Master’s degree · MFA
MFA Program (School of Art)
Carnegie Mellon University · School of Art, College of Fine Arts · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- Official award
- Master of Fine ArtsMFA
- Subject
- Fine Arts
- Format
- On campusTuition support covers all three years of the MFA
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Graduate studio program in the School of Art; applications for Fall 2027 run to January 15, 2027.
- Department
- School of Art, College of Fine Arts
- Awarding body
- Not stated on the pages we checked
Award and subject
The award is shown exactly as the institution titles it. A program belongs to a subject only through the link below: a dedicated degree, a named major, a formal concentration or a documented pathway.
- Official award
- Master of Fine ArtsMFA
- Award family
- MFAA Master of Fine Arts, exactly as titled by the awarding institution.
- Academic level
- Master’s degree
- Previous degree required
- Yes
| Subject | Relationship | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Fine Arts | Dedicated degreeThe official program title is in this subject. |
Accreditation, validation and recognition
Recorded for this program and campus, with the authority’s role. Institutional accreditation, degree-awarding authority, program accreditation, professional validation and national qualification registers are different things.
No program-level accreditation or validation record has been verified yet. That does not mean none exists; check the national authority and the institution.
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Not published
- Duration
- Tuition support covers all three years of the MFA
- Intakes
- Fall 2027
- Campus
- Main campus5000 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Teaching language
- Taught in
- English
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
- Published language requirements
- Non-native speakers of English submit TOEFL, IELTS or Duolingo scores; IELTS minimum 7.5 overall, Duolingo 135
Admissions
- Portfolio
- Portfolio required
- Portfolio details
- Number of works: 10-25 slides of work
- Accepted media: Images, video, audio and PDFs
- File requirements: Images up to 10MB each, video up to 500MB each, audio up to 60MB each, PDFs up to 20MB each
- Platform: SlideRoom
- Subject-specific instructions: Interactive projects may be documented with screen-captured demonstration videos under 3 minutes
- Interview: Applicants moving to the interview round provide official transcripts
- Interview
- Interview possible
- Statement
- Artist's Statement (max 500 words) and Statement of Interest (max 500 words)
- Previous qualification
- Bachelor's degree
- Tests explicitly required
- GRE scores are not required
- Documents
- Application form; portfolio; professional resume; official transcripts; artist's statement; statement of interest; 3 letters of reference; language scores; $68 application fee
- Deadlines
- Application for Fall 2027 admission open September 14, 2026 to January 15, 2027 · Fall 2027
- Official instructions
- Application instructions
Fees and costs
Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per year, per credit, whole program), academic year and student category, and is never converted. Annual tuition and whole-program tuition are different figures.
| Item | Amount | Applies to | Dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Application feeApplication fee · mandatory | $68one-time, Fall 2027 admissions | All students | 23 October 2026Source |
Scholarships and funding
Funding is shown with its basis and who it is for. Competitive funding is not a guarantee.
School of Art full tuition funding for MFA students Tuition remission
Guaranteed to eligible students · Covers entire tuition; students remain responsible for university fees and health insurance · All three years
Eligibility: All admitted MFA students, regardless of background or citizenship status
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, full-time or part-time options, accreditation or validation record.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 23 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 23 October 2026)