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degree, and 140+ minor certificate options
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8,800+ and graduate students
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500+ and faculty 200+ staff 36,000+ alumni associates
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A tradition of excellence Research
#2 in the nation for total research expenditures in visual and performing arts, National Science Foundation (NSF) Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Rankings, ahead of the University of Arizona, Harvard and UCLA
ASU FIDM The Herberger Institute trains more Indigenous and Latino students in design and the arts than any other school in the nation.
Students learn from renowned faculty with extensive fashion industry experience in unparalleled design spaces in Los Angeles and Phoenix.
We operate across four cities and two states: Mesa, Tempe and Phoenix in Arizona, plus Los Angeles—as well as online.
School of Art
The Herberger Institute meets students where they are, offering multiple pathways and design and arts online degrees, including a BSD in graphic design, a Master of Architecture, and a BFA in digital photography, one of the first studio practice-based online degrees from a Research 1 university or fine arts college in the nation.
The Design School
Top 15 MFA program in the nation, U.S. News & World Report (2020) #4 in ceramics; #6 in photography
#3 graphic design school in the Southwest, Animation Career Review (2023)
We are pioneering the exploration of emerging technologies like AI, augmented reality, extended reality (XR) and immersive media, with a mission to ensure these innovations serve the public good. The Institute ranks 9th for augmented/virtual reality (AR/VR) in the U.S. among public colleges according to Animation Career Review—ahead of Texas A&M and the University of Arizona.
The Sidney Poitier New American Film School
The Herberger Institute is building the Creative Economy Hub , a transformational learning community with creative industry partners and those who value creativity in their workforce. This key connector between ASU and the world’s most important centers of cultural and creative industries aims to foster a deep and meaningful exchange around knowledge, human capital development and community building.
The GAME School
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Students, faculty and researchers have access to the best facilities and equipment in the world for the future of creative jobs, including the Media and Immersive eXperience (MIX) Center in Mesa, Fusion on First in Phoenix and the ASU California Center in Los Angeles, all offering state-of-the-art facilities and equipment. The design and arts district on the ASU Tempe campus features academic buildings, galleries, specialized teaching facilities, rehearsal spaces, concert halls, theatres and more.
One of the largest, most inclusive film schools in the country, operating across three cities and two states.
#1 game design school in Arizona, GameDesigning.org (2023)
School of Music, Dance and Theatre
60+ unique program options
Doctorates
#1 in visual and performing arts doctorates, National Science Foundation (2022)
ASU Art Museum The ASU Art Museum is reinventing the modern-day museum by centering art and artists in the pursuit of justice and equity, through socially, politically and environmentally engaged exhibitions by regional, national and international artists. Herberger Institute students experience the world as designers and artists, with opportunities to work with expert faculty at the top of their field on real-world projects and scenarios, locally and around the world — from developing a technology to measure biodiversity in the rainforest to creating and executing a drone halftime show for 53,000 football fans.
Founded in 1950, the ASU Art Museum has a collection of over 13,000 artworks and operates across two locations.
ASU FIDM Museum
LA’s only fashion museum boasts a 15,000-piece collection that represents over 400 years of fashion history