Carnegie Mellon’s School of Design is one of the oldest and most respected programs in North America, with a rich history in Product (Industrial) Design, Communication (Graphic) Design, Interaction and Service Design. It is one of the only leading programs to offer design degrees at the undergraduate, graduate and doctoral levels within a multi-disciplinary, multi-cultural research university.
The School of Design houses approximately 250 students within a historic building on the beautiful Carnegie Mellon Campus in Pittsburgh, one of America's most livable cities.
Pittsburgh was ranked America’s most livable city in 2010 by Forbes magazine and topped the list of American cities in the Economist magazine’s International Livability Ranking in 2011. With a vibrant cultural scene, easily accessible public transportation and five other colleges and universities close by, Pittsburgh is an ideal place for college students. Restaurants, museums and retail shops are a short walk from the CMU campus and companies such as Google and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) have created a dynamic and entrepreneurial market for the design and information technology industries.