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Lead the Arts Into the Future

MA in Visual Arts Administration

Bring your love of the arts to leadership positions with arts institutions through NYU Steinhardt's MA in Visual Arts Administration. Prepare for dynamic careers in the commercial and non-profit art sectors.

You'll join peers from around the world to study with business faculty and top arts professionals who bring their marketing, finance, management, legal, and fundraising expertise directly into the classroom.

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Internships

Engage in practical learning around New York City and take advantage of a wealth of career networking opportunities. Past internship placements have included MoMA, Sotheby’s, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Whitney Museum of American Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Christie’s, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Creative Time, and Art Forum.

Our Alumni

Program alumni are museum directors, fundraising experts, public art advocates, gallery directors, corporate art consultants, and art fair managers across the U.S. and around the world.

Equity and Belonging at NYU Steinhardt

Our community of students brings a spectrum of identities, experiences, and viewpoints. We strive to create a supportive learning environment that provides opportunity for all, where everyone can thrive by seeing the world through many perspectives, regardless of race and ethnicity, nationality, class, sex, gender identity and expression, ability, faith/belief, sexual orientation, and age.

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Financial Aid

Our goal is to make Steinhardt an option for everyone, including underrepresented populations, international students, and people with special challenges on their path to graduate education. Your financial aid picture may include our many scholarship opportunities, federal aid, private loans, and more.

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Please note that our photos were taken before the COVID-19 pandemic. We take the safety of our community very seriously, and our current precautions for in-person activities include required mask use, social distancing, and regular testing.