Master’s degree · MFA
Master of Fine Arts in Studio Art (Full Residency)
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
- On campustwo-year, six-term curriculum
- Tuition
- $14,920per term, 2026-2027
About this program
Interdisciplinary studio MFA taken in person at the Portland campus, with the same curriculum, application process and cost as the low-residency option.
- 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
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Not published
- Duration
- two-year, six-term curriculum
- Credits
- 30 creditsCredit systems differ between countries and institutions.
- Exhibitions
- a culminating thesis exhibition
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- Portland campus
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
- Interview possible
- Deadlines
- Full Tuition Scholarship Deadline: January 17, 2027
- Priority Application Deadline: February 21, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MFA tuition per trimester (summer, fall, spring)Tuition | $14,920per term, 2026-2027 | same cost for low and full residency options | 23 October 2026Source |
| MFA annual tuition (three trimesters)Tuition | $44,760per year, 2026-2027 | same cost for low and full residency options | 23 October 2026Source |
Calculated tuition total: $89,520 (All students). Calculated from published annual tuition for 2026-2027 x 2 years. It assumes no fee changes and excludes studio, materials, printing, software and other charges.
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)