Career Program | School of Design
Start Your High-Paying UI/UX Design Career, From 0 to 100
Learn university-level visual design foundation and product thinking that most bootcamps only touch the surface of, and build a standout portfolio that gets you hired within 6-8 months.
Student Success
Our graduates now work high-impact companies, including Twitter, Pinterest, Microsoft and more.
$100K
Average Starting Salary
$30K
Average Salary Increase
92.5%
Employed Within 6 Months
Course Report
SwitchUp
Learn Visual Design, UI/UX Design, and Product Design and Build a Portfolio That Lands Jobs
We know how expensive a traditional two or four-year college education can be, and we also know that most bootcamps and UX crash courses today skim over the importance of visual design foundation.
That’s why our School of UI/UX Design curriculum provides a comprehensive introduction to visual design principles and foundations, as well as a deep dive into the UX process and product thinking.
By the end of our course, you will graduate with everything you need to land your first high-paying, UI/UX design job.
What You Will Learn
16
Units
36
Exercises
11
Projects
8
Quizzes
3
Technical Programs
5
Advisor Meetings
20
Instructor Sessions
6-8
Months to Finish
Unit
Introduction to Design
You’ll dive into design and design thinking, and begin to observe how it impacts the way we experience the world around us. You’ll look at examples of design and identify design principles.
Unit
Color Theory
Unit
Typography & Typesetting
You’ll learn the history of typography as well as the different classes, the anatomy of type, and how to choose and pair fonts in your work. For typesetting, you’ll learn the technical side of laying out large amounts of text, and tips and tricks for encouraging readership.
Unit
Layout & Grids
Unit
Figma
Unit
Illustrator
Unit
Photoshop
Unit
User Interface Design
Unit
User Experience Design
Unit
Product Design
Unit
Design Systems
Unit
Design Accessibility
Unit
Designing with AI
Unit
Working with Clients
Unit
Developing a Design Portfolio
Get The Full Syllabus Delivered to Your Email
By entering your email to receive the syllabus, you agree to receive occasional marketing materials from Path Unbound. You can always unsubscribe.
Is School of Design Right For Me?
Our program is a game-changer for many people, but it’s not right for everyone
✅ Who This Program Is For
people who are transitioning their careers from another field to design with no prior design knowledge
people who are serious about launching a UI/UX design career in 6-8 months
people who are able to commit to studying for 10-15 hours each week at a minimum for 6-8 months
people who are ready to invest in their design career future and are comfortable with the financial commitment
people who want to learn UI/UX design and build a strong portfolio that will land a high-paying design job
want structured feedback and career strategies guidance from top design professionals
✖️ Who This Is Not For
are not ready to commit 10-15 hours per week (for 6-8 months) to fully complete our comprehensive curriculum
are not ready for the financial commitment (we do have a monthly payment plan)
are not looking for a design or creative job in the next few months
want to self-study and not have weekly instructor feedback sessions
online, video-conferencing style learning doesn’t work for you
want a “job guarantee” that is commonly used as an exaggerated marketing strategy
Enrollment Paths
Ways to Start Based On What You Need
Our School of Design is a 6-8-month full career transition program. We provide different pathways for students to start the program.
Try It Without Instructor Sessions First
$29/month
Get access to the full School of Design curriculum — every lesson, every exercise, every quiz — and explore at your own pace before committing to the full program. This is the real taster, not a watered-down demo. Add a live instructor session whenever you want one.
- Full curriculum access — all foundational and advanced lessons
- Work through the material on your schedule
- Book a session with an instructor as you need ($100/hr)
- Up to $400 credit toward the full program when you upgrade
- Cancel anytime — no contracts
Take Visual Design Foundation first
$650 credited
Take our Visual Design Foundation short course first — a structured 6-session introduction to color theory, typography, layout, and Figma. When you complete it and enroll in School of Design, the full $650 is credited toward your tuition, effectively making it free.
- 6 live instructor sessions over 4–6 weeks
- Real experience of Path Unbound before the full commitment
- Full $650 credited to School of Design tuition on enrollment
- Split-in-3 payment option available for VDF
- Foundation you'd be learning anyway — just get it done first
I'm Ready To Start Now - Enroll Directly
$7,080 full program
If you’ve done your research and you’re confident Path Unbound is right for you, book a free Design Career Clarity Session first. We’ll confirm the right pace, format, and instructor match for your situation — then you’re ready to enroll.
- Full 6–8 month end-to-end program
- 24 live instructor sessions with a senior designer you choose
- Complete UI/UX + visual design curriculum
- Full portfolio development included
- Upfront or split payment options — no interest
Not sure yet?
Free resources to help you decide
Take one of our free diagnostic tools to find out exactly where you stand and what to do next.
1
Free Call
Book a Free Career Clarity Session
2
Diagnostic Quiz
Is Design The Right Career For You?
3
Free Email Course
Become a UI/UX Product Designer
A free email course that addresses the core of the problem – what does it take to become a UI/UX product designer in the age of AI?
Start small, risk free
The Visual Design Foundation pathway
How it works
Learn the foundation first — and get the full tuition credited
Take Visual Design Foundation as your first step. You’ll learn color theory, typography, layout, Adobe tools, and Figma — the same foundation taught in School of Design — but at a lower commitment level first.
When you complete the course, pass our assessment, and apply to School of Design — the full $650 VDF tuition is credited toward your enrollment. Essentially learning the foundation for free.
You pay $650 now → credited in full → School of Design effectively costs $6,430
- Take Visual Design Foundation
- Pass assessment and apply
- Enroll in School of Design
- $650 credited toward tuition
Instructors Who Do Well and Teach Better
Stephanie Sell
Product Designer
- Washington, D.C. USA
Jenni Renas
Visual Designer
- Richmond, Virginia, USA
Arnold Kotra
Brand & Visual Designer
- France
Ashley May
Senior Product Designer
- Michigan, USA
Nina Shahriaree
UI/UX & Visual Designer
- Los Angeles, CA, USA
Silvia Script
Senior UI/UX Designer
- Washington D.C. USA
We Do It Differently, The Right Way
Features
Other Programs
Path Unbound
Instruction Quality
- 😥 Crowd-sourced "mentors" (hit or miss experience)
- 😃 Highly vetted instructors with proven teaching experience
Curriculum Quality
- 😥 Lacks visual design foundation & rushed (shows up in portfolio)
- 😃 College-level, strong curriculum written by former university faculty
Portfolio Quality
- 😥 Cookie-cutter projects (that get lost in a competitive job market)
- 😃 Unique projects with real-world complexity and client work opportunity
Choice of Instructors
- 😥 Students are assigned a random "mentor"
- 😃 Students can choose the instructor they work with
Industry Expertise
- 😥 Founded by non-designers at big corporations backed by venture capital
- 😃 Founded by award-winning designers with deep curriculum experience and genuine care for students
Career Coaching
- 😥 Generic advice from general career coaches valid only for 6 months after graduation
- 😃 Individualized career strategy coaching from industry experts, always available after graduation at affordable per session rate
Cost
- 😥 ~$7,100 - $15,000+
- 😃 $29 /month (learn with membership) or $7,080 (full career program)
Instruction Quality
Other Programs
Path Unbound
- 😥 Crowd-sourced "mentors" (hit or miss experience)
- 😃 Highly vetted instructors with proven teaching experience
Portfolio Quality
Other Programs
Path Unbound
- 😥 Cookie-cutter projects (that get lost in a competitive job market)
- 😃 Unique projects with real-world complexity and client work opportunity
Curriculum Quality
Other Programs
Path Unbound
- 😥 Lacks foundation & rushed (shows up in portfolio)
- 😃 College-level, strong curriculum written by former university faculty
Choice of Instructors
Other Programs
Path Unbound
- 😥 Students are assigned a random "mentor"
- 😃 Students can choose the instructor they work with
Industry Expertise
Other Programs
Path Unbound
- 😥 Founded by non-designers at big corporations backed by venture capital
- 😃 Founded by award-winning designers with deep curriculum experience and genuine care for students
Career Coaching
Other Programs
Path Unbound
- 😥 Generic advice from general career coaches
- 😃 Individualized career strategy coaching from industry experts, always available after graduation at affordable per session rate
Personalization
Other Programs
Path Unbound
- 😥 None - everyone must take the standardized program
- 😃 Customizable - we recommend the correct course bundles for students with diverse needs
Cost
Other Programs
Path Unbound
- 😥 ~$7,100 - $15,000+
- 😃 $29 or $2,100 - $7,080 (depending on program)
Tools To Help You Succeed
1
Self-Paced With Structure
Flexible Learning
Work with our Admissions Advisors to establish a timeline that works for you based on your lifestyle and other time commitments. Our students typically complete the course in six months or less.
2
Regular Live Online Sessions
1:1 Sessions
Receive 1-on-1, weekly, live online instructions from our expert team of instructors who are successful working designers and have passed rigorous instructional screening process.
3
Learn Effectively With
Engaging Multimedia Lessons
We know everyone has different learning styles, that’s why it’s important to us to provide multiple ways to learn. Path Unbound course content is offered in written, audio, and video formats to help you learn in ways that work best for you, effectively. Studying online doesn’t have to be boring.
4
Practice With Many
Exercises, Quizzes and Projects
Our curriculum is comprehensive and extensive, which sets our students up for many pathways to a successful designer career. As such, we have designed an abundance of exercises, quizzes and portfolio projects that are based on real client-projects to help students reinforce their learning.
Multiple Ways to Pay
Upfront
$7,080
one-time
Pay now, learn today. The lowest total tuition option with no interest.
- Available to students worldwide
- Lowest total tuition
- Pay one-time and enroll directly
- No interest rate to worry about
Most Popular
Split
$760
/ month × 8
Pay a $1,000 deposit to start, then spread the remainder across 8 months with no interest.
- Available to students worldwide
- Evenly split tuition into 8 months
- No interest rates to worry about
- Start learning right away with deposit
Foundation First
$650
+ $6,430 after
Start with Visual Design Foundation. Get full tuition credited when you apply to School of Design — essentially learning the foundation for free.
- Build visual design foundation first
- Apply to full program upon completion
- Full $650 credited toward tuition
- Split-in-3 payment option for VDF
We Dare to Speak The Truth
Why We Don't Have A "Job Guarantee"
There is no guarantee in life - why in job?
We don't do marketing gimmicks
We help students get hired
Our instructors need to get paid a living wage
Not Job Guarantee, But Better
Career Services
We believe in career services that work throughout the program and after, on-demand.
Graduate with Actionable, Individualized Career Strategies
We start career services before students graduate, not after. In our Portfolio School program and portfolio units of School of design, 1:1 coaching sessions with instructors prepare students with individualized, actionable, step-by-step job search strategies.
Receive On-Demand Coaching As Needed During Job Search
We believe in providing continuous, but effective and affordable career support for students who already graduated from their programs. Stuck in the second round of interviews? Always failing the whiteboard challenge? It shouldn't be on you alone to solve these problems and we make it easy for you to book affordable ($80/h), on-demand career coaching sessions after graduation.
Job Search with Confidence with Outstanding Portfolio
We excel in portfolio coaching. We never rush students out with half-baked portfolios. Ever Path Unbound students graduate with visually-impressive portfolio that wows hiring managers with engaging storytelling techniques that seals the (hiring) deal.
Land High-Paying Design Job Without "Job Guarantee"
The last step of the job search process is of course, landing that dream design job that pays well! Most of our students secure design jobs within 6-8 months after graduation - some even before graduation! We follow up with our students even when they are in their new career to be their cheer leaders and foster a sense of community among creatives who believe in making a great living doing what they love.
Is Design The Right Career For You?
Have you been wondering if design is right for you as a career and if you are in fact, “cut out for it”? Wonder no more. Take this simple quiz we put together and find out.
Merit-Based Scholarship
At Path Unbound, we provide scholarships to students with demonstrated financial need and creative talent as part of our mission to make design education accessible. You may apply for merit-based scholarships by completing our creative challenge.
FAQs
I'm a complete beginner. Is this for me?
Yes! Our School of Design program is designed for students without any prior design knowledge. Our admission interview is to make sure scheduling and career goal fit between yourself and our program. Come with zero knowledge and graduate 100% ready for design jobs.
I already have some knowledge in this area but want to improve. Will this course be right for me?
It depends on how much knowledge you already have in each topic. We recommend filling out our email form above to obtain the full syllabus and schedule a call with us if you want to get the full picture of the entire course. We make every effort to recommend the right level of courses to each student so that they get the most out of the learning experience.
How in depth do you go into each topic?
We design each individual course with multiple levels in mind. We start each course with introducing the foundation, which provides a much-needed refresher for even the seasoned designers if they have been away from theory for a while.
We then go into intermediate to advanced topics for deep dives, where multiple levels of designers might find them helpful.
Our goal is to make the course as approachable as possible while still getting into advanced topics for students who are ready to take the leap.
Why do you teach visual design in a UX course?
This is one of the biggest difference between our program and most other programs teaching UI/UX. Our curriculum team consists of academically-trained designers who have worked many years in the UI/UX design industry. Through extensive experience in practical application and student instructions, we have found that building solid visual design foundation is critical in achieving success as UI/UX designers. We are not in the business of quickly churning out graduates with subpar foundational skills like one may experience elsewhere. We are here to teach you the real deal – visual design first then UX frameworks that you will apply in the portfolio building phase.
What is the different between buying a book on Amazon from taking this course?
Books are great! We will never say don’t buy a book. However, design is a highly practical field. Reading books will give you the surface level understanding. You need more examples, interactive demonstrations, exercises and personalized feedback from expert designers to achieve the level that you need for your career. These other components can only be obtained from a well-designed educational program. Books are great supplements for your courses.
Can I learn the same thing from YouTube videos?
YouTube is a great platform. We say go watch as many YouTube videos as you’d like, but we have yet to find a complete series of courses that go in to so much details and depth as our course on YouTube. While YouTube can provide a surface level foundation for you, it isn’t likely to help you get to the level you need for your career. We recommend scheduling a call with us if you are interested and ask questions to make your informed decisions.
Do we get to apply the knowledge into practical projects?
Absolutely! We believe in learning by doing. That’s why we designed exercises for each unit with intention. Students are expected to complete every exercise and quizzes in order to complete the course. This is not a passive learning experience – it’s active. We also wrap up the program with 3 portfolio-level projects, so you can be sure to take away with you polished pieces that actually stand out and a tailored career search approach that’s hyper targeted and effective.
Students Had Their Lives Transformed
Hear what our students have to say about Path Unbound, and how studying with us transformed their careers.
Gabriella Magamas
Fashion to UI/UX Designer
Sydney Hartman
From Retail to Visual Designer
Carina Venet
From Part-Time Illustrator to Full-Time Designer
Parker Cho
Marketer Turned Designer
Kristina Bozhanova
From Print Designer to Digital Designer
Donna Carroll
From Dancer to UI/UX Designer
Ready to launch your design career yesterday?
Your dream career doesn’t start itself, but we are here to help as boutique design school founded by designers that cares about quality over anything else.