Master’s degree · MFA
Graphic Design MFA
Yale University · Yale School of Art · New Haven, Connecticut, United States
- Official award
- Master of Fine ArtsMFA
- Subject
- Graphic Design
- Format
- On campus
- Tuition
- $50,198per year, 2026-2027
About this program
Two-year MFA in graphic design built around self-initiated research and an individualized thesis project; a three-year preliminary route exists for applicants without a design BFA.
- Department
- Yale 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 ArtsMFA
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphic Design | 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
- Not published
- Credits
- 60 creditsCredit systems differ between countries and institutions.
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- Yale University, New Haven1156 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT 06520
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: up to 20 still images and/or videos
- Platform: Slate
- Interview
- Interview possible
- Academic prerequisites
- Standard educational requirements for the Yale School of Art include a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university or a diploma from a four-year accredited art school.
- Tests explicitly required
- Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores are not required for admission.
- Deadlines
- The application for the 2027-2028 academic year ... is due January 10, 2027 at 11:59PM · Fall 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition 2026-27 (cost of attendance page)Tuition | $50,198per year, 2026-2027 | All students | 23 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.
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.
Need-based scholarships Scholarship
Only for certain applicants · For scholarship-eligible first-year students, the maximum scholarship amount cannot exceed the cost of tuition.
Eligibility: awarded solely on the basis of demonstrated financial need
Teaching Assistant positions (second-year students) Assistantship
Competitive · Teaching Assistants normally receive an appointment for one term.
Eligibility: returning second-year students only
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: 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)