I usually avoid mentioning D+M by name. I'll typically say I got a masters in fine arts doing computational art, installation art, or conceptual art depending on who's asking. If I don't want to talk about it, I just say "simulacrum" and people tend to run.

Uhm, siiiigghhhh, it’s an art practice where you do whatever you want and you have to be self motivated, and u pay a lot of money for accountability, occasional poignant feedback, and a cohort of rad peers