Maine College of Art

Graduate Programs

Maine College of Art (MECA) is a Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years school located in Portland, ME. It offers 5 graduate programs - 3 Master's, and 2 Post-bachelor's. The average tuition & fees for graduate programs are $38,362 for all graduate students in the academic year 2021-2022. A total of 55 students is enrolled in graduate degree programs out of total 435 students at MECA.

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Graduate Programs Overview

Maine College of Art is a Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years school located in Portland, Maine. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For academic year 2021-2022 the graduate school tuition & fees are $38,362 in average for all students.

It offers five graduate programs: 3 Master's, 2 Post-Bachelor's programs. Some of those programs are offered by distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Maine College of Art
Type	Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years
Address	522 Congress St., Portland, ME
Graduate School Students	55 students
Tuition & Fees (2021-2022)	$38,362
Student to Faculty	8:1 (12.50%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 5 Graduate Programs 3 Master's, 2 Post graduate certificates

2022 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2021-2022 graduate tuition & fees at Maine College of Art with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $38,362 for all students.

Data source: 2021-2022 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: March 14, 2022)

2022 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	Amounts
Tuition	$37,962
Fees	$400
Books & Supplies	$1,250
Room & Board	$13,640 (On-Campus) / $8,100 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$2,100 (On-Campus) / $2,100 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$55,352
Off-Campus Total	$49,812

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2018-2022)
	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022
Tuition & Fees	$33,670	$34,670	$36,054	$37,250	$38,362

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Maine College of Art offers Masters, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 15 major areas - 2 Master's , 1 Post-Bachelor'. The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Bachelor's	Post-Master's
Total	26	-	23	-
Men	12	-	4	-
Women	14	-	19	-

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ^ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Communication and Journalism

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Journalism (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	29	NOT OFFERED

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Art Teacher Education	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Visual And Performing Arts

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Fine/Studio Arts	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Communication and Journalism

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Journalism (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	23	NOT OFFERED

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Art Teacher Education	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Visual And Performing Arts

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Fine/Studio Arts	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 435 students enrolled in Maine College of Art including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 55 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 18 male and 37 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 49 full-time and 6 part-time students in graduate schools.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	55
Men Students	18
Women Students	37

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	55
Full-time Students	49
Part-time Students	6

By race/ethnicity 34 White, 0 Black, and 1 Asian students are attending at Maine College of Art. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	55
Asian	1
Hispanic	3
White	34
Un-Known	17

The school has 32 students aged between 22 and 30 and 14 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	55
22-24	16
25-29	16
30-34	10
35-39	4
40 & Over	8

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Maine College of Art, 0 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 6 students are enrolled in some online courses.