Majors offered at Rhode Island School of Design are classified by the U.S. Department of Education under the following instructional programs:

	Associates	Bachelors	Certificate	Masters	Doctoral
Apparel and Textiles, General
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology
Architecture
Architecture and Related Services
Art Teacher Education
Ceramic Arts and Ceramics
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
Education
Family and Consumer Sciences/human Sciences
Fiber, Textile and Weaving Arts
Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other
Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other
Furniture Design and Manufacturing
Graphic Design
Illustration
Metal and Jewelry Arts
Multi-/interdisciplinary Studies, General
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
Painting
Photography
Precision Production
Printmaking
Sculpture
Sustainability Studies
Systems Science and Theory
Visual and Performing Arts