Master’s degree · MFA
MFA in Visual Arts
Columbia University in the City of New York · School of the Arts (Visual Arts + Sound Art Program) and Department of Art History & Archaeology · Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
- Official award
- Master of Fine Arts in Visual ArtsMFA
- Subject
- Fine ArtsPainting (concentration)Sculpture (concentration)
- Format
- On campustwo-year studio program
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Interdisciplinary two-year studio MFA spanning painting and drawing, sculpture and ceramics, printmaking, photography, moving image and expanded practices; a collaborative Sound Art concentration also leads to this degree.
- Department
- School of the Arts (Visual Arts + Sound Art Program) and Department of Art History & Archaeology
- 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 Arts in Visual ArtsMFA
- Award family
- MFAA Master of Fine Arts, exactly as titled by the awarding institution.
- Academic level
- Master’s degree
- Previous degree required
- Not published
| Subject | Relationship | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Fine Arts | Dedicated degreeThe official program title is in this subject. | |
| Painting | Official concentrationA formally named concentration, track or emphasis of a broader degree, confirmed on an official page. | PaintingHow students choose it is not published“Our interdisciplinary two-year studio program, spanning painting and drawing, sculpture and ceramics, printmaking, photography, moving image, and expanded practices”Source |
| Sculpture | Official concentrationA formally named concentration, track or emphasis of a broader degree, confirmed on an official page. | Expanded Practice | SculptureHow students choose it is not published“Our interdisciplinary two-year studio program, spanning painting and drawing, sculpture and ceramics, printmaking, photography, moving image, and expanded practices”Source |
| Printmaking | Official concentrationA formally named concentration, track or emphasis of a broader degree, confirmed on an official page. | PrintmakingHow students choose it is not published“Our interdisciplinary two-year studio program, spanning painting and drawing, sculpture and ceramics, printmaking, photography, moving image, and expanded practices”Source |
| Photography | Official concentrationA formally named concentration, track or emphasis of a broader degree, confirmed on an official page. | PhotographyHow students choose it is not published“Our interdisciplinary two-year studio program, spanning painting and drawing, sculpture and ceramics, printmaking, photography, moving image, and expanded practices”Source |
| Film and Video Production | Official concentrationA formally named concentration, track or emphasis of a broader degree, confirmed on an official page. | Moving ImageHow students choose it is not published“Our interdisciplinary two-year studio program, spanning painting and drawing, sculpture and ceramics, printmaking, photography, moving image, and expanded practices”Source |
Accreditation, validation and recognition
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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
- two-year studio program
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- Columbia University, Manhattan
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Teaching language
- Taught in
- English
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
Admissions
- Portfolio
- Portfolio requirement not published
- Interview
- Not published
Fees and costs
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The institution does not publish tuition for this program on the pages we checked. Ask for current fees, what they include and whether studio, materials, fabrication, printing, software, equipment, travel and residency costs are extra.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, full-time or part-time options, intakes, portfolio requirement, whether a previous degree is required, 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)