Master’s degree · Dedicated fashion program
Fashion Design (MFA)
Academy of Art University · San Francisco, California, United States
- Award
- Master of Fine Arts (MFA) Degree in Fashion Design
- Subject
- General fashion designFull time
- Format
- On campus
- Price
- Not published
About this program
MFA in fashion design of 63 units that ends in a directed study producing a final collection, portfolio or project.
- School and department
- Academy of Art UniversitySchool of Fashion
- Subject or specialization
- General fashion designRecorded only where the official program page names it as a focus, not for individual modules.
- Teaching language
- English
Qualification and recognition
- Qualification
- Master’s degree
- Exact award
- Master of Fine Arts (MFA) Degree in Fashion Design
- Award status
- Accredited academic qualificationAwarded by a degree-granting institution or listed in a national qualifications framework.
- Awarding body
- Not stated on the pages we checked
Structure and schedule
- Duration
- Not published
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Physical attendance
- Regular physical attendanceRequired in-person time: The program page says it is also available online; this record covers the on-campus delivery.
- Schedule
- Full time
- Credits
- 63 unitsCredit systems differ between countries and institutions.
- Teaching location
- Academy of Art University, San Francisco79 New Montgomery St., San Francisco, CA 94105
Admissions and portfolio
Portfolio requirement not confirmed
The pages we checked do not state a portfolio requirement. Missing information does not mean no portfolio is needed, or that admission is open; ask the institution.
- International applicants
- Not confirmed
Fees
Original currency is authoritative. Each fee keeps its basis (per term, per year, per credit, whole program) and the academic year it applies to and is never converted or added up for you.
Tuition is not published on the pages we checked. That does not mean the program is free: ask the institution for current fees, equipment costs and any deposit or refund terms.
Facilities, final project and placement
As published by the institution. None of this guarantees employment or exhibition opportunities.
- Final project or thesis
- Graduate candidates complete a Directed Study that culminates in a final collection, portfolio, or project.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: price, portfolio requirement, duration, application deadline.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 2 November 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 2 November 2026)