MS User Experience at Arizona State University

Programme overview

The Master of Science program in user experience trains you in UX research, design, content development, communication, tone of voice and evaluation of all components and products with which end users interact. You learn how to research user needs, identify criteria for successful products and services, prototype those products and services, and refine them through usability testing and other user-centered evaluation methods.

What you will study

30 credit hours and a portfolio Required Core (15 credit hours) GIT 540 Cross-media Design Solutions (3) HSE 542 Foundations of Human Systems Engineering (3) TWC 501 Fundamentals of Technical Communication (3) Choose two: GIT 542 Usability and User Experience (3) HSE 521 Methods and Tools in Human Systems Engineering (3) TWC 544 User Experience (3) Electives or Research (15 credit hours) Culminating Experience (0 credit hours) portfolio (0) Additional Curriculum Information Students should see the academic units for a complete list of approved electives and research courses.

Career pathways

Graduates have the skills to be UX professionals who effectively lead teams that constantly improve products and the lives of their users, and collaborate with clients and technical personnel. UX is a rapidly growing field.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must fulfill the requirements of the Graduate College, the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, and the College of Integrative Sciences and Arts. Applicants are eligible to apply to the program if they have earned a bachelor's or master's degree in related fields such as psychology, graphic information technology, graphic design, human systems engineering, business, cognitive science, design or technical communication from a regionally accredited institution. Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in their first bachelor's degree program or the last 60 hours of their first bachelor's degree program; or a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in nine semester hours of graduate coursework from a U.S. institution; or a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in an applicable conferred master's degree program from a regionally accredited college or university.

Domestic applicants: USD 13,327 a year (2026-27). Arizona resident tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads Source

International applicants: USD 24,780 a year (2026-27). International tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads ar Source

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer; the terms available for each programme are listed in Degree Search.

Graduate application deadlines are set by each programme office and listed in Degree Search; the application opens almost a year before the start term. The nonrefundable application fee is $75 for U.S. citizens, permanent residents, DACA and international online students outside the U.S., and $120 for international students on a nonimmigrant visa studying in the U.S. Apply with ASU's graduate application (Law applicants use the law college's site); GRE/GMAT requirements vary by programme.

Apply through the official page: https://admission.asu.edu/apply/graduate/admission

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