Study STEM at SCAD
Where innovation thrives
Students from around the world find the perfect program to match their interests across 29 STEM disciplines, each included in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's STEM Designated Degree Program List. At SCAD, the next generation of designers, inventors, brand builders, and game changers hone their knowledge and skill in programs top-ranked by Red Dot Design, DesignIntelligence, and The Rookies, among others.
Eligible F-1 students may also obtain Optional Practical Training (OPT) work authorization for 12 months following the completion of any SCAD degree program and an additional 24 months following the completion of a STEM degree.
SCAD's STEM programs are:
- Advertising
- Animation
- Applied AI
- Architecture
- Business of beauty and fragrance
- Creative business leadership
- Design for sustainability
- Design management
- Fashion marketing and management
- Fibers
- Furniture design
- Graphic design
- Graphic design and visual experience
- Immersive reality
- Industrial design
- Interactive design and game development
- Interior design
- Jewelry
- Luxury and brand management
- Motion media design
- Production design
- Service design
- Sneaker design
- Social strategy and management
- Sound design
- Themed entertainment design
- User experience (UX) design
- User experience research (UXR)
- Visual effects
As a SCAD student, you will also benefit from industry partnerships with major companies such as Google, Disney, and BMW through SCADpro, the university's innovation design studio. This combination of academics and professional connections helps university graduates build superlative careers: 99% of SCAD alumni are employed or pursuing further education — and many go on to work at major companies, from Chanel, Meta, and Pixar to Netflix, NASA, and so many more.†
†A 2023 study found that 99% of SCAD graduates were employed, pursuing further education, or both within 10 months of graduation.