Vermont College of Fine Arts Graduate Schools

Vermont College of Fine Arts (referred to as VCFA) is a Private, 4 years school located in Montpelier, VT. It is classified as a Master's College and University (medium programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree. The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Vermont College of Fine Arts is $27,752 in average. The school has 348 students (all graduate).

Graduate School Overview

The school is accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education (1/13/2010 - Current).

VCFA Directory Information
School Name	Vermont College of Fine Arts (VCFA)
Address	36 College St, Montpelier, VT 5602
Phone	802-828-8600
Web	https://www.vcfa.edu
Online Application	https://vcfa.edu/admissions/applying-to-vcfa
Financial Info	https://vcfa.edu/admissions/tuition-scholarships-financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Vermont College of Fine Arts is $27,752 in average. The school has 348 students (all graduate).

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$27,752
Student Population	348
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's
Number of Programs	6 graduate programs

The graduate tuition & fees at Vermont College of Fine Arts is $27,752 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $876.

Vermont College of Fine Arts offers the alternative tuition plans.

Vermont College of Fine Arts offers the distance learning courses, but students may be required to attend/visit regular classes to complete their degree/programs.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	Graduate Level Courses
Special learning Opportunities	No Special Learning Available or Reported
On-Campus Student Services	No On-Campus Services Available or Reported

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Vermont College of Fine Arts is $27,752. The graduate tuition & fees are decreased by -2.62% 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	$26,680	$1,320
2019-2020	$25,864	$1,320
2020-2021	$25,864	$1,820
2021-2022	$26,680	$1,820
2022-2023	$25,932	$1,820

The graduate school tuition & fees of VCFA is average compared to private graduate schools in Vermont. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the Vermont graduate tuition is $21,871 (public) / $24,048 (private).

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

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Vermont College of Fine Arts	$27,752
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
Vermont Graduate Schools	$19,958	$23,443
Public	$12,569	$21,871
Private	$24,048

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $876 at Vermont College of Fine Arts. The graduate tuition per credit hour are decreased by -2.67% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$900
2019-2020	$880
2020-2021	$880
2021-2022	$900
2022-2023	$876

Graduate Programs at VCFA

Vermont College of Fine Arts offers 6 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, 134 students have completed their study at Vermont College of Fine Arts.

Offered Degrees at Vermont College of Fine Arts
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	6	0	134
Total	6	0	134

The most popular program at Vermont College of Fine Arts is the Creative Writing program and last year 97 students have earned/completed their degree program.

Popular Master's Programs at Vermont College of Fine Arts
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Creative Writing	✕	97	-
Creative Writing	✕	88	-
Fine/Studio Arts	✕	18	-
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	✕	17	-
Fine/Studio Arts	✕	15	-

Vermont College of Fine Arts offers 6 programs through Master's. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 134 students have completed their graduate studies.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Art Teacher Education	✕	6	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	88 completers	-
Creative Writing	✕	88	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	40 completers	-
Graphic Design	✕	11	-
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	✕	7	-
Fine/Studio Arts	✕	15	-
Music Theory and Composition	✕	7	-
	Total	134

Graduate Student Population at VCFA

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 348 students enrolled into Vermont College of Fine Arts graduate schools . By attending status, there are 346 full-time and 2 part-time graduate students. By gender, 111 male and 237 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	348	111	237
Full-time	346	110	236
Part-tme	2	1	1

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

There are 250 White (71.84%), 19 Black/African American (5.46%), 31 Hispanic (8.91%), 13 Asian (3.74%), and 35 students with other races. 19 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	348	111	237
American Indian/Native American	3	0	3
Asian	13	4	9
Black/African American	19	5	14
Hispanic	31	10	21
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	250	82	168
Two More	1	0	1
Un-Known	12	5	7
Non-resident Alien	19	5	14

Vermont College of Fine Arts offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 348 graduate students (100.00% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively . The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	348
Enrolled Online Exclusively	348
Enrolled Some Online Courses	0
Not in Online Courses	0

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Vermont College of Fine Arts. 17 students are aged 20 to 24 (4.89% of total students), 102 students are aged above 50 (29.31%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Vermont College of Fine Arts.