130 Master's in Fine Arts in North America

The Fine Arts programme at the University of Alberta offers a comprehensive postgraduate experience for creative practitioners. This full-time course provides advanced training in artistic expression and theory. Students engage in rigorous studio practice at this prestigious institution to refine their professional skills.

Programs in the Writing of poetry and fiction lead to the Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) in Writing of University of California, Irvine (UCI) degree in English. In addition to the workshops and seminars taught within the Writing Programs by its faculty, instruction is offered by visiting writers.

The M.F.A. in Studio Art at Indiana University Bloomington is a comprehensive postgraduate programme designed for dedicated artists. Delivered through a public study mode, this intensive curriculum fosters creative growth and technical mastery, allowing students to refine their professional practice within a vibrant academic community.

The Fine Arts M.F.A. at Purdue University is a three-year, public study programme designed for intensive creative development. This advanced degree combines studio research with art history and theory. Students benefit from dedicated mentorship and professional facilities while refining their unique aesthetic and design vision.

The Studio Art program at University of Notre Dame is a multidimensional program in which students engage in studio art, design, or art history, with concentrations available within each discipline. 

The MFA in Documentary Film at Wake Forest University offers students an immersive and challenging 2-year terminal degree program with online and on-campus classes.  

Does creativity live and breathe throughout your professional and personal life? Expand your art-making practice while engaging in interdisciplinary research and learning to contextualize your making within contemporary art with the Art programme from Arizona State University.

The department of Art at the University of Utah offers a stimulating and collegial atmosphere in which to advance graduate study. 

The goal of the department, when training a candidate for the MFA Theatre degree at the University of Memphis, is to provide the tools, opportunities and skills for the talented student to become a master craftsman.

Pratt Institute’s M.F.A. Fine Arts - Painting and Drawing Curriculum offers students a broad but rigorous studio practice, highlighting students’ individual development and focusing on an understanding of the significant concerns that constitute contemporary art today.

The Fine Arts - Studio at Kean University offers three options for graduate students, creating the opportunity to work with fellow artists and expert instructors in a dynamic university setting. Students are guided toward exploration, experimentation, and mastering skills and techniques, as well as understanding concepts and history that shape the artistic process. 

The Studio Art MFA at Brigham Young University is a terminal degree designed for artists seeking to refine their creative practice. This two-year, full-time programme focuses on developing advanced technical skills and theoretical understanding. Students engage in intensive studio work and travel study to enhance their professional growth.

The #1 ranked ceramic art Master's program in the country. The Ceramic Art program at Alfred University has a distinguished history as a center of ceramic art innovation, research and education.

The Fine Arts - Integrated Practices curriculum at Pratt Institute is designed to provide students with rigorous conceptual and practical interdisciplinary training in studio and post-studio artistic practices.

The Fine Arts MFA program offered at The New School is guided by the belief that artists perform an essential role in society. The program is rigorously interdisciplinary and enables you to develop diverse studio practices while pursuing related scholarship and research. 

The Fine Arts Studio program of Rochester Institute of Technology is a rigorous two-year program comprised of major studio courses; studio electives such as glass, ceramics, film, and photography; theory and research seminars; as well as thesis credits.

The Fine Arts program at School of Visual Arts reflects the diversity of New York’s many art worlds. Together, the faculty and students form a community of established and emerging artists from many backgrounds who work across disciplines and modes of practice.

The Master of Teaching Fine Arts at University of Utah with an emphasis in Fine Arts (MAT-FA) is a two-year, primarily online program, with a short on-campus residency. Our program focuses on the development of rigorous pedagogical expertise required to improve the delivery of high-quality arts experiences.

The Fine Arts program of Otis College of Art and Design is open, inclusive, and interdisciplinary. We are looking for advanced artists who are engaged and committed to exploring an art practice in its various forms, traditions, and contexts.

The Art programme at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a full-time M.F.A. degree designed for intensive studio practice. Spanning two years, this advanced course focuses on experimentation and critical theory, providing students with individual studio spaces to develop their professional artistic careers.