Maine College of Art & Design (MECA) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Portland, ME.
It offers 3 graduate programs - 2 Master's, 1 Post-bachelor's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $41,068.
A total of 56 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 436 students at MECA.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $41,068. It offers three (3) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Maine College of Art & Design |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 522 Congress St., Portland, ME |
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| Graduate School Students | 82 students |
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| Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) | $41,068 |
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| Student to Faculty | 8:1 (12.50%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 3 Graduate Programs
2 Master's, 1 Post graduate certificates |
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2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Maine College of Art & Design
The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Maine College of Art & Design with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $41,068 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $1,800.
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $40,668 |
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| Fees | $400 |
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| Cost per Credit | $1,800 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,250 |
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| Room & Board | $15,650 (On-Campus) / $8,100 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $2,100 (On-Campus) / $2,100 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $60,068 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $52,518 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
| 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $36,054 | $37,250 | $38,362 | $39,502 | $41,068 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Maine College of Art & Design offers Masters, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 3 major areas - 2 Master's, 1 Post-Bachelor's.
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 |
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| Total | 33 | - | 18 | - |
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| Men | 7 | - | 7 | - |
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| Women | 26 | - | 11 | - |
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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.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Fine/Studio Arts | 21 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
MECA graduate schools have a total of 82 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 18 male and 64 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 67 full-time and 15 part-time students in graduate schools.
By race/ethnicity 51 White, 0 Black, and 5 Asian students are attending at Maine College of Art & Design. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
2 grad students are younger than 22 and 10 students are older than 65. It has 30 students aged between 22 and 30 and 14 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 82 |
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| Men | 18 |
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| Women | 64 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 82 |
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| Full-time Students | 67 |
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| Part-time Students | 15 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 82 |
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| Asian | 5 |
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| Hispanic | 7 |
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| White | 51 |
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| Two or more races | 1 |
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| Un-Known | 18 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 82 |
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| 21 & Under | 2 |
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| 22-24 | 15 |
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| 25-29 | 15 |
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| 30-34 | 10 |
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| 35-39 | 4 |
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| 40 & Over | 10 |
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Online Population
At Maine College of Art & Design graduate schools, 0 students enrolled online exclusively and 32 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 56 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 0 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 32 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 24 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 0 |
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| Maine Resident | 0 |
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| Other State In U.S. | - |
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| Outside of U.S. | 0 |
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