Co-op/
Internship Encouraged
Salary and Career Info
Glass MFA
A glass degree that enables you to dive deeper into your examination of glass as you develop your artistic expression through research, experimentation, and in-depth critiques.
Program skills
Students learn how to cut, grind, polish, blast and cast glass. Skills are refined through experimentation with and exploring function, sculpture, and glass in architectural design. Students are encouraged to utilize creativity and to conceptualize the development of their work. Students develop their creative imagination and technical invention, develop knowledge of process and command of skills, and appreciation of the crafts and related arts.
Program facilities equipment
SAC boasts the latest equipment in all areas of design, arts, and crafts, which aid students in their technical development. Our extensive facility offers a complete range of glass working processes. Molten glass area, slumping – fusing area, cold working area, graduate studio, neon area, stained glass collective area, storage/batching, mold shop collective area. RIT’s facilities allow students to cut, grind, polish, blast, and cast glass.
Program job titles
Glass Artist; Freelance Designer; Professional Fabricator
Select program hiring partners
Corning Museum of Glass; Creative Glass Center of America; Tokyo Glass Art Institute; Niche Modern; International Studio and Curatory Program
100%
Outcome Rates for Glass MFA
Total percentage of graduates who have entered the workforce, enrolled in full-time graduate study, or are pursuing alternative plans (military service, volunteering, etc.).
66.67%
Knowledge Rate
Total percentage of graduates for whom RIT has verifiable data, compared to national average knowledge rate of 41% per NACE.
| Outcome | % of Students |
|---|---|
| Employed | 100.00% |
| Full-time Graduate Study | 0% |
| Alternative Plans | 0% |
Experiential Learning
Cooperative Education and Internships
What makes an RIT education exceptional? It’s the ability to complete relevant, hands-on career experience. At the graduate level, and paired with an advanced degree, cooperative education and internships give you the unparalleled credentials that truly set you apart. Learn more about graduate co-op and how it provides you with the career experience employers look for in their next top hires.
Co-ops and internships take your knowledge and turn it into know-how. Your art and design co-ops will provide hands-on experience that enables you to apply your artistic capabilities in dynamic professional settings while you make valuable connections between classwork and real-world applications.
Cooperative education, internships, and other experiential learning opportunities are strongly encouraged for graduate students in the MFA in glass.