Master’s degree · Dedicated photography program
MFA in Photography
University of Hartford · West Hartford, Connecticut, United States
- Award
- MFA in Photography
- Subject
- Fine art
- Format
- Low residencytwo years (summer, fall, spring semesters each) plus two weeks (final third summer)
- Price
- Not published
About this program
Low-residency MFA in photography with a summer start, combining on-campus summer residencies with travelling fall and spring sessions.
- School and department
- University of HartfordHartford Art School
- Subject or specialization
- Fine artRecorded 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
- MFA in Photography
- 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
- two years (summer, fall, spring semesters each) plus two weeks (final third summer)
- Delivery
- Low residencyMostly remote study with periodic mandatory residencies, as the institution describes them.
- Physical attendance
- Periodic residencies requiredRequired in-person time: Students meet on campus for two weeks each summer; fall and spring sessions are held off campus in cities in the US and abroad.
- Live or recorded
- Live or recorded not stated
- Schedule
- Not published
- Credits
- 60 creditsCredit systems differ between countries and institutions.
- Teaching location
- University of Hartford (West Hartford)200 Bloomfield Ave
Admissions and portfolio
Portfolio required
- Portfolio
- A PDF portfolio of 20-25 images, at least half from the last two years and all from the last four. Priority application deadline is January 15 (year not stated on the page).
- International applicants
- Not confirmed
- Intakes
- Summer
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.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: price, schedule, application deadline.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 1 November 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 1 November 2026)