MFA Tuition + Fees + Computers

Tuition is $1,082 per credit; $16,230 per semester for full-time enrollment, 12–18 credits.

Commitment Fee Student Accident Insurance
$100 per semester $35 per year
Resource Fee Graduation Fee
$550 per semester $100

Graduate students will be required to own or purchase a laptop computer for their studies.

Information on the exact models, configuration, software versions, pricing and purchasing arrangements will be posted by May 15, 2010 to insure that all specifications are current with hardware and software releases for the 2010-11 academic year. Student discounts will be available for laptops with a current CCS student ID.

If you already own a laptop and want to check if your computer will meet your needs for this requirement, please contact Laurie Evans, director of Academic Technologies, at .

Students will be able to access software while on campus by connecting to the CCS network. If you wish to work off campus, you will need to purchase software for your computer. Student discounts on most software will be available through the CCS bookstore with a current CCS student ID.

Software that you will be expected to install on your own laptop includes:

  • Adobe Creative Suites 4 Design Premium
  • Microsoft Office

Software and equipment that will be accessible to graduate students on CCS campus computers includes:

  • Autodesk Alias Studio
  • Rhino
  • SolidWorks
  • Cintiq drawing monitor
  • Printers and scanners

College for Creative Studies MFA Program

in partnership with the University of Michigan’s Stephen M. Ross School of Business