Master’s degree · MFA
Art, M.F.A.
The Pennsylvania State University · School of Visual Arts, College of Arts and Architecture · University Park, Pennsylvania, United States
- Official award
- Master of Fine Arts in ArtMFA
- Subject
- Fine ArtsCeramics (concentration)Painting (concentration)
- Format
- On campus
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
60-credit studio MFA with students situating their work within one of six areas of concentration.
- Department
- School of Visual Arts, College of Arts and Architecture
- 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 ArtMFA
- 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. | |
| Ceramics | Official concentrationA formally named concentration, track or emphasis of a broader degree, confirmed on an official page. | CeramicsStudents choose it after enrolment“in the areas of ceramics, drawing & painting, graphic design, new media, photography, and sculpture”Source |
| Painting | Official concentrationA formally named concentration, track or emphasis of a broader degree, confirmed on an official page. | Drawing & PaintingStudents choose it after enrolment“in the areas of ceramics, drawing & painting, graphic design, new media, photography, and sculpture”Source |
| Sculpture | Official concentrationA formally named concentration, track or emphasis of a broader degree, confirmed on an official page. | SculptureStudents choose it after enrolment“in the areas of ceramics, drawing & painting, graphic design, new media, photography, and sculpture”Source |
| Photography | Official concentrationA formally named concentration, track or emphasis of a broader degree, confirmed on an official page. | PhotographyStudents choose it after enrolment“in the areas of ceramics, drawing & painting, graphic design, new media, photography, and sculpture”Source |
| Graphic Design | Official concentrationA formally named concentration, track or emphasis of a broader degree, confirmed on an official page. | Graphic DesignStudents choose it after enrolment“in the areas of ceramics, drawing & painting, graphic design, new media, photography, and sculpture”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
- Not published
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- University Park campusUniversity Park, PA 16802
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: No fewer than twenty examples, the majority in the applicant's area of interest
- Accepted media: Digital images rather than actual work
- Written components: Statement of professional aims
- Interview
- Not published
- Statement
- Statement of professional aims
- Previous qualification
- Bachelor's degree from a U.S. regionally accredited institution or equivalent
- Academic prerequisites
- At least 12 credits of art history at the undergraduate level are strongly suggested
- Documents
- Portfolio of digital images; statement of professional aims; three letters of reference
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.
Scholarships and funding
Funding is shown with its basis and who it is for. Competitive funding is not a guarantee.
Graduate assistantships Assistantship
Basis not stated
Eligibility: Available to students in this program per the Graduate Bulletin; details in the Graduate School Tuition and Funding pages
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, duration, full-time or part-time options, intakes, 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)