Master’s Degrees in Photography

Postgraduate photography degrees: MA, MFA, MSc and national equivalents, including officially named photography pathways within broader master’s programs.

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Master’s degree
Photography, Master of Arts (Art and Design)
Aalto University · Espoo, Finland
Award
Master of Arts (Art and Design)
Subject
General photography
On campus2 years, full-time
Price
€20,000 per year, other fee category, 2027 intake (year not stated)
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Master’s degree
Photography (MFA)
Academy of Art University · Online · provider based in United States
Subject
General photography
Fully online
Price
Price not published
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Master’s degreePhotography pathway within a broader degree
Grafika a vizuální komunikace – specializace Fotografie (MgA.)
Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague (UMPRUM) · Prague, Czechia
Award
magistr umění (MgA.)
Subject
General photography
On campus2 roky
Price
Price not published
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Master’s degree
Photography Master of Fine Arts
Accademia Italiana · Firenze, Toscana, Italy
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Master of Fine Arts
Subject
Fine art
On campusDuration 2 academic years (4 semesters)
Price
Price not published
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Master’s degree
MFA Photography and Media
California Institute of the Arts · Valencia, California, United States
Subject
Photo & moving image
On campustwo-year
Price
Price not published
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Master’s degreePhotography pathway within a broader degree
MFA in Studio Arts (Photography concentration)
Concordia University · Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Studio Arts MFA, Photography concentration
Subject
Fine art
On campus2 years, thesis option
Price
Price not published
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Master’s degree
Photography MA
Coventry University · Coventry, England, United Kingdom
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MA Photography
Subject
General photography
On campus1 year full-time
Price
Price not published
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Master’s degree
Master of Fine Arts, Photography
Cranbrook Academy of Art · Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, United States
Subject
Fine art
On campus
Price
Price not published
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Master’s degree
Master Photography
ECAL – University of Art and Design Lausanne · Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
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Master of Arts HES-SO in Design, major in Photography
Subject
General photography
On campus4 semesters
Price
Price not published
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Master’s degree
Le master – Diplôme de l'École nationale supérieure de la photographie
École nationale supérieure de la photographie · Arles, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Diplôme de l'École nationale supérieure de la photographie, conférant le grade de Master
Subject
General photography · Fine art
On campusLe cursus se déroule sur trois années, d’octobre à juin.
Price
Price not published
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Master’s degreePhotography pathway within a broader degree
Photo/Vidéo (secteur)
École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs (ENSAD) · Paris, Île-de-France, France
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Diplôme de grade master (ENSAD)
Subject
Photo & moving image · Fine art
On campus300 ECTS cursus (licence 6 semesters + master 4 semesters)
Price
Price not published
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Master’s degree
Photographie
École nationale supérieure des arts visuels de La Cambre · Brussels, Belgium
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Master en Photographie (title as listed: Photographie, Bachelier et Master)
Subject
General photography
On campus
Price
Price not published
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Master’s degree
Master Photographie
École nationale supérieure Louis-Lumière · Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France
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Diplôme de l'École nationale supérieure Louis-Lumière – Master photographie
Subject
Photography & imaging
On campusLa formation se déroule en trois ans.
Price
Price not published
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Master’s degree
Máster Universitario en Fotografía Artística y Documental
Escuela Universitaria de Artes TAI · Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
Subject
Fine art · Documentary
On campustiene una duración de 1 curso académico, con una carga lectiva total de 60 ECTS
Price
Price not published
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Master’s degreePhotography pathway within a broader degree
Mestrado em Cinema e Fotografia - Especialização em Fotografia
ESMAD - Escola Superior de Media Artes e Design, Politécnico do Porto · Vila do Conde, Portugal
Subject
Photographic arts · History & theory
On campus
Price
Price not published
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Master’s degree
Fotografie - Photographic Studies
Fachhochschule Dortmund · Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
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Master of Arts (M.A.)
Subject
General photography · History & theory
On campus3 Semester
Price
Price not published
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Master’s degreePhotography pathway within a broader degree
Fine Art (in English) - Photography atelier
Faculty of Art and Design, Jan Evangelista Purkyne University in Usti nad Labem · Ústí nad Labem, Czechia
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Fine Art (in English) follow-up master programme, Photography atelier
Subject
Fine art · Experimental
On campus2 years, full-time
Price
Price not published
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Master’s degree
Photography (N0211A310019)
FAMU, Academy of Performing Arts in Prague · Praha 1, Prague, Czechia
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MgA
Subject
Fine art
On campusDuration of the master's degree study – 2 years (4 semesters)
Price
Price not published
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Master’s degree
Master of Fine Arts Programme in Photography
HDK-Valand - Academy of Art and Design, University of Gothenburg · Göteborg, Sweden
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Master of Fine Arts with a major in Photography
Subject
Fine art
On campus2 years
Price
SEK 646,000 whole program, other fee category, 2027-28
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Master’s degreePhotography pathway within a broader degree
Integrated Design (M.A.) – Photography
Hochschule für Künste Bremen (HfK Bremen) · Bremen, Bremen, Germany
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Master of Arts
Subject
General photography
On campusFull-time, regular period of studies of three semesters
Price
Price not published
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Master’s degreePhotography pathway within a broader degree
Photography (Master Visual Arts, graduating option)
KASK & Conservatorium - School of Arts Ghent · Ghent, Belgium
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Master Visual Arts - graduating option Photography
Subject
Documentary · Fine art
On campus1 year (60 credits)
Price
Price not published
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Master’s degree
MA Photography
Leeds Arts University · Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Subject
General photography
On campus1 year full-time or 2 years part-time
Price
Price not published
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Master’s degree
Photography + Media & Society (MFA)
Maryland Institute College of Art · Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Subject
Photography & imaging · Visual storytelling
On campus
Price
$29,155 per term, 2026-27
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Master’s degree
MFA Photography
Massachusetts College of Art and Design · Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Award
MFA in Photography
Subject
Fine art
On campus
Price
$945 per credit, 2026-27
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