Master’s degree · MFA
Master of Fine Arts in Studio Art (MFA), Low Residency option
Maine College of Art & Design · Maine College of Art & Design · Portland, Maine, United States
- Official award
- Master of Fine Arts in Studio ArtMFA
- Subject
- Studio Arts
- Format
- Low residencytwo-year, six-term curriculum
- Tuition
- $1,492per credit, year not stated on page
Low-residency program
About this program
A two-year, six-term MFA in studio art offered in full-residency and low-residency options with the same curriculum; low-residency students work from home between on-campus intensives.
- Department
- Maine College of Art & Design
- 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 Studio ArtMFA
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Studio 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
- Low residencyMostly distance study with required periods on site (residencies). It is never described as fully online.
- Online instruction
- Distance study with required residencies
- Campus studio required
- Not published
- Campus residencies or workshops
- On campus for Summer Intensive, additional intensives, and research field trips.
- Residency frequency
- Summer Intensive plus additional intensives and research field trips (schedule not detailed on page)
- Residency length
- eight-week Summer Intensive
- Residency location
- Portland, Maine
- Attendance mandatory
- Yes
- Travel expectations
- Not published
- Online components
- Study from home during Fall and Spring terms.
- Additional residency costs
- Not published
- Live attendance
- Live attendance not published
- International enrolment
- Not published
- Study mode
- Not published
- Duration
- two-year, six-term curriculum
- Credits
- 30 creditsCredit systems differ between countries and institutions.
- Campus attendance
- On campus for Summer Intensive, additional intensives, and research field trips.
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- Portland campus
Teaching language
- Taught in
- Not stated on the pages we checked
- 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition per creditTuition · mandatory | $1,492per credit, year not stated on page | All students | 23 October 2026Source |
No total is shown: the sources do not state a whole-program figure and the published duration and fee basis do not support a calculation.
Studio fees, materials, fabrication, printing, software, equipment, compulsory travel, residencies and exhibition charges are not listed by the institution on the pages we checked; art students often meet such costs.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: 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)