Maryland Institute College of Art Graduate Schools

Maryland Institute College of Art (referred to as MICA) is a Private, 4 years school located in Baltimore, MD. It is classified as a School of art, music, and design school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree. The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Maryland Institute College of Art is $53,815 in average. The school has 549 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 1,952 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

The school is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (1/1/1967 - Current).

MICA Directory Information
School Name	Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)
Address	1300 Mount Royal Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21217-4134
Phone	410-669-9200
Web	https://www.mica.edu
Online Application	https://micaundergrad.slideroom.com/#/Login
Financial Info	https://www.mica.edu/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Maryland Institute College of Art is $53,815 in average. The school has 549 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 1,952 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 42 graduate programs through Master's. Among them, 2 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$53,815
Student Population	549
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's
Number of Programs	42 graduate programs (2 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Maryland Institute College of Art is $53,815 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $2,161.

Maryland Institute College of Art offers the alternative tuition plans.

Maryland Institute College of Art offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, remedial services, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	2 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Remedial services Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Maryland Institute College of Art is $53,815. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 3.41% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$46,870	$1,760
2019-2020	$48,510	$1,820
2020-2021	$48,510	$680
2021-2022	$50,160	$1,880
2022-2023	$51,870	$1,945

The graduate school tuition & fees of MICA is very expensive compared to private graduate schools in Maryland. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the Maryland graduate tuition is $19,924 (public) / $18,096 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Maryland Institute College of Art	$53,815
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
Maryland Graduate Schools	$14,822	$18,640
Public	$12,804	$19,924
Private	$18,096

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $17,050 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Maryland Institute College of Art. On-campus living costs are increased by 3.80% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $12,750. Off-campus living costs are increased by 2.82% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$13,280	$1,500	$10,470	$1,500
2019-2020	$13,720	$1,525	$10,620	$1,525
2020-2021	$15,050	$1,230	$10,750	$1,230
2021-2022	$14,770	$1,550	$10,750	$1,650
2022-2023	$15,290	$1,650	$10,990	$1,760

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $2,161 at Maryland Institute College of Art. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 3.40% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$1,950
2019-2020	$2,020
2020-2021	$2,020
2021-2022	$2,090
2022-2023	$2,161

Graduate Programs at MICA

Maryland Institute College of Art offers 17 graduate programs for Master's. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 282 students have completed their study at Maryland Institute College of Art.

Offered Degrees at Maryland Institute College of Art
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	17	2	282
Total	17	2	282

The most popular program at Maryland Institute College of Art is the Design and Applied Arts (other) program and last year 122 students have earned/completed their degree program.

Popular Master's Programs at Maryland Institute College of Art
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Design and Applied Arts (other)	✔	122	-
Design and Applied Arts (other)	✔	53	-
Graphic Design	✕	50	-
Graphic Design	✕	32	-
Illustration	✕	32	-

Maryland Institute College of Art offers 17 programs through Master's. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 282 students have completed their graduate studies.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	20 completers	-
Art Teacher Education	✕	20	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	16 completers	-
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis	✕	0	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	16	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✔ (1 completers)	225 completers	-
Design and Visual Communications	✕	11	$62,300
Graphic Design	✕	32	-
Illustration	✕	15	-
Design and Applied Arts (other)	✔	122	-
Film/Cinema/Video Studies	✕	0	-
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	✕	7	-
Photography	✕	13	-
Intermedia/Multimedia	✕	0	-
Painting	✕	10	-
Sculpture	✕	4	-
Fine Arts and Art Studies (other)	✕	7	-
Fine and Studio Arts Management	✕	4	-
Visual and Performing Arts (other)	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✔	21 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	21	-
	Total	282

Graduate Student Population at MICA

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 607 students enrolled into Maryland Institute College of Art graduate schools where it has total 1,952 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 220 full-time and 387 part-time graduate students. By gender, 169 male and 438 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	607	169	438
Full-time	220	68	152
Part-tme	387	101	286

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 273 White (44.98%), 88 Black/African American (14.50%), 49 Hispanic (8.07%), 50 Asian (8.24%), and 147 students with other races. 89 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	607	169	438
American Indian/Native American	1	0	1
Asian	50	12	38
Black/African American	88	29	59
Hispanic	49	17	32
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	273	69	204
Two More	29	6	23
Un-Known	27	9	18
Non-resident Alien	89	27	62

Maryland Institute College of Art offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 354 graduate students (58.32% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively . The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	607
Enrolled Online Exclusively	354
Enrolled Some Online Courses	0
Not in Online Courses	253

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Maryland Institute College of Art. 131 students are aged 20 to 24 (21.58% of total students), 24 students are aged above 50 (3.95%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Maryland Institute College of Art.