Studio Art (MFA)

University of the Arts is not currently accepting applications for this program. The low-residency Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Studio Art at the University of the Arts is a highly selective professional graduate program that imparts a tradition of artistic and academic excellence through a unique, low-residency format.

You’ll complete your Master of Fine Arts in a year-round program both on- and off-campus. Through participation in an immersive eight-week campus-based summer semester, you'll be able to take advantage of all the mentoring, instruction and facilities we have to offer. The fall and spring semesters are dedicated to independent study designed by you and supported by our faculty and mentors, either through personal meetings or distance learning.

University of the Arts’ mission is simple: to advance human creativity. University of the Arts believes creativity is the most essential skill for success in today’s society and has educated generations of ground-breaking artists, performers, designers and creative leaders for more than 141 years.

After being granted university status in 1987, University of the Arts became the largest institution of its kind in the nation, offering programs in design, fine arts, media arts, crafts, music, dance, theater and writing. It now features 30 undergraduate arts majors, 15 graduate programs and the nation’s first PhD program in Creativity.