| From a pragmatic perspective the MFA is only a teaching credential in a very, very limited manner. It is a terminal degree (although many do not know this) and as such is generally required for college/university teaching postings. However there are fairly few of these jobs available, as a general statistic only about 3-10% of those with MFA's end up with full time teaching postings. More work as adjuncts, which usually pays poorly and has no form of career security. As far as the MFA, in many regards these degrees have been massively oversold by academia. Many who do obtain an MFA do not succede in the terms expected from a terminal degree and usually are burdened with excessive debt from the attendant costs. As an academic I and others are advising people to be very careful in considering this route and not to fall for self referential marketing/disinformation by the recruiters.
MBA, although there are many out there, the issue of low employability vis a vis cost of education is not a real issue. With an MBA the non arts employability is obviously much better. And within the arts an MBA could be very useful for administrative positions in museums and etc. |