Ithaca,
NY,
United States
Type
Private
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
MFA in Creative Visual Arts in Ithaca United States | Cornell University
Cornell University
|
Ithaca United States
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Qualification
Masters Degree
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
USD
29,500
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
24 months
The two-year MFA in Creative Visual Arts offers an immersive, close-knit, and varied learning environment that fosters both interdisciplinary and specialized artistic approaches, enriched by access to diverse academic disciplines university-wide. Each student collaborates with a personalized advisory team comprising selected Department of Art faculty and affiliated professors, alongside approximately 15 visiting artists and critics who lecture and conduct studio critiques at the College of Architecture, Art and Planning (AAP). Annually, the department welcomes two Teiger Mentors in the Arts and organizes both innovative and traditional exhibition opportunities in Ithaca and New York City. Participants benefit from outstanding facilities and resources, an international study trip, graduate assistantships, and substantial tuition support. This four-term, sixty-credit residency program is designed for artists seeking advanced training, requiring at least twelve credits from non-art department coursework.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 7.0
Qualification Requirements
Applicants must have a four-year bachelor's degree, but it does not have to be related to art.
The M.F.A. program does not accept transfer credits from other institutions.
Three recommendations
Resume and statement of purpose
Interviews are not required as part of the initial application process, however, shortlisted candidates will be asked to interview either in person or via Skype. Applicants interested in meeting with a member of the art department faculty should contact the faculty directly. Students interested in arranging a tour of the campus should contact the Program Assistant at (607) 255-6730. Learn more about visiting the campus here.
GRE scores are not required for admission to the M.F.A. program. Applicants who have already taken the GRE are welcome to submit scores with the application. For those seeking financial assistance other than that offered by the Department of Art or Cornell University, it is recommended GRE scores be submitted.
The TOEFL exam is required for non-native English applicants. Foreign applicants whose native language is not English but who have studied full-time for two or more years at a college or university where English is the language of instruction, located in a country where English is the native language, are exempt from this requirement. All other foreign applicants must submit TOEFL scores.
All applicants must submit a portfolio with their application. The portfolio should consist of no more than 20 electronic files. These may include any combination of still images, videos, URLs, sound-based work, web-based work, or other work. Directions for properly preparing these materials is below, please follow these instructions exactly. Submitted portfolios that do not conform to the instructions below will not be reviewed.
The TOEFL or IELTS exam is required for non-native English applicants.
TOEFL (iBT): The Graduate School's official minimum sub-scores for each element of the TOEFL iBT are: Speaking: 22, Reading 20, Listening 15, Writing 20
IELTS: The Graduate School requires an overall band score of a 7.0 or higher on the IELTS Academic exam.
The M.F.A. program does not accept transfer credits from other institutions.
Three recommendations
Resume and statement of purpose
Interviews are not required as part of the initial application process, however, shortlisted candidates will be asked to interview either in person or via Skype. Applicants interested in meeting with a member of the art department faculty should contact the faculty directly. Students interested in arranging a tour of the campus should contact the Program Assistant at (607) 255-6730. Learn more about visiting the campus here.
GRE scores are not required for admission to the M.F.A. program. Applicants who have already taken the GRE are welcome to submit scores with the application. For those seeking financial assistance other than that offered by the Department of Art or Cornell University, it is recommended GRE scores be submitted.
The TOEFL exam is required for non-native English applicants. Foreign applicants whose native language is not English but who have studied full-time for two or more years at a college or university where English is the language of instruction, located in a country where English is the native language, are exempt from this requirement. All other foreign applicants must submit TOEFL scores.
All applicants must submit a portfolio with their application. The portfolio should consist of no more than 20 electronic files. These may include any combination of still images, videos, URLs, sound-based work, web-based work, or other work. Directions for properly preparing these materials is below, please follow these instructions exactly. Submitted portfolios that do not conform to the instructions below will not be reviewed.
The TOEFL or IELTS exam is required for non-native English applicants.
TOEFL (iBT): The Graduate School's official minimum sub-scores for each element of the TOEFL iBT are: Speaking: 22, Reading 20, Listening 15, Writing 20
IELTS: The Graduate School requires an overall band score of a 7.0 or higher on the IELTS Academic exam.
Tuition
USD
29,500