Department of Art + Design College of Arts, Media and Design Northeastern University

Northeastern's Department of Art and Design

Students in Northeastern's Department of Art and Design find a lively and challenging combination of studio courses and historical studies that are supported by the university's cross-disciplinary approach to education.

At the graduate level, the department offers a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree in Studio Art in conjunction with Boston's School of the Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA). The SMFA is part of the newly-renovated Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, one of the world's most comprehensive art museums with a collection of nearly 450,000 works, and is located adjacent to Northeastern's campus. The SMFA is one of the most distinguished art schools in the United States.

The MFA Program

The professional two-year MFA degree program is both rigorous and highly-selective, and it prepares students for careers as working artists and in academia (note that the MFA is considered a terminal degree in its field).

The MFA curriculum consists of 44 semester hours of studio work, graduate seminars at the SMFA, and 16 hours of art history and academic electives (typically four courses) at Northeastern University, as well as thesis exhibitions. Each student is allotted semi-private studio space and access to the SMFA's faculty and equipment.

More information is available regarding graduate applications and graduate studies at Northeastern University.

• Degrees Offered
• Major Degree Levels Offered
• Studio Art Master of Fine Arts (MFA)

• Degrees Awarded
• Master's Degrees Not reported
• Doctoral Degrees Not reported
• First Professional Degrees Not reported
• Other Advanced Degrees Not reported
• * Shows the number of degrees awarded for the last academic year that data was reported.

• Earning Your Degree
• Part-time study available? No
• Evening/weekend programs available? No
• Distance learning programs available? No
• Terminal master's degree available? Not reported

• Degree Requirements
• Master's Degrees Thesis exhibition
• Doctoral Degrees Not reported
• First Professional Degrees Not reported
• Other Advanced Degrees Not reported

• Acceptance Rate
• AppliedNot Reported
• AcceptedNot Reported
• Acceptance RateNot Reported
• EnrolledNot Reported
• Applying
• Application Fee - Domestic $50
• Application Fee - International $50
• Electronic applications accepted? Yes
• Applications processed on a rolling basis? Not Reported
• Application Deadlines
• Type Domestic International Priority Date
• Fall deadline January 15th January 15th Not Reported
• Winter deadline Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported
• Spring deadline Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported
• Entrance Requirements
• Master's DegreesNot Reported
• Doctoral's DegreesNot Reported
• First-Professional's DegreesNot Reported
• Other Advanced DegreesNot Reported
• International DegreesNot Reported

• Tuition & Fees
• In-state tuition *Not Reported
• Out-of-state tuition *Not Reported
• International student tuitionNot Reported
• * Tuition for full-time graduate student per academic year
• Fees
• Per-academic year feesNot Reported
• Per-term feesNot Reported
• One-time feeNot Reported
• * Fees for full-time graduate students
• Financial Support
• Financial award applicants must submitFAFSA
• Application deadlines for financial awardsFebruary 1
• Types of financial support availableFellowships, Tuition Waivers, Federal Work-Study

• Faculty Breakout
• Total Faculty34
• Full-time Percentage47%
• Part-time Percentage53%
• Female Percentage59%
• Male Percentage41%