Graphic Design MFA vs. MS degree

[commandzhee]

For Graphic Design/Visual Communications, what are the main differences between an MFA and a MS degree?

I've been accepted to MICA's GD MFA and Pratts CommD MS, as well as Pratts CommD MFA (once it is fully licensed in ny state).

[horchata]

hey, I know a little about this...you can pm me if you like.

[Creative_guru]

Congrats @ Commandzhee! i am in the same boat and still really need to know the difference as well. Any help would be appreciated!

thanks

[Endre Friedmann]

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Some schools are smart businesses, offering variety based on their students' goals. Pay attention to the credit load and the time to completion. As a rule, shorter MS degrees are for folks who've already got their full-time academic job in the pocket, and simply need a quick and dirty master's degree to get their meal ticket punched, to finish tenuring in, to get a promotion in rank and salary. Longer MFA degrees are for the suckers who are grooming themselves, intending to go on the market for full-time academic work.

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