Master’s degree · Dedicated fashion program
Fashion Design MFA
Fashion Institute of Technology · Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
- Award
- Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Fashion Design
- Subject
- General fashion design, Design research
- Format
- On campus
- Price
- Not published
About this program
Practice-based MFA built on a four-semester thesis process that ends in a collection of at least eight fully fabricated looks and a thesis paper.
- School and department
- Fashion Institute of TechnologySchool of Graduate Studies
- Subject or specialization
- General fashion design, Design researchRecorded 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) 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 attendance
- Schedule
- Not published
- Teaching location
- FIT campus (Manhattan)227 West 27th Street, New York, NY 10001
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
- Students create a collection of at least 8 fully-fabricated looks plus a paper explaining the thesis process.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: price, portfolio requirement, duration, schedule, 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)