Overview

In New York City, the art industry earns yearly revenues approaching a billion dollars. Art of every variety is exhibited and sold here, in countless museums, galleries, and auction houses.

FIT’s campus is steps from Chelsea’s bustling gallery scene, a short ride from the Metropolitan Museum of Art; renowned museums and cultural institutions are in reach.

They partner with many art galleries and organizations, giving you unparalleled opportunities to engage with professionals behind the scenes. With the Art History and Museum Professions degree from Fashion Institute of Technology SUNY, you’ll explore where art meets issues of ethics, politics, social justice, and sustainability. And you’ll discover the wide range of career paths in this multifaceted field.

You’ll learn how art collides with social justice, how to interact with curators and the press, and about the many opportunities that exist in the art field—while experiencing it all firsthand in Manhattan. Students are also encouraged to apply for the George T. Dorsch Endowed Scholarship.

Key Features

The program is unique among museum studies programs because it prepares students for a range of professions throughout the art world, including collections management, development, information technology, public relations, rights and reproductions, and special events, or for advanced academic studies. It is the only one of its kind in the New York metropolitan area.

Careers

Students have interned at the Museum of Modern Art, Asia Society, The Drawing Center, National Museum of the American Indian, and Alice Austen House. Graduates have worked at Sotheby’s, MoMA, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the New Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, the Grey Art Gallery at New York University, and various Chelsea contemporary art galleries.

Their roles include noncuratorial positions in collections management, development, information technology, public relations, rights and reproductions, and special events.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Professional Practicum for Art Museums and Galleries

History and Meaning of Museums

Museum Professions and Administration

Collections Management and Care

Contemporary Art and Culture: 1945 to the Present

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-31 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-01 00:00:00

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Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Manhattan, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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General requirements

Admissions Essay: After receiving the initial confirmation from FIT, you will receive a second email providing an individualized link to submit your essay, and, if you are a transfer student, a list of your in-progress courses.

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Tuition Fees

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21692 USD / year

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21692 USD / year

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7170 USD / year

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Living costs

Manhattan

United States

900 - 1400 USD / month

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Programme Structure

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