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Art Schools in Sweden

9 researched institutions with a campus here, offering 26 art and design programs. This is the research done to date, not a complete list of every program.

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Programs by award and subject in Sweden

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 Sweden

How art education is organised

Swedish art and design schools such as Konstfack teach three-year bachelor programmes of 180 credits and two-year master programmes of 120 credits, and award degrees titled Bachelor of Fine Arts or Master of Fine Arts in a named field. Bachelor programmes are often taught mainly in Swedish while many master programmes are taught in English.

Source: konstfack.se/en/education/

Qualification structures

Names and levels are local to Sweden. Similar names in other countries are not interchangeable.

Bachelor of Fine Arts (180 credits)
Konstfack bachelor programmes last three years and award a Bachelor of Fine Arts in a named subject; teaching is mainly in Swedish. Source
Master of Fine Arts (120 credits)
Konstfack and HDK-Valand master programmes are two years (120 credits) and are taught in English. Source

Credits and qualification framework

Programme pages state credits in ECTS-style credits (180 for bachelor, 120 for master).

No degree on this site guarantees admission, funding, employment, a visa or teacher registration, and nothing here is visa or credit-transfer advice.

Languages and admissions

Teaching languages. sven

Admissions and portfolios. Master programmes at HDK-Valand list a bachelor's degree in the relevant field of at least 180 credits; tuition fees apply to applicants outside the exempt groups (EU/EEA citizens are exempt per the HDK-Valand pages). Source

Official study information

Country information last reviewed 23 October 2026. 1 sources consulted.