杜兰大学（Tulane University）设计专业的艺术硕士学位可对戏剧设计领域进行深入研究，重点在于为学生在专业戏剧领域的职业发展或大学水平领域的专业老师的培养做准备。该计划的申请者必须已完成戏剧专业的本科学位或具有同等的培训和经验。设计专业的美术学硕士学位将注意力集中在设计作为一个协作过程，同时同样重视通过课堂作业和实际生产中学到的技术和创造技能。该计划是一个为期三年的计划。在住宅区呆了两年半，在专业剧院实习的第三年学期是一个学期。具有设计或生产硕士学位的学生，可以根据教师的判断，更快地完成学位。
The Master of Fine Arts degree in Design at Tulane University offers an in-depth study of theatrical design areas with an emphasis on preparing the student for a career in the professional theatre or as a teacher of a specialized field at the university level. Applicants to the program must have completed an undergraduate degree in theatre or have had equivalent training and experience. The Master of Fine Arts degree in Design places concentration and emphasis on design as a collaborative process with equal emphasis on technical and creative skills as learned both through classwork and practical production. The program is a three-year program. Two and a half years are spent in residence and one semester of the third year in an internship with a professional theatre. Students with an MA in design or production may, at the discretion of the faculty, complete their degree sooner. Normally, 48 hours of course work are required for completion of the degree. In addition, six hours are earned with the internship assignment and a thesis production.