Human Centered Design, MS

Technology as an Experience

Study in New York City or Westchester

The MS in Human Centered Design blends art, design, psychology, and technology in a discipline that focuses on how people interact with machines. Whether you’re building smartphone apps, software for medical systems, business interfaces, or games, the user experience makes or breaks whether or not it’s successful.

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The MS in Human-Centered Design is an invitation for students to join a lively and collaborative community at Pace University’s Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems. With a thriving on-campus presence, Seidenberg offers a multitude of opportunities to all students looking to gain practical experience in their area of choice. Students in the program will have the opportunity to conduct research with faculty guidance, work in teams to prototype new products, and enjoy a huge range of internship and job opportunities. On top of that, you’ll meet an amazing network of fellow students and alumni who will become lifelong friends and collaborators.

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about how an MS in Human Centered Design can transform your career.

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$104,045
average salary for UX Designer jobs in New York (Source: Glassdoor)
98%
of Seidenberg students are employed or continuing education or service within one year of graduation (Source: Pace University Career Services
307,000
Number of new US tech jobs in past year (Source: CompTIA)

The Value Proposition

  • Blend creativity with science in an exciting program that dives deep into what makes people fall in love with an app—or delete it immediately.
  • Get a thorough theoretical grounding in software design, the psychology of user experience, art theory, and much more in an interdisciplinary master’s program.
  • Prepare for an exciting and lucrative career in UX/UI. As more and more organizations recognize the essential role that design plays in technology, the job market for UX professionals is exploding.

Where Graduates are Employed

  • Accenture
  • Amazon
  • Citibank
  • Environmental Protection Agency
  • Facebook
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation
  • Google
  • IBM
  • JP Morgan Chase
  • Mastercard
  • Microsoft
  • Morgan Stanley
  • NBCUniversal
  • Prudential
  • PxW
  • SpaceX
  • United States Government
  • US Department of Justice
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You can do SO much with a degree in Human Centered Design, but UX research is where I was meant to be. Seidenberg's classes and programs in HCD and UX helped me find my place in the industry and taught me everything I needed to know to build my career. The professors didn't stop teaching me after I graduated, they continued to be amazing mentors as I entered into a new and exciting field—and for that I couldn't be more thankful!"

– Rachel Gonzalez, ’19
Pace University

About Seidenberg

Pace University's Seidenberg School has a vision to prepare students for careers that don’t yet exist, using tools that have not yet been invented. The faculty and staff of the Seidenberg School are deeply committed to educating the next generation of leaders in the field of information technology, in all its many disciplines. At a time when opportunities within this dynamic field are growing, a degree from the Seidenberg School will maximize your potential for success in whatever career you decide to pursue.

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