mhci
  2. Georgia Tech: MS in HCI:
    http://mshci.gatech.edu/
  3. University of Washington: Masters in Human Computer Interaction & Design:
    https://mhcid.washington.edu/
  4. Stanford University: MS in Design Impact
    http://designimpact.stanford.edu/
  5. MIT Media Lab: Media & Arts Sciences Degree
    http://hci.mit.edu/
  6. University of Michigan Ann Arbor: MS in Information
    https://www.si.umich.edu/programs/master-science-information/areas-interest#gsc.tab=0
  7. University of California Berkeley: Masters in Information Management & Systems
    https://www.ischool.berkeley.edu/programs/mims
  8. UT Austin: MS in Information Science
    https://www.ischool.utexas.edu/programs/masters
  9. University of Maryland- College Park: MS in Human Computer Interaction
    https://ischool.umd.edu/hcim
  10. Indiana University, Bloomington: MS in HCI with Design
    https://www.sice.indiana.edu/graduate/degrees/informatics/hcid/ms-requirements.html
  11. University of Calironia Irvine: Masters in HCI & Design
    https://mhcid.ics.uci.edu/
  12. University of Colorado Boulder: Masters in Creative Tech & Design
    https://www.colorado.edu/atlas/academics/ms-creative-technologies-design-option
  13. Penn State University: MSIST  (Specialization)
    https://ist.psu.edu/education/degree/ms
  14. Virginia Tech: MS CS (Specialization)
    https://cs.vt.edu/Research/Areas.html
  15. Northwestern University: MS in Engineering Design & Innovation
    https://design.northwestern.edu/engineering-design-innovation/edi-experience/
  16. Bentley : MS in Human Factors
    https://admissions.bentley.edu/graduate/masters-in-human-factors
  17. Drexel University: MSIS
    https://drexel.edu/cci/academics/programs/graduate-programs/ms-in-information-systems/
  18. University of California San Diego: MSCS
    http://designlab.ucsd.edu/
  19. Texas A&M University: MSCS
    https://engineering.tamu.edu/cse/research/index.html
  20. University of Maryland Baltimore County: MS in Human Centred Computer
    https://informationsystems.umbc.edu/home/graduate-programs/master-of-science-programs/master-of-science-in-human-centered-computing-hcc/
  21. Tufts University: MS in Human Factors
    https://asegrad.tufts.edu/academics/explore-graduate-programs/human-factors-engineering
  22. University of Minnesota Twin Cities: MSCS https://www.cs.umn.edu/research/research_areas/human-computer-interaction-hci
  23. Arizona State University: MS Tech in Graphic IT https://poly.engineering.asu.edu/git/mstech-graphic-information-technology/
  24. Columbia University: MS CS ( Vision, Graphics, Interaction Track)
    http://www.cs.columbia.edu/education/ms/visionAndGraphics/
  25. New York University: MS Integrated Digital Media
    https://engineering.nyu.edu/academics/programs/integrated-digital-media-ms
  26. Michigan State University: MA in Media & Information
    http://gradstudies.mi.msu.edu/academics/ma/hci/
  27. Elon University: MA in Interactive Media
    https://www.elon.edu/u/academics/communications/interactive-media/
  28. University of Wisconsin Madison: UX & IT Track
    https://ischool.wisc.edu/current-students/masters-degree-program/concentrations/people-and-information-technology/
  29. San Jose State University: MS Human Factors /Ergonomics
    http://www.sjsu.edu/hfe/
  30. Louisiana State University: Masters in Digital Media & Art
    https://dmae.lsu.edu/academics
  31. Rochester Institute of Tech: MS HCI
    http://hci.rit.edu/
  32. IIT Chicago : Master of Design + MBA
    https://www.id.iit.edu/master-of-design-mba/
  33. George Washington University: MA in Interaction Design
    https://www.id.iit.edu/master-of-design-mba/
  34. University of Baltimore: MS in Interaction Design & Information Architecture
    http://www.ubalt.edu/cas/graduate-programs-and-certificates/degree-programs/masters-interaction-design-and-information-architecture/
  35. Syracuse: MFA in Interactive Design
    http://www.ubalt.edu/cas/graduate-programs-and-certificates/degree- programs/masters-interaction-design-and-information-architecture/

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