24 Bachelor's degrees offered by the university

The Strategic Design and Management BBA program offered by The New School introduces you to design strategies and business practices through studio-based projects, seminar courses, and liberal arts.

The Fine Arts BFA program offered by The New School guides you to discover your artistic voice, familiarizing you with traditional techniques of painting, drawing, sculpture, and video, as well as interdisciplinary methods that can include performance, multimedia installation, and digital interaction. 

The Photography BFA program offered by The New School is a research-based, studio-intensive program that prepares you to participate in the future of photography and visual communication.

The Communication Design BFA program offered by The New School is the oldest undergraduate program of its kind in the United States. In this major, you learn the theory and craft needed to combine words, images, and ideas to visually transmit information and project human experiences in print, on screen, or in space.

The Screen Studies BA program offered by The New School immerses students in the rich history of motion pictures and their transformation into today's rapidly changing screen industries and cultures

The Product Design BA program offered by The New School cultivates the technical and critical skills you need to design products that enhance human abilities and relationships.

The Theater BA program offered by The New School is a liberal arts program that provides you with a grounding in acting, directing, and playwriting, from the classics to contemporary and experimental innovations in performance.

We offer a bachelor degree in Classical Music at The New School. Programs at Mannes combine rigorous classical music conservatory training with a liberal arts curriculum, supported by the resources of a full university. 

The New School awards the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre to graduates of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) integrated program. 

The new BFA in Design History and Practice at The New School engages both practice and theory in the study of art and design.

At the Design and Technology BFA program offered by The New School code becomes your second language and expressive means of connecting with others.

The Art, Media, and Technology BFA program offered by The New School is only offered on the Parsons Paris campus and benefits from access to unique Parisian cultural institutions and resources.

The Interior Design BFA program offered by The New School is a research-based, design-intensive BFA Interior Design program prepares you to create comfortable, imaginative, healthful, and intelligently designed interiors. 

The Fashion Design BFA program offered by The New School has trained six generations of designers who have shaped the global industry. Learn to balance hand-making and digital skills with an integrated approach to design, honing your technique as you refine your creative vision.

In the Illustration BFA program offered by The New School you learn to translate ideas into images in traditional and digital media in formats that range from picture books, graphic novels, hand-lettering, and editorial illustrations to toys, films, animations, gallery art, installations, illustration in performance settings, and display design.

The Contemporary Music BA program offered by The New School investigates the cultural significance of music composition, performance, and listening practices in today's world.

The Contemporary Dance BA program offered by The New School combines intensive contemporary dance practice and performance opportunities with a rigorous liberal arts education, studying in New York City with adventurous dancers, choreographers, and researchers.

The Journalism + Design BA program offered by The New School is an interdisciplinary program combining the rigorous critical thinking of Lang with creative design thinking

The Architectural Design BFA program at The New School combines a comprehensive education in design methodology and creativity with the material, spatial, and making practices of architecture and urban design.

The Urban Studies program at The New School examines the 21st century's greatest challenges — globalization, urbanization, social justice, and sustainability — with the aim of making cities more viable, equitable, and healthy.