Master’s degree · MA
MA in the History of Art
Williams College · Williams Graduate Program in the History of Art · Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States
- Official award
- Master of Arts in the History of ArtMA
- Subject
- Art History
- Format
- On campustwo-year MA curriculum
- Tuition
- $76,300per year, 2026-27
About this program
Two-year MA combining coursework, internships, workshops, independent research and international travel, run in collaboration with the Clark Art Institute.
- Department
- Williams Graduate Program in the History 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 Arts in the History of ArtMA
- Award family
- MAA Master of Arts. It is not relabelled as an MFA.
- Academic level
- Master’s degree
- Previous degree required
- Not published
| Subject | Relationship | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Art History | 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 MA curriculum
- Intakes
- Fall 2027
- Campus
- Clark Art Institute, Williamstown225 South Street, Williamstown, MA 01267
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Teaching language
- Taught in
- English
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
- Published language requirements
- If English is not your first language or the official language of your undergraduate studies, TOEFL/IELTS scores are required.
Admissions
- Portfolio
- No portfolio required
- Interview
- Not published
- Statement
- a statement of intellectual and professional purpose
- Writing sample
- Writing sample required
- Tests explicitly required
- GRE scores are not required, nor will they be considered.
- Documents
- main online application form, a statement of intellectual and professional purpose, unofficial digital transcripts, a writing sample, and letters of recommendation
- Deadlines
- The portal will close at 11:59pm EST on January 10, 2027. · Fall 2027
- Official instructions
- Application instructions
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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 2026-27Tuition | $76,300per year, 2026-27 | All students | 23 October 2026SourceSource could not be re-checked automatically. |
Calculated tuition total: $152,600 (All students). Calculated from published annual tuition for 2026-27 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.
Scholarships and funding
Funding is shown with its basis and who it is for. Competitive funding is not a guarantee.
Scholarships with full tuition waiver Tuition remission
Competitive · A substantial number of scholarships with full tuition waiver are available to successful applicants.
Eligibility: successful applicants; awards are made on the basis of both need and merit
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: full-time or part-time options, 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)