The Master of Fine Arts in Graphic Design program is a collective of students, faculty, and international and local designers who come together to explore the central issues of our day.
Graduate Graphic Design at Otis
Our MFA in Graphic Design program serves the needs of both working professionals and traditional students. You’ll learn to work across media and platforms through a series of studio projects, visiting artist workshops, courses in design theory and history, and roundtable discussions.
What You’ll Learn
Our MFA in Graphic Design program is designed to serve candidates from a wide range of professional and academic backgrounds. You’ll learn to work across media and platforms through a series of studio projects, workshops with visiting designers, courses in design theory and history, and roundtable discussions. Our curriculum is engineered to prepare designers for a rapidly evolving creative landscape, bridging physical and digital realms. As a STEM-designated program, it also offers international students the opportunity to apply for a 24-month OPT extension, allowing them to gain up to three years of work experience in the U.S. after graduation.
Student Work
Graphic Design Faculty
Like our visiting artists and lecturers, the MFA in Graphic Design faculty are experienced, working professionals who bring distinct perspectives to each classroom.
Brendan Griffiths
Department Chair
Hazel Mandujano
Assistant Department Chair
Career Possibilities
Advertising, animation, environmental design, branding and identity design, publishing, and web design are just a few examples of industries that Otis MFA Graphic Design graduates enter. Storyboarding, signage and wayfinding, exhibition design—even copywriting—are some of the unique ways our alumni apply their education.
- ABC
- Adams Morioka
- Anthropologie
- Apple
- Autry National Center
- Bau-Da Design Lab
- Capitol Records
- Chiat/Day
- Conde Nast Publications
- Deutsch LA
- DeVa Communications
- Disney
- Eisbar
- Gehry Partners
- GUESS?
- Guitar Center
- Hallmark
- I Design Studio
- IE Design + Communications
- Interscope Records
- Los Angeles County Museum of Art
- Los Angeles Magazine
- Mattel
- Maverick Records
- Maxx Marketing
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Metro Transit Authority
- MOCA Los Angeles
- Neuron
- Ogilvy Worldwide
- Nuby Technology
- Quiksilver
- Sony Music
- Target
- Tornado Design
- Twentieth Century Studios
- Univision 34, KMEX-TV
- U.S. News and World Report
- Von Dutch
- Warner Bros. Records
- WB Network
- Young & Rubicam
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Otis prepares artists and designers for successful careers, empowering you to make a living—and make an impact—across established and emerging creative fields. Take the next stept to create your future at Otis College of Art and Design.
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Financial aid opportunities at Otis include academic scholarships, need-based grants, loans, and work study opportunities.
Follow your talents to a satisfying career with an education from Otis College of Art and Design.