| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2025-06-01 | - |
| 2026-06-01 | - |
| 2027-06-01 | - |
Program Overview
MS in Industrial Design Program
The MS in Industrial Design program is a professional program based on interdisciplinary project work. Ranked 7th in the U.S. and 4th in the East by DesignIntelligence, this program prepares students to design effectively at the collaborative and chaotic "front end" of the product-development process.
Program Overview
In the MS in Industrial Design program, students learn to work with product users, researchers, businesspeople, engineers, and manufacturers to create products and systems that are better at serving their users, societies, and the world at large. The program prepares students for entrepreneurial work in the field or for a position in a corporate design department or design consulting firm.
Four Focus Areas
The program has four focus areas:
- Informing design through creative research into user needs.
- Working closely with business, engineering, and other disciplines to design platforms and systems not just isolated objects.
- Designing intelligent products for the "internet of things," integrating hardware, software, and electronic interactivity.
- Understanding and designing for global societies.
Program Details
- College: Kanbar College of Design, Engineering & Commerce
- Degree: Master of Science
- Campus: East Falls
- Format: On Campus
- Credits: 42
- Duration: 2 Years
- Starting Term: Summer
- Enrollment Options: Full Time
STEM Eligibility
The MS in Industrial Design Program is now STEM eligible, allowing international students on an F-1 student status to apply for an additional two years of work authorization after an initial 12-month period of Post-completion Optional Practical Training (OPT) in the United States if they meet the required criteria.
Collaboration and Partnerships
The program collaborates with various nonprofits and corporations, including:
- Verizon
- Aalto University, Helsinki
- Vaisala Instruments
- Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Philips Medical
- Konecranes
- Midwives for Haiti
- Nathan Sports
- Johnson & Johnson
- Philadelphia Science Leadership Academy and Franklin Institute
- Dunmore Corporation (polymer films)
- Construction Specialties Inc.
- Comcast
- Unifi Manufacturing
- Federal-Mogul Systems Protection
Industrial Design Sprint Project
The Industrial Design students showcase their creativity and problem-solving skills at the week-long annual Industrial Design Sprint. Students work in teams to pitch and develop a new project for an industry partner.
Program News
Industrial Design Alum Pioneering Change in Medication Delivery: Julia Anthony, founder of SOLUtion Medical, uses their experience to help others.