MA Art at University of Iowa

Programme overview

Art, MA is offered through the Art, Art History, and Design in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Iowa.

Faculty: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | Department: Art, Art History, and Design | Duration: 38 s.h. required | Location: Iowa City, IA, United States

What you will study

The Master of Arts in art requires a minimum of 38 s.h. of graduate credit. Students must maintain a Graduate College program grade-point average of at least 3.00.

Career pathways

Many graduates pursue careers that match their degree specializations, for example, commercial or graphic designer, conservation or museum curator or administrator, art educator, public artist, or community art center coordinator or instructor.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants to the graduate studio art programs apply directly to the MFA in Studio Art. The MA in Art functions solely as an exit degree available to MFA students under specific circumstances and is not an admission pathway. All application materials must be submitted to the University of Iowa Graduate Admissions Office through the online application system. Visit the Art MFA Requirements page for more information. School of Art, Art History, and Design Requirements Prospective graduate students must meet the School of Art, Art History, and Design's admission requirements for the specific degree program they plan to enter. They must submit application materials to Graduate Admissions and to the specific program. All applicants must meet the admission requirements of the Graduate College; see the Manual of Rules and Regulations on the Graduate College website.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate and professional admission requirements, costs and deadlines are set by each degree programme; applicants apply through the Admissions Profile application and may apply to only one programme unless applying to a combined degree programme.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.uiowa.edu/

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