Call for graduate applications

More than an education, KCAD’s graduate programs provide an immersive, supportive, and challenging environment for exploration and growth. We empower students to expand their career opportunities, enlarge their sense of creative possibility, and fuel their passion for lifelong learning. Rigorous, learner-centered curricula enable students to refine their ideas and processes through thoughtful research, intentional experimentation, and interdisciplinary critical analysis. By fostering collaboration among students and interaction with visiting speakers, scholars, and creative professionals, the programs connect individual endeavors to larger collective dialogues about the critical role creativity plays in the world. The result is a dynamic creative community of talented students supported by accomplished faculty and surrounded by outstanding facilities and resources. 

Learn more about KCAD’s graduate programs below, or apply online now. Looking to visit our campus or have any other questions answered? Contact our Graduate Recruitment Specialist at kcadgrad [​at​] ferris.edu.

KCAD graduate programs
Master of Architecture / Master of Art Education / Master of Arts in Design / Master of Arts in Visual and Critical Studies / Master of Fine Arts Drawing / Master of Fine Arts Painting / Master of Fine Arts Photography / Master of Fine Arts Printmaking / Certificate in Design and Innovation Management

More information on specific programs

Request information
Join our mailing list to receive a Graduate Viewbook filled with student work, program information, and more.

About KCAD
As a college within Ferris State University, Kendall College of Art and Design prepares students for leadership in the visual arts, design, art history, and art education; provides innovative, collaborative education that fosters intellectual growth and individual creativity; and promotes the ethical and civic responsibilities of artists and designers, locally and globally.