Alberta University of the Arts
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Alberta University of the Arts
University
BFA, BDes, MFA
3 researched programs
North America
Art Schools in Canada
36 researched institutions with a campus here, offering 173 art and design programs. This is the research done to date, not a complete list of every program.
By province
Cities with several researched institutions
Programs by award and subject in Canada
- BFA Fine Arts (15)
- MFA Fine Arts (14)
- BFA Studio Arts (13)
- BFA New Media Arts (8)
- PhD Art History (8)
- MFA Studio Arts (7)
- BFA Film and Video Production (6)
- BFA Drawing (5)
- BFA Painting (5)
- BFA Photography (5)
- BFA Printmaking (5)
- BFA Sculpture (5)
- BFA Art History (3)
- BFA Ceramics (3)
- MFA Film and Video Production (3)
- MFA New Media Arts (3)
- BFA Animation (2)
- BFA Digital Arts (2)
- BFA Textile Design (2)
- MFA Ceramics (2)
- MFA Drawing (2)
- MFA Painting (2)
- MFA Photography (2)
- MFA Printmaking (2)
- MFA Sculpture (2)
- MFA Textile Design (2)
37 schools
Brock University
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Department of Visual Arts
University
BA / BA (Hons)
2 researched programs
Carleton University
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Art and Architectural History
University
MA, BA / BA (Hons)
2 researched programs
Concordia University
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Faculty of Fine Arts
University
BFA, PhD, MA, MFA
20 researched programs
Emily Carr University of Art + Design
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Audain Faculty of Art
University
BDes, Other bachelor’s award, MFA, BFA
9 researched programs
George Brown Polytechnic
Online provider · Canada
School of Architectural Studies
Polytechnic / applied sciences
Other bachelor’s award
1 researched program
Humber Polytechnic
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Faculty of Media, Creative Arts, and Design
Polytechnic / applied sciences
Other bachelor’s award
3 researched programs
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Fine Arts Department
University
BFA
1 researched program
Lakehead University
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Department of Visual Arts
University
BFA, BA / BA (Hons)
2 researched programs
Memorial University of Newfoundland (Grenfell Campus)
Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
School of Fine Arts
University
MFA, BFA
2 researched programs
Mount Allison University
Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada
Pierre Lassonde School of Fine Arts
University
BFA, BA / BA (Hons)
3 researched programs
NSCAD University
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
NSCAD University
University
BFA, BA / BA (Hons), MFA, MA
15 researched programs
OCAD University
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
OCAD University
University
BFA, BDes, BA / BA (Hons), MA, MFA, MDes
17 researched programs
Queen's University
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Department of Art History & Art Conservation
University
MA, PhD, BA / BA (Hons)
3 researched programs
Sheridan College
Oakville, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Faculty of Animation, Arts & Design
College
Other bachelor’s award
5 researched programs
Simon Fraser University
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
School for the Contemporary Arts
University
BFA, MFA
3 researched programs
The University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory
University
BFA, BA / BA (Hons), MA, MFA, PhD
9 researched programs
Toronto Metropolitan University
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
School of Image Arts
University
BFA, BDes, MFA
6 researched programs
Université de Montréal
Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Université de Montréal (art history and design programs)
University
Other bachelor’s award, Other research doctorate, Other master’s award
4 researched programs
Université du Québec à Montréal
Montréal, Quebec, Canada
École des arts visuels et médiatiques
University
Other master’s award, Other bachelor’s award
2 researched programs
Université Laval
Québec, Quebec, Canada
École d'art
University
BA / BA (Hons), Other bachelor’s award, MA
4 researched programs
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Department of Art & Design
University
BA / BA (Hons), MFA, BFA, MDes, MA, PhD, BDes
7 researched programs
University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Department of Art and Art History
University
BFA, BA / BA (Hons)
2 researched programs
University of Guelph
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
School of Fine Art and Music
University
BA / BA (Hons), MFA
3 researched programs
How results are ordered: alphabetically by institution, or by most recently checked when you choose that sort. There is no price ranking, because tuition in different currencies, fee categories and bases (per year, per credit, whole program) is not comparable. A program appears under a subject only through a verified link (dedicated degree, major, concentration or documented pathway). A value we could not verify is shown as “not published”, never as “no”. Items marked Sponsored are paid placements; they never change verification or order. Online programs are not counted as physically located in a state or city, and an institution’s location does not tell you whether it enrols students from your country.
About art education in Canada
How art education is organised
Art and design in Canada is taught in universities, specialist art and design universities (for example OCAD University, NSCAD University, Alberta University of the Arts) and some colleges with degree consent. Studio programs usually lead to a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Bachelor of Design (BDes) or Bachelor of Arts, and graduate studio programs to an MFA, MDes or MA; art history is mostly a BA, MA and PhD. French-language universities in Quebec use titles such as baccalauréat en arts visuels, maîtrise and doctorat. Education is a provincial and territorial responsibility, so entry rules, fees and degree-granting oversight differ by province.
Qualification structures
Names and levels are local to Canada. Similar names in other countries are not interchangeable.
- BFA and BDes (four-year)
- Specialist art and design schools such as OCAD University and NSCAD offer four-year BFA and BDes degrees, with admission usually based on a portfolio. Source
- BA, BFA and MFA in universities with fine arts faculties
- Concordia University's Faculty of Fine Arts offers BFA majors, a thesis-based MFA in Studio Arts, MA and PhD programs in art history and art education. Source
- Quebec baccalauréat and maîtrise
- In French-language Quebec universities, undergraduate degrees are baccalauréats of about three years (90 credits), for example the baccalauréat en arts visuels et médiatiques at UQAM, followed by a maîtrise. Source
- Low-residency graduate study
- Memorial University's Grenfell Campus describes its visual arts MFA as a blended, low-residency program with two on-campus intensives over about two years. Source
Bodies that matter, and what each one does
Accreditation, validation, education authority and qualification registers are different roles. Do not read a listing by one body as evidence from another.
- Provincial and territorial ministries of education
- Responsible for the organization, delivery and assessment of postsecondary education in each province and territory.
- Ontario Universities Council on Quality Assurance (OUCQA)
- Quality assurance framework for Ontario universities, listed by CICIC among Ontario quality assurance bodies.
- Universities Canada
- Describes how quality assurance works across Canadian universities.
Languages and admissions
Teaching languages. enfr
Admissions and portfolios. Undergraduate studio programs typically require a portfolio and academic transcripts, with deadlines and portfolio rules set by each school; art history programs usually admit on academic record. Check each program page, because admission can be paused (for example some MFA intakes are paused at individual universities). Source
Official study information
Country information last reviewed 23 October 2026. 3 sources consulted.