Compare 96 Art Master's Programs in the US
Grad School Navigator tracks 96 Art master's programs in the US across 51 universities. Most do not require the Graduate Record Examination (GRE); only 7% report it as a requirement. A typical program takes about 24 months. Start with the ranked programs below, then use Explorer to compare the details that matter to your shortlist.
Top Programs
Sorted by Grad School Navigator University Rank. Each row also shows QS, Times Higher Education, U.S. News, or Academic Ranking of World Universities positions when available.
- 1
Yale University
- Grad School Navigator#8University rank
- QS#21University rank
- Times Higher Education#10University rank
- U.S. News#8University rank
- Application deadline
- Jan 5 +4
- Annual tuition
- $39,500
- Program duration
- 36 months
- 2
University of Pennsylvania
- Grad School Navigator#10University rank
- QS#15University rank
- Times Higher Education#14University rank
- U.S. News#17University rank
- Application deadline
- Dec 15
- Program duration
- 24 months
- 3
Columbia University
- Grad School Navigator#12University rank
- QS#38University rank
- Times Higher Education#20University rank
- U.S. News#10University rank
- Application deadline
- Dec 11
- Annual tuition
- $73,456
- Program duration
- 2 years full-time
- 4
University of California, Los Angeles
- Grad School Navigator#17University rank
- QS#46University rank
- Times Higher Education=18University rank
- U.S. News#11University rank
- Application deadline
- Dec 1
- Annual tuition
- $36,297
- Program duration
- 24 months
- 5
University of Michigan--Ann Arbor
- Grad School Navigator#19University rank
- QS#45University rank
- Times Higher Education#23University rank
- U.S. News#21University rank
- Application deadline
- Nov 1
- Annual tuition
- $34,492
- Program duration
- 36 months
- 6
Carnegie Mellon University
- Grad School Navigator#21University rank
- QS#52University rank
- Times Higher Education#24University rank
- U.S. News#112University rank
- Application deadline
- Jan 9
- Annual tuition
- $38,496
- 7
Duke University
- Grad School Navigator#22University rank
- QS#62University rank
- Times Higher Education#28University rank
- U.S. News#30University rank
- Application deadline
- Jan 29
- Annual tuition
- $69,880
- Program duration
- 24 months
- 8
New York University
- Grad School Navigator#24University rank
- QS#55University rank
- Times Higher Education=31University rank
- U.S. News#36University rank
- Application deadline
- Jan 5
- Annual tuition
- $82,902
- Program duration
- 36 months
- 9
University of Washington
- Grad School Navigator#25University rank
- QS#81University rank
- Times Higher Education#25University rank
- U.S. News#12University rank
- Application deadline
- Jan 15 +1
- Annual tuition
- $44,640
- Program duration
- 24 months
- 10
University of California San Diego
- Grad School Navigator#26University rank
- QS#66University rank
- Times Higher Education#47University rank
- U.S. News#23University rank
- Application deadline
- Jan 7 +1
- Annual tuition
- $15,102
- Program duration
- 36 months
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Complete Program List96 programs
The complete list of Art Master's Programs, ranked by their global university rank first.
| Rank | University | Program | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| #8 | Yale University | Master of Fine Arts in Drama | 36 months |
| #10 | University of Pennsylvania | Masters of Arts in History of Art | 24 months |
| #12 | Columbia University | Master of Arts in Art History | 2 years full-time |
| #12 | Columbia University | Master of Arts in Modern and Contemporary Art: Critical and Curatorial Studies | 2 years full-time |
| #17 | University of California, Los Angeles | Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) in Dance | 24 months |
| #19 | University of Michigan--Ann Arbor | Master of Fine Arts in Dance | 36 months |
| #21 | Carnegie Mellon University | Costume Production Program MFA | |
| #21 | Carnegie Mellon University | Dramatic Writing MFA | 24 months |
| #21 | Carnegie Mellon University | Stage and Production Management Program MFA | |
| #21 | Carnegie Mellon University | Technical Direction Program MFA | |
| #22 | Duke University | Master of Arts in Digital Art History | 24 months |
| #22 | Duke University | Master of Fine Arts in Dance | |
| #24 | New York University | Master of Arts in History of Art and Archaeology | 2 years full-time |
| #24 | New York University | Master of Fine Arts Concentration in Dance and Technology | 24 months |
| #24 | New York University | Master of Fine Arts in Graduate Acting | 36 months |
| #24 | New York University | Masters of Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works | 48 months |
| #25 | University of Washington | Master of Arts in Art History | 24 months |
| #25 | University of Washington | Master of Arts in Art History practicum track | 24 months |
| #25 | University of Washington | Master of Arts in Music History | 24 months |
| #25 | University of Washington | Master of Fine Arts in Acting | 36 months |
| #25 | University of Washington | Master of Fine Arts in dance | 24 months |
| #26 | University of California San Diego | Master of Fine Arts in Theatre and Dance | 36 months |
| #30 | Brown University | Master of Fine Arts in Acting and Directing | |
| #31 | The University of Texas at Austin | Master of Arts in Art History | |
| #31 | The University of Texas at Austin | Master of Fine Arts in Dance | 24 months |
| #31 | The University of Texas at Austin | Master of Fine Arts in Drama and Theatre for Youth and Communities | 36 months |
| #35 | University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill | Master of Arts in Art History | 24 months |
| #35 | University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill | Master of Fine Arts in Acting | 36 months |
| #36 | Washington University in St. Louis | Master of Arts in Art History and Archaeology | 24 months |
| #36 | Washington University in St. Louis | Master of Fine Arts Program in Dance | |
| #38 | University of Wisconsin--Madison | Master of Arts in Art History | 24 months |
| #38 | University of Wisconsin--Madison | Master of Fine Arts in Acting | |
| #40 | Pennsylvania State University--University Park | Master of Art in Art History | |
| #40 | Pennsylvania State University--University Park | Master of Fine Arts in Acting | 36 months |
| #41 | University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign | Master of Arts in Art History | 24 months |
| #41 | University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign | Master of Fine Arts in Acting | 36 months |
| #41 | University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign | Master of Fine Arts in Dance | 36 months |
| #55 | University of Virginia | Master of Fine Arts in Drama | 36 months |
| #59 | University of California--Santa Barbara | Master of Arts in History of Art and Architecture | |
| #62 | University of California, Davis | Master of Arts in Art History | |
| #62 | University of California, Davis | MFA in Dramatic art | |
| #64 | University of Maryland, College Park | Master of Arts in Art History and Archaeology | |
| #64 | University of Maryland, College Park | Master of Fine Arts in Dance | 36 months |
| #65 | University of California--Irvine | Master of Arts in Art History | 12 months |
| #65 | University of California--Irvine | Master of Fine Arts in Dance | 24 months |
| #65 | University of California--Irvine | Master of Fine Arts in Drama (Stage Management) | 36 months |
| #72 | University of Minnesota--Twin Cities | Master of Arts in Art History | |
| #78 | Tufts University | Master of Arts in Art History | 24 months |
| #78 | Tufts University | Master of Arts in Art History and Museum Studies | 24 months |
| #84 | University of Massachusetts--Amherst | Master of Arts in History of Art and Architecture | |
| #85 | Boston University | Master of Arts in History of Art & Architecture | 36 months |
| #95 | Ohio State University--Columbus | Master of Fine Arts in Dance | |
| #96 | University of Florida | Master of Arts in Art History | |
| #96 | University of Florida | Master of Fine Arts in Acting | 36 months |
| #99 | University of Georgia | Master of Arts in Art History | 24 months |
| #99 | University of Georgia | Master of Fine Arts in Acting | 36 months |
| #99 | University of Georgia | Master of Fine Arts in Dramatic Media Production | 36 months |
| #124 | University of Arizona | MA in Art History | |
| #126 | Indiana University--Bloomington | Master of Arts in Art History | 24 months |
| #126 | Indiana University--Bloomington | Master of Arts in Theatre and Drama | |
| #126 | Indiana University--Bloomington | Master of Arts|Master of Library Science in Art History and Library Science | 36 months |
| #126 | Indiana University--Bloomington | Master of Fine Arts in Acting | 36 months |
| #134 | University of Colorado Boulder | Master of Arts in Art History | 48 months |
| #134 | University of Colorado Boulder | Master of Fine Arts in Dance | 36 months |
| #191 | University of Connecticut | Master of Fine Arts in Acting | 36 months |
| #201–250 | Case Western Reserve University | Master of Arts in Art History | |
| #201–250 | Case Western Reserve University | Master of Arts in Art History and Museum Studies | 24 months |
| #201–250 | Case Western Reserve University | Master of Arts in Dance | 24 months |
| #201–250 | Case Western Reserve University | Master of Fine Arts in Acting | |
| #201–250 | Case Western Reserve University | Master of Fine Arts in Contemporary Dance | 36 months |
| #251–300 | Stony Brook University--SUNY | Master of Arts History of Philosophies, East and West | 24 months |
| #251–300 | Stony Brook University--SUNY | Master of Arts in Art History & Criticism | 24 months |
| #301–400 | George Washington University | Master of Arts in Art History with a Concentration in Museum Training | |
| #301–400 | George Washington University | Master of Arts in Decorative Arts & Design History | |
| #301–400 | George Washington University | Master of Fine Arts in Classical Acting | 12 months |
| #301–400 | Tulane University | Master of Arts in History of Art | 24 months |
| #301–400 | Tulane University | Master of Fine Arts in Interdisciplinary Dance Performance | 36 months |
| #301–400 | University at Buffalo--SUNY | Master of Arts in Music History | 24 months |
| #301–400 | University at Buffalo--SUNY | Master of Fine Arts in Dance | 36 months |
| #301–400 | University of Iowa | Master of Arts in Art History | |
| #401–500 | Florida State University | Master of Arts in Art History | 24 months |
| #401–500 | Florida State University | Master of Arts in Dance | 24 months |
| #401–500 | Florida State University | MFA – Acting | |
| #401–500 | Florida State University | MFA in Dance | |
| #401–500 | University of Delaware | Master of Arts in Art History | |
| American University | Master of Arts in Art History | 24 months | |
| Binghamton University--SUNY | Master of Arts in Art History | 24 months | |
| George Mason University | MA in Art History | ||
| School of the Art Institute of Chicago | Master of Arts in Modern and Contemporary Art History | ||
| Southern Methodist University | Master of Arts in Art History | 24 months | |
| Syracuse University | Master of Arts in Art History | ||
| Texas Christian University | Master of Arts in Art History | ||
| University of Oklahoma | Master of Art in Art History | ||
| University of Oklahoma | Master of Art in Drama | ||
| University of Oregon | Master of Arts in Art History | ||
| Williams College | MA in History of Art |
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