The Best Photography & Graphic Design Schools in Pennsylvania

Carnegie Mellon School of Art

• The School of Art at Carnegie Mellon University's College of Fine Arts offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Undergraduates work toward the professional Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree. The school emphasizes an inclusive and interdisciplinary approach to art making, and only offers loosely defined concentrations such as electronic and time-based work and contextual practice. All undergraduates must complete a foundation program in the first two years before selecting a concentration and beginning more advanced work. Graduate students can enter the interdisciplinary three-year Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree program. Graduate students are encouraged to take courses in other schools and departments within the university. In 2008, U.S. News & World Report ranked Carnegie Mellon seventh among the nation's fine arts graduate schools, and 5th in the graphic design field.

  Carnegie Mellon School of Art
  5000 Forbes Ave.
  Pittsburgh, PA 15213
  412-268-2409
  art.cfa.cmu.edu/

University of Pennsylvania

• The Fine Arts division of the University of Pennsylvania's PennDesign offers undergraduate and graduate programs. The school's undergraduate major in fine arts leads toward the Bachelor of Arts degree. Like Carnegie Mellon, PennDesign offers an interdisciplinary program, with course work in photography and graphic design
  as well as multi-media fields. The school's two-year MFA program is also interdisciplinary, and students do not have to select a particular concentration. Students can take elective courses in other departments within the university and the school of architecture. The University of Pennsylvania tied for 45th in U.S. News & World Report's 2008 ranking of fine arts schools.

  PennDesign
  102 Meyerson Hall
  210 South 34th St.
  Philadelphia, PA 19104
  215-898-3425
  design.upenn.edu/fine-arts

The University of the Arts

• The College of Art and Design at the University of the Arts offers Bachelor of Fine Arts degree programs in photography and graphic design. The college's Media Arts department offers BFA degree programs in photography, animation, film and video. BFA students in graphic design study digital media, interactive design and print and screen graphics. All undergraduates must complete a one-year, interdisciplinary foundation program before selecting a major. The University of the Arts tied for 37th in U.S. News and World Report's 2008 ranking of fine arts schools.

  The University of the Arts
  320 S. Broad St.
  Philadelphia, PA 19102
  215-717-6030
  uarts.edu/