The Ohio State University · Department of Design (in collaboration with ACCAD)

MFA in Design, Digital Animation and Interactive Media track

MFAMaster of Fine Arts in DesignCompetitive full funding

Overview

Three-year, 60-credit-hour MFA in Design with a Digital Animation and Interactive Media track for students with animation backgrounds, run with ACCAD. Funding of tuition, health insurance and a stipend is offered to competitive candidates.

Official program name: MFA in Design, Digital Animation and Interactive Media track
Awarded degree: Master of Fine Arts in DesignMaster's · Master of Fine Arts
Source: design.osu.edu · verified October 14, 2026
Qualification classification: Academic degreeMaster of Fine Arts in Design; Digital Animation and Interactive Media is a named track within it.Titled as a bachelor's, master's or doctoral degree in its own national system.
Source: design.osu.edu · verified October 14, 2026
Degree-awarding body: The institution itself unless stated otherwise on its official page.
Country: United States
Teaching language: Not verified
School: The Ohio State University — Department of Design (in collaboration with ACCAD)
Location: Columbus, OH
Delivery: Format not verified
Required attendance: Not verified
Study intensity: Not published
Duration: three years
Source: design.osu.edu · verified October 14, 2026
Credits and credit system: 60 credit hoursUS semester credit hours — not directly interchangeable with other countries' systems.
Source: design.osu.edu · verified October 14, 2026
Start: Autumn 2027
Source: design.osu.edu · verified October 14, 2026

Specializations

Specialization	Classification	Evidence
Computer Animation	Official pathwayPathway: Digital Animation and Interactive MediaAn officially named concentration, pathway or major inside the degree.	Source: design.osu.edu · verified October 14, 2026

Why this degree is listed

Officially named animation track (Digital Animation and Interactive Media) within the MFA in Design; the degree awarded is the MFA in Design.

Source: design.osu.edu · verified October 14, 2026

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Curriculum, pathways and faculty

Official concentrations and pathways

Digital Animation and Interactive Media
Source: design.osu.edu · verified October 14, 2026

Graduation film, thesis or capstone

ThesisThesis project developed with a three-person thesis committee.

Source: design.osu.edu · verified October 14, 2026

Faculty listed by the program

Faculty list: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

Software, equipment and costs

Software and equipment are shown only as the school publishes them: required, taught, provided or bought by the student. Tuition does not include hardware, software or materials unless the school says so, and online students do not automatically share campus facilities.

Software

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Equipment, computers and facility access

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Published equipment and software costs

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Admissions

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Portfolio and submission materials

Material	Status	Instructions as published
Portfolio	Required	Portfolio with descriptions is part of the department SlideRoom application.Source: design.osu.edu · verified October 14, 2026

Other requirements

Grades / GPA: RequiredGRE scores required when undergraduate cumulative GPA is below 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
Source: design.osu.edu · verified October 14, 2026
Statement of purpose: RequiredStatement of Intent submitted in the departmental SlideRoom application.
Source: design.osu.edu · verified October 14, 2026
Recommendation letters: Required3 letters — Three references.
Source: design.osu.edu · verified October 14, 2026
Transcripts: RequiredOfficial transcripts from each university-level institution attended.
Source: design.osu.edu · verified October 14, 2026

Tests

Duolingo English Test: Not requiredDepartment does not accept Duolingo scores
Source: design.osu.edu · verified October 14, 2026

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Deadlines

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Application deadline
January 8, 2027 · for Autumn 2027
Source: design.osu.edu · verified October 14, 2026
Upcoming

Tuition and fees

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Tuition: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

Funding

Full funding (tuition and stipend) is available to selected students only. Admission does not guarantee it. “Fully funded” never means every personal or production expense is covered. How we classify funding

Competitive full funding

Published stipend: USD 26,000 (year)

Stipend: Competitive applicants receive full tuition and fee authorization, a 100% health insurance subsidy and on average about $26,000 annual stipend.
Source: design.osu.edu · verified October 14, 2026
Assistantship duties: Associateships require 20 hours weekly teaching or research-related responsibilities.
Source: design.osu.edu · verified October 14, 2026

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 14, 2026.

design.osu.edu/grad/apply — Official program page, verified October 14, 2026
design.osu.edu/grad/daim — Official program page, verified October 14, 2026
design.osu.edu/grad/financial-support — Official funding / aid page, verified October 14, 2026

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