Overview

Whether you’re looking to pursue a career in education, revitalize your creativity, or reinvent your portfolio, you can earn an MFA in Illustration at University of Hartford while maintaining your career and commitments at home. You’ll be surrounded by fellow students who are, themselves, highly motivated, established illustrators, illustrator/graphic designers, and illustration educators from across the country.

The structure of our program allows you to complete the program in two years (summer, fall, spring semesters each) plus two weeks (final third summer). In between contact periods, you’ll maintain communication with the Program Director and Thesis Advisor while completing assignments and developing a thesis project.

Key Features

Our low residency program couples intensive, on-campus sessions in the summer with traveling spring and fall contact periods. During the summer, you convene with other students on campus for two weeks, working in a studio environment where you are provided focused interaction with award-winning faculty. The week-long fall and spring contact periods take place off-campus in major cities across the country, where we visit studios, area museums, and invite local illustrators to speak about their careers.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Graphic Design

Colors

Black and White

Drawing

Painting

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-05-15 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

More details

Applications will be considered until the year’s cohort for the start of the summer semester is full, with a priority deadline of January 15.

Language

English

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Credits

60 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

West Hartford, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Upon the acceptance of your portfolio, complete the online application and submit your $50 application fee.

Submit a letter of intent (within the online application). In no more than 500 words, this statement should address your influences, interests, brief life history, current direction, and reasons for applying to a graduate program at this time.

Request one letter of recommendation attesting to your ability and competence from a person practicing or teaching in the field in which the application is made.

Upload your portfolio (URL or PDF format) to the application portal.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

10054 USD / year

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Out-of-State

10054 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

10054 USD / year

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Additional Details

17,877 Summer

Living costs

West Hartford

United States

1100 - 1600 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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