Student workshops on high - end
graphic programs like Photoshop, Web
design tools like Dreamweaver, or 3 - D modeling tools like Google SketchUp can be
popular with teachers, students, and the community.
LOCATION: Providence, Rhode Island SPECIALTIES: Literally everything from furniture
design to landscape architecture to painting, with the most
popular majors being illustration, industrial
design, architecture, and
graphic design TUITION: $ 42,622 TIME TO DEGREE: 1 — 3 years; most students finish in 2 NOTABLE FACULTY: Dike Blair, Naomi Fry, Dean Snyder, Patricia Treib, Henry Ferreira FAMOUS ALUMNI: Roni Horn, Andrea Zittel, Janine Antoni, Jenny Holzer, Kara Walker BIGGEST SELLING POINT: While many MFA
programs offer a post-studio mix of critical theory and interdisciplinary experimentation, RISD's curriculum is firmly planted in the mastery of technical craft, with a curriculum that emphasizes traditional skill sets over conceptualism — in other words, this
program is for those who like to get their hands dirty.