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Master’s degree · MFA

Ceramics M.F.A.

Western Michigan University · Frostic School of Art · Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

Official award
Master of Fine Arts in CeramicsMFA
Subject
Ceramics
Format
On campus
Tuition
Not published

About this program

Program listed by WMU's Frostic School of Art: Ceramics M.F.A..

Department
Frostic School of Art
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 CeramicsMFA
Award family
MFAA Master of Fine Arts, exactly as titled by the awarding institution.
Academic level
Master’s degree
Previous degree required
Yes
Subject links
SubjectRelationshipDetail
CeramicsDedicated 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
Not published
Intakes
Not published
Campus
Kalamazoo 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 required
Portfolio details
  • Number of works: 20 images representing at least 12 different artworks
  • File requirements: Single PDF, 10MB size limit; include size and material descriptions with each image
  • Written components: Personal statement (1-2 pages); three references
  • Portfolio deadlines: The application deadline is February 1st (year not printed)
As published by the school. This directory cannot tell you what makes a portfolio successful and does not guarantee admission.
Interview
Not published
Statement
Personal statement (1-2 pages) plus artist statement
Documents
Online application (WMU Graduate College)Official transcriptsResume or CVWritten statementPortfolioThree academic or professional references
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
Application fee ($50 domestic, $100 international)Application fee · mandatory$50one-time, year not stated on pageDomestic students23 October 2026Source
Application fee, international studentsApplication fee · mandatory$100one-time, year not stated on pageInternational students23 October 2026Source

Scholarships and funding

Funding is shown with its basis and who it is for. Competitive funding is not a guarantee.

  • Audrey Morean Petersen Graduate Fellowship Fellowship

    Basis not stated · Full or partial tuition coverage, a material budget, and a stipend · Duration not stated on the page

    Eligibility: Each graduate student receives the fellowship, per the program page

    Source

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.

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