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Master’s degree · MFA

Photography MFA

Massachusetts College of Art and Design · Massachusetts College of Art and Design · Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Official award
Master of Fine ArtsMFA
Subject
Photography
Format
On campus
Tuition
$945per credit, 2026-27

About this program

On-campus MFA in photography.

Department
Massachusetts College of Art and 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 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 links
SubjectRelationshipDetail
PhotographyDedicated 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.

  • Stated by the schoolNew England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE)Institutional accreditation or recognitionUS

    Scope: Institution-wide accreditation as stated by MassArt

Study structure

Delivery
On campusTaught at the listed campus.
Study mode
Not published
Duration
Not published
Intakes
Not published
Campus
MassArt Boston campus621 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115

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 required
Portfolio details
  • Number of works: 20-25 images of recent work
As published by the school. This directory cannot tell you what makes a portfolio successful and does not guarantee admission.
Interview
Interview possible
Statement
one-to-two page statement describing your reasons for applying and the planned direction of your future work
Documents
Statement of purpose; Résumé or CV; transcripts; two letters of recommendation; portfolio
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.

ItemAmountApplies toDated
Graduate tuition per credit (most graduate and post-baccalaureate programs)Tuition$945per credit, 2026-27regardless of residency; some programs or courses may have additional fees23 October 2026Source
Graduate application feeApplication fee$90one-time, as listed 2026-10-23current MassArt BFA students and alumni may request a fee waiver23 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.

Sources and verification

Not published on the program’s source pages: duration, full-time or part-time options, intakes, whether a previous degree is required.

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.

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