In design for sustainability, individuals learn to transform short-term thinking into long-term design solutions. Professionals design sustainable futures through transdisciplinary approaches to social, cultural, environmental and economic problems.
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- Architecture and sustainable interior design
- Building and construction
- Consulting firms
- Educational institutions
- Fashion and fibers
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- Health care
- Landscape architecture
- Manufacturing
- Media
- Product development
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- Service design
- Sustainability planning
- Sustainable graphic design
- Transportation planning
- Urban planning
Annually, more than 500 national and international companies and organizations recruit SCAD students and alumni. Over the past four years, an average of 8 out of 10 SCAD alumni responding to a survey were employed in their fields or had been admitted to graduate school within six months of graduation.
Prospective employers of SCAD alumni include:*

- American Institute of Architects
- Barnes & Noble
- CH2M Hill
- Continuum
- Heineken
- Herman Miller
- Hewlett Packard
- IDEO
- Intel
- Microsoft
- Nike
- Sodexo Inc.
- Starbucks Coffee Company
- Steelcase
- Subaru
- Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
- Manufacturing consumer products
*New program in 2009; SCAD alumni information not yet available.