Industries
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Fashion
Salary and Career Info
A master's in industrial design that explores design theory, design history, and human-centered design as you create a range of consumer products.
Students obtain a user-centered approach in identifying relevant user needs and defining design opportunities as well as a technical and theoretical understanding of materials and processes as they relate to manufacturing. They effectively use form color, graphics, materials in the development of product aesthetics, conceptual sketching, mixed media rendering, computer-aided design, and soft and hard model making.
Software Applications: Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, Flash, InDesign), SolidWorks, Rhinoceros and AutoDesk Fusion 360.
Computer labs offer students hands-on design experience using Macintosh and Windows platforms. The software includes Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, Flash, InDesign), SolidWorks, Rhinoceros and AutoDesk Fusion 360. Design courses are conducted in large studio spaces adjacent to a well-equipped model-making shop. Students have access to a variety of maker-space facilities within the College of Art and Design that include 3D printing, stereolithography, CNC and laser cutting.
Industrial Designer; Product Designer
Allegion, Bally Design, BioLite, Cascade Maverik Lacrosse, Core Home, FirstBuild, Fisher-Price Brands, GE Appliances, Hallmark Cards, Hamilton Beach Brands, MASH Studios, Melissa and Doug, Menasha Packaging, MSA Safety, Packaging Corporation of America, Pepsi, Rich Products, Staach, Inc., Staples, The Timberland Company
88.9%
Outcome Rates*
52.90%
Knowledge Rate
Outcome | % of Students |
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Employed | 88.90% |
Full-time Graduate Study | 0% |
Alternative Plans | 0% |
What makes an RIT education exceptional? It’s the ability to complete relevant, hands-on career experience. At the graduate level, and paired with an advanced degree, cooperative education and internships give you the unparalleled credentials that truly set you apart. Learn more about graduate co-op and how it provides you with the career experience employers look for in their next top hires.
Cooperative education, internships, and other experiential learning opportunities are optional but strongly encouraged for graduate students in the MFA in industrial design.
RIT’s Office of Career Services and Cooperative Education hosts Creative Industry Day, which connects students majoring in art, design, film and animation, photography, and select computing majors with companies, organizations, creative agencies, design firms, and more. You'll be able to network with company representatives and interview directly for open co-op and permanent employment positions.