> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://hyperallergic.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # MFA, MA, and PhD Programs to Apply for by Early 2022 - URL: https://hyperallergic.com/graduate-art-programs-2022/ - Published: 2021-12-21T23:30:22.000Z - Updated: 2025-11-24T15:15:22.000Z - Description: Organized by geographic regions, a list of arts-related graduate programs to explore and apply to before deadlines close. - Author: Hyperallergic - Tags: Announcement, Art Education Announcements, #wp, #wp-post, #image-position-large, #Import 2025-11-24 09:11 (2021, 2022, part 1) ## Northeastern United States [**Bard Graduate Center**](https://hyperallergic.com/bard-graduate-center-announces-fall-2021-virtual-in-person-open-houses/) Applications for the graduate institute’s Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture MA and PhD programs are due January 7, 2022. [**Boston University**](https://hyperallergic.com/boston-university-school-of-visual-arts-hosts-2022-artist-books-symposium/) In addition to its programs in Graphic Design, Painting, Sculpture, and Art Education, BU is launching an MFA in Visual Narrative and an MFA in Print Media & Photography in Fall 2022. [**Carnegie Mellon University**](https://hyperallergic.com/carnegie-mellon-interdisciplinary-mfa-challenges-students-to-expand-meaning-of-being-artist/) This top-ranked program in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania offers a new graduate facility, generous tuition scholarships, guaranteed graduate assistantships, esteemed faculty, and more. [**CCS Bard**](https://hyperallergic.com/ccs-bard-curatorial-studies-graduate-program-offers-expansive-resources-transformative-education/) Located in New York’s Hudson Valley, students have immediate access to the Hessel Museum of Art and the CCS Bard Library and Archives. Apply by February 1, 2022. [**Columbia University**](https://hyperallergic.com/columbia-university-accepting-visual-arts-sound-art-mfa-applications-2022/) Fall 2022 applications are now being accepted for the MFA Visual Arts and Sound Art Programs at Columbia University School of the Arts. [**Massachusetts College of Art and Design**](https://hyperallergic.com/massart-sowa-gallery-present-2021-mfa-photography-winter-thesis-exhibition/) January 2, 2022, is the priority application deadline for MassArt’s graduate programs in fine arts and design, including its MFA in Photography. [**Maine College of Art & Design**](https://hyperallergic.com/704974/applications-open-mfa-studio-art-maine-college-of-art-and-design-2022) MFA in Studio Art students at MECA&D can enroll in either the Full Residency in Portland, ME, or a Low Residency from anywhere in the world. Apply by January 21 to be considered for a full-tuition scholarship. [**Purchase College, SUNY**](https://hyperallergic.com/purchase-college-suny-graduate-students-vibrant-community-makers-thinkers-fall-2021/) Students can expect to pay significantly less than half the cost of attendance of equivalent private graduate programs, thanks to the college’s position in the State University of New York system. [**School of Visual Arts**](https://hyperallergic.com/call-for-applications-sva-ma-curatorial-practice/) At this New York-based program for professional curatorial training, curators and experts teach from experience, focusing primarily on contemporary art. [Read more](https://hyperallergic.com/earn-ma-curatorial-practice-at-school-of-visual-arts-sva-nov-2021/) on [Hyperallergic](https://hyperallergic.com/sva-ma-curatorial-practice-opens-fall-2022-applications/). [**SMFA at Tufts**](https://hyperallergic.com/smfa-at-tufts-new-arts-faculty-boost-curriculum-social-justice-perspectives/) The School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University recently hired a group of renowned interdisciplinary artists and educators to boost the social justice perspectives in its curriculum. [**Stony Brook University**](https://hyperallergic.com/apply-mfa-ma-phd-programs-department-of-art-stony-brook-university-2022/) Stony Brook offers graduate programs in Art History & Criticism and Studio Art. Apply by January 15, 2022, to be considered for the highest funding and fellowship opportunities. [**University at Albany**](https://hyperallergic.com/university-at-albany-offers-tuition-waivers-funding-for-mfa-students-2021/) This affordable, interdisciplinary program with excellent facilities and private studios offers in-person instruction for 2022. [**University at Buffalo**](https://hyperallergic.com/come-study-with-university-at-buffalo-mfa-ma-programs-2021/) Funding options include the Arthur A. Schomburg Fellowship Program, full-tuition scholarships for MFA students, and additional opportunities for MA students. [**University of Connecticut**](https://hyperallergic.com/meet-uconn-mfa-studio-art-class-of-2024/) This fully-funded three-year graduate program in Southern New England supports a broad range of art making, exemplified by the work of its newest students. [**University of the Arts**](https://www.uarts.edu/academics/graduate-programs?ref=hyperallergic.com) Based in Philadelphia, UArts offers graduate programs in a variety of fields including Art Education, Book Arts & Printmaking, Dance, Museum Studies, Museum Exhibition Planning & Design, and more. [**Vermont College of Fine Arts** ](https://hyperallergic.com/vermont-college-of-fine-arts-graphic-design-mfa-celebrates-tenth-anniversary/)In 2011, VCFA created the first low-residency master’s in graphic design. Today, this student-centered, inquiry-based program is a leader in design education. --- ## Southern United States [**Georgia State University**](https://hyperallergic.com/georgia-state-university-ernest-g-welch-school-of-art-design-applications-february-2022/) Graduate students enjoy tuition waivers, studio space, graduate assistantships, supplemental funding, and career experience in the city of Atlanta. Apply by February 1, 2022. [**University of Texas at Austin**](https://hyperallergic.com/university-of-texas-austin-studio-art-mfa-opens-fall-2022-applications/) Driven by the individual interests of each cohort, this program based in Austin, TX promotes intellectual curiosity, visual acuity, and direct engagement with the larger world. [**University of Texas at Dallas**](https://atec.utdallas.edu/degrees/graduate/?ref=hyperallergic.com) ATEC Graduate Studies at UT Dallas offers MA, MFA, and PhD degrees in the interdisciplinary study of arts, media, and technology. Fall 2022 applications are open now. [**Virginia Commonwealth University**](https://hyperallergic.com/virginia-commonwealth-university-is-accepting-mfa-applications-for-2022/) All MFA students at VCU are eligible for funding, teaching assistant opportunities, and research and travel grants. Apply by February 1. [**Warren Wilson College**](https://hyperallergic.com/what-do-pots-want-build-bigger-field-craft-studies-together-warren-wilson-college-2021/) Warren Wilson’s low-residency MA in Critical Craft Studies produces researchers who turn the mic in a new direction. Applications are due February 1, 2022. **Washington University in St. Louis** The Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts offers competitive financial support for its MFA programs in [Illustration & Visual Culture](https://hyperallergic.com/washington-university-mfa-in-illustration-visual-culture-forges-new-terrain-2021/) and [Visual Art](https://hyperallergic.com/washington-university-mfa-visual-art-made-for-renegades-2021/), including numerous full-tuition awards. --- ## Midwestern United States [**Cranbrook Academy of Art**](https://hyperallergic.com/join-cranbrook-academy-of-art-community-of-radical-thinkers-makers-fall-2021/) Apply by January 15, 2022, for priority consideration for one of 10 full-tuition fellowships at this art school in the Metro Detroit area. [**Minneapolis College of Art and Design**](https://hyperallergic.com/minneapolis-college-of-art-and-design-launches-online-masters-degree-creative-leadership/) MCAD’s new online MA in Creative Leadership complements the school’s graduate programs in fine arts, sustainable design, and graphic and web design. [**School of the Art Institute of Chicago**](https://hyperallergic.com/school-of-the-art-institute-of-chicago-saic-graduate-program-applications-fall-2021/) Explore graduate study at one of the most influential art and design schools in the United States. The final application deadline is January 10, 2022. [**University of Illinois**](https://hyperallergic.com/university-of-illinois-school-of-art-and-design-offers-fully-funded-grad-programs/) Significant financial support packages for highly qualified applicants come in the form of fellowships and graduate appointments, which include tuition waivers and stipends. [**University of Indianapolis**](https://hyperallergic.com/visiting-artists-drive-weekend-intensives-uindy-social-practice-art-program/) Visiting artists drive the intensives in UIndy’s Social Practice Art program, which include weekend practicums for concentrated work in social practice and placemaking. --- ## Western United States [**Arizona State University**](https://hyperallergic.com/arizona-state-university-mfa-art-offers-three-years-of-teaching-scholarship-funding/) The top-ranked MFA program at Arizona State University’s School of Art measures itself not by who it excludes, but who it includes and how they succeed. [**California Institute of the Arts**](https://hyperallergic.com/calarts-cultivates-environment-of-artistic-experimentation-free-creative-exploration-2021/) CalArts awarded more than $25.7 million in scholarships to 95% of degree-seeking students this past academic year. [**Institute of American Indian Arts**](https://hyperallergic.com/institute-of-american-indian-arts-mfa-indigenous-arts-production/) The curriculum for the new low-residency MFA in Studio Arts program at IAIA is based on Indigenous knowledge. [**Montana State University**](https://hyperallergic.com/study-art-in-northern-rocky-mountains-montana-state-university/) Explore new avenues in artistic practice and scholarship amongst a diverse cohort of peers while gaining leadership skills both academically and professionally. [**Pacific Northwest College of Arts**](https://hyperallergic.com/pacific-northwest-college-of-art-hosts-an-online-symposium-on-art-and-ai/) Applications are open for MFA and MA programs at PNCA’s Hallie Ford School of Graduate Studies. The priority deadline is February 1, 2022. [**Southern California Institute of Architecture**](https://hyperallergic.com/sci-arc-graduate-architecture-programs-encourage-growth-through-rigorous-core-specialized-curricula/) SCI-Arc’s M.Arch 1 program organizes itself around a series of core studios that are reinforced by courses in applied studies, history, and theory. [**UC Davis**](https://hyperallergic.com/uc-davis-announces-design-mfa-virtual-open-house-2021/) The school’s Department of Design is the only comprehensive academic design department in the University of California system. The priority application deadline is January 15, 2022 [**University of California, Los Angeles**](https://hyperallergic.com/ucla-mfa-media-arts-accepting-fall-2022-applications/) UCLA’s MFA in Media Arts provides a rigorous environment for bold experimentation in new modes of critical thinking and art making in the context of media and technology. [**University of Denver**](https://hyperallergic.com/university-of-denver-emergent-digital-practices-faculty-merge-art-technology-inspire-change-public-good/) DU’s MA and MFA degrees in Emergent Digital Practices challenge students to imagine new possibilities for digital technologies. [**Western Colorado University**](https://hyperallergic.com/western-colorado-universitys-ma-in-gallery-museum-management-costs-less-than-20k/) Founded with working professionals in mind, the affordable low-residency MA in Gallery & Museum Management offers classes in art business, curatorship, and museum studies. --- ## Global [**John Cabot University**](https://hyperallergic.com/live-in-rome-pursue-art-history-ma-at-john-cabot-university/) Apply by February 1, 2022, to be considered for admission to this unique MA in Art History program at a US-accredited university based in Rome. [**University of Hartford**](https://hyperallergic.com/versatile-nomad-mfa-university-of-hartford-looks-from-present-to-future/) The versatile Nomad MFA is an interdisciplinary field-based Low Residency MFA with residencies at sites throughout the Americas. Apply by January 15, 2022, for scholarship consideration. --- **Stay up-to-date with the latest from graduate school programs at** [**hyperallergic.com/tag/art-education-announcements**](https://hyperallergic.com/tag/art-education-announcements/?utm%5Fmedium=post&utm%5Fsource=hyperallergic&utm%5Fcampaign=mfa22)**.** *To feature an opportunity from your college or university on Hyperallergic, get in touch at* [*nectarads.com*](https://nectarads.com/?ref=hyperallergic.com)*.*