For some sound designers, higher education can be valuable.
Below are MFA degrees offered at various universities.
If you represent a school that has not yet filled out our survey (or that we may have missed) – please email info@tsdca.org Attn: Education Committee.
| University | Degree |
| Art Institute of Chicago | MFA Sound Art, Experimental Music, and Sound Studies |
| Boston University | MFA Theatre Sound |
| California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) | MFA Theatre Sound |
| Carnegie Mellon University | MFA Theatre Sound |
| Cincinnati Conservatory of Music | MFA Theatre Sound |
| Northwestern University | MFA Sound Art |
| Purdue University | MFA Theatre Sound |
| University of Illinois Champaign Urbana | MFA Theatre Sound |
| University of California – Irvine | MFA Theatre Sound |
| University of California – San Diego | MFA Theatre Sound |
| University of Alabama | MFA Theatre |
| University of Memphis | MFA Theatre Sound |
| University of Minnesota Mankato | MFA Theatre Sound |
| Ohio University | MFA in Production Design – Sound Emphasis |
| University of North Carolina SA | MFA Theatre Sound |
| Yale University | MFA Theatre Sound |
| University of Missouri – Kansas City | MFA Theatre Sound |