VCUarts offers some of the nation’s most highly regarded graduate programs:

VCUarts is once again ranked the #1 public university school of arts and design in the country by U.S. News & World Report (2009).

Specialty rankings from that report honored the following eight VCUarts graduate programs:

• Sculpture, #1 overall
• Graphic Design, #4 overall (#1 among public university programs)
• Painting, #8 overall (#3 among public university programs)
• Fiber Arts #4 overall (Dept. of Craft/Material Studies) (#1 among public university programs)
• Glass #5 overall (Craft/Material Studies) (#1 among public university programs)
• Multimedia/Visual Communications #9 overall (#3 public university ranking)
• Ceramics #12 overall (Craft/Material Studies) (#6 among public university programs)
• Printmaking #17 overall (our Dept. of Painting & Printmaking) (#10 among public university programs)

In short, VCUarts has the highest ranking ever achieved by a public university school of arts and design and is the only public university to consistently rise in the rankings.

VCUarts Department of Interior Design graduate program is ranked as the #4 Interior Design graduate program in the south (regional schools) and #6 (national/ regional schools) by DesignIntelligence 2008 America's Best Architecture & Design Schools.

Students seeking a graduate degree must apply to the University as well as to the School of the Arts. Please fill out one form for both and remit them to the University Graduate School. The Graduate School will forward the forms to the School of the Arts. Click here to review application requirements for each department.

Art Education - MAE (Master of Art Education)
Deadlines: Jan. 15, fall entry only

Art History - MA (Master of Arts)
Deadline: Jan. 15, fall entry only

Interior Environments - MFA (Master of Fine Arts)
Deadline: Feb. 1, fall entry only

Design/Visual Communications - MFA (Master of Fine Arts)
Deadline: Feb. 1, fall entry only

Kinetic Imaging - MFA (Master of Fine Arts)
Deadline: Jan. 15 for Grad School Fellowship; otherwise, Feb. 15, fall entry only

Ceramics - MFA (Master of Fine Arts)
Deadline: Jan 15 to be considered for Scholarship,
Feb 15 for all other consideration, fall entry only

Fiber - MFA (Master of Fine Arts)
Deadline: Jan 15 to be considered for Scholarship,
Feb 15 for all other consideration, fall entry only

Furniture Design - MFA (Master of Fine Arts)
Deadline: Jan 15 to be considered for Scholarship,
Feb 15 for all other consideration, fall entry only

Glass - MFA (Master of Fine Arts)
Deadline: Jan 15 to be considered for Scholarship,
Feb 15 for all other consideration, fall entry only

Jewelry/Metal - MFA (Master of Fine Arts)
Deadline: Jan 15 to be considered for Scholarship,
Feb 15 for all other consideration, fall entry only

Painting or Printmaking - MFA (Master of Fine Arts)
Deadline: Jan. 15 for Grad School Fellowship; otherwise, Feb. 15, fall entry only

Photography and Film - MFA (Master of Fine Arts)
Deadline: Jan. 15 for Grad School Fellowship; otherwise, Feb. 15, fall entry only

Sculpture - MFA (Master of Fine Arts)
Deadline: Jan. 15 for Grad School Fellowship; otherwise, Feb. 15, fall entry only

Theatre - MFA (Master of Fine Arts)
Deadline: May 1, fall entry for costume & scene design; any semester for pedagogy

Music - MM (Master of Music)
Deadline: April 1, summer entry only

Art History - PhD (Doctor of Philosophy)
Deadline: Jan. 15, fall entry only

Media Art and Text - PhD (Doctor of Philosophy)
Deadline: March 15, fall entry only

Questions regarding the VCUarts graduate program may be directed to:

Joseph H. Seipel
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Director of Graduate Studies
804.828.2787
jhseipel@vcu.edu