SMFA has partnered with Tufts University in the education of artists for more than 60 years. As part of this collaboration, students in the Museum School’s undergraduate and graduate degree programs take studio art courses at the Museum School and academic courses—such as art history and English—from Tufts faculty. As a degree student at SMFA, you’ll receive your degree from Tufts.

With more than 70 majors and an international reputation, Tufts is a great opportunity just a shuttle ride away in Medford. You’ll find hundreds of courses—from History of the Blues to The Arts of China to Feminist Theologies—and you’ll study with professors who welcome the fresh perspective that artists bring to their classes.

You’ll also have access to the university’s extensive resources. Tufts’ art history department maintains a collection of more than 150,000 slides; the music library offers 35,000 recordings, musical scores, and books on music; and the main library, Tisch, holds more than 750,000 books.