Apply Directly to a Degree Program
The Art Education Program offers EdM, MA, and PhD degrees and the Art History Program offers both an MA degree and a PhD degree. The Studio and Design Program offers an MFA degree with concentrations in Studio Art (Painting, Sculpture, New Media, Photography, Printmaking), Design for Responsible Innovation (formerly Graphic Design) and Industrial Design.
To learn more about our graduate admissions process, please select the program of your choice:
- Fall 2025 EdM, MA, and PhD Art Education Programs
- Fall 2025 MA and PhD Art History Programs
- Fall 2025 MFA Studio and Design Programs and MDes in Industrial Design
We offer a variety of funding packages for graduate study.
If you have any questions regarding the graduate admissions process or would like to learn more about any of the graduate programs in the School of Art & Design at the University of Illinois, please contact Ellen de Waard, Coordinator of Graduate Academic Affairs at the School of Art & Design, edewaard@illinois.edu, (217) 333-0642.
Information Sessions for Prospective Graduate Students
Information sessions for prospective Fall 2025 PhD, MA, EdM, and MFA applicants are being offered remotely via zoom.
Please register in advance for one of the following dates:
- Tuesday, September 3, 2024, from 12:00pm-12:30pm CT (information session with Ellen de Waard, graduate coordinator)
- Friday, September 13, 2024 from 5:00pm-5:30pm CT (information session with Ellen de Waard, graduate coordinator)
- Thursday, November 21, 2024 from 5:00pm-5:30pm CT( (information session with Ellen de Waard, graduate coordinator and a few faculty members)
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