About Master’s Program,
The Ohio State University Department of Art offers an interdisciplinary MFA in Visual Arts with facilities and faculty in: Art and Technology, Ceramics, Film/Video, Glass, Painting and Drawing, Photography, Printmaking, and Sculpture. Students have the opportunity to work with faculty from across the department.
Graduate students have 24/7 access to private and semi-private studio spaces and state of the art facilities and exhibition spaces, including both material and digital fabrication studios.
The MFA program is a 66-credit hour, three-year program and requires full-time enrollment during that time period.
The internationally recognized faculty is augmented each year by Visiting Artists, Critics and Curators who engage in critical discourse and discussion with graduate students.
Additional OSU sites of interest for graduate students: The Wexner Center for the Arts, a world-renowned contemporary art center located on campus; The Fine Arts and Cartoon Libraries; and the Urban Arts Space, an off-campus, OSU-run gallery in downtown Columbus. The Urban Arts Space is the location of the third-year thesis exhibitions.
U.S. News and World Report ranks our MFA program #32 among all schools.
Master’s Program Degree Eligibility with GPA,
The equivalent of a four-year bachelor’s or advanced degree from an accredited college or university, earned by the expected date of entry into your graduate program.
A minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA (on a 4.0 scale or equivalent) for the last bachelor’s or advanced degree earned.
Transcripts or other credentials documenting that you have completed prerequisite academic work.
A standardized test score (GRE or GMAT) is required only if:
- your program requires the score
- your degree is from an unaccredited college or university andyour program requires the score
- your cumulative GPA is below 3.0 for the last bachelor’s or advanced degree earned andyour program requires the score
Master’s Funding Coverage,
Funding decisions are made largely by each graduate program. Some programs fund all of their graduate students. Others fund only a few or provide only partial funding support.
To be considered for funding consideration, check the boxes on the admission application under “Funding Opportunities.” If you submit your application without checking the boxes, you’ll need to contact your program directly regarding fellowship and associateship opportunities.
Check one or more of these options:
- Graduate School Fellowship
- Administrative Associateship
- Research Associateship
- Teaching Associateship
To be considered for funding consideration, check the boxes on the admission application under “Funding Opportunities.”
Application Requirement,
Transcripts
Letters of recommendation
Standardized test score
Curriculum vitae/resume
Statement of purpose
Some programs may also require a portfolio, an audition, writing samples, specific tests or a departmental application. Refer to your program for details.
Application Deadline,
Dec 31, 2025
Application Fee,
A nonrefundable $60 fee for U.S. students and $70 for international students
