Graduate Programs in Art
Explore 200+ Art graduate programs at 100+ universities across 6 countries.
Overview
Art programs at graduate level cover both making art and studying it. Studio programs develop your practice in painting, sculpture, photography, new media or performance through critique, while art history programs investigate artworks, artists and visual culture in their historical context.
The MFA is the main studio master's and is widely treated as the terminal degree for artists. Master's and PhD programs in art history focus on research, languages and writing.
Studio graduates build careers as practicing artists, university art instructors, designers and creative directors. Art historians work as museum curators, gallery and auction house specialists, archivists and academics. Many artists combine their practice with teaching, and museum and gallery roles are competitive.
Most Art programs charge between $18,000 and $60,000 a year in tuition. The top ten ranked programs charge between $25,000 and $73,000.
Top Ranked Master's Programs
The five highest-ranked universities offering this degree.
- University of OxfordMSt in History of Art and Visual CultureDeadline Jan 10 · Tuition $52,800 · Duration 9 months
- University of CambridgeMPhil in History of Art and ArchitectureDeadline May 16 +2 · Tuition $50,350 · Duration 9 months
- Yale UniversityMaster of Fine Arts in DramaDeadline Jan 5 +4 · Tuition $39,500 · Duration 36 months
- University of PennsylvaniaMasters of Arts in History of ArtDeadline Dec 15 · Duration 24 months
- Columbia UniversityMaster of Arts in Art HistoryDeadline Dec 11 · Tuition $73,456 · Duration 2 years full-time
Top Ranked PhD Programs
The five highest-ranked universities offering this degree.
- Harvard UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in History of Art and ArchitectureDeadline Jan 5 · Tuition $59,048 · Duration 84 months
- Stanford UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Art HistoryDeadline Dec 1 · Tuition $63,540 · Duration 60 months
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyDoctor of Philosophy in History and Theory of ArchitectureDeadline Jan 7 · Tuition $64,310 · Duration 72 months
- University of OxfordDPhil in History of ArtTuition $27,136 · Duration 3 years full-time
- University of California, BerkeleyPhD in History of ArtDeadline Dec 1 · Tuition $24,962
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