<p>I have seen both schools, and here is my take:</p>
<p>SAIC is very well known for its photography program and and also fine arts programs,although they do have other majors.</p>
<p>MICA is very well known here in Maryland for fine arts, its flexibility for majors( yuou can actually design your own major), duel enrollment in BFA and MFA (which is only 5 years), and its MFA in art education. It has just put a LOT of emphasis in its digital arts program,but I know little about it. </p>
<p>One other major difference about MICA is that they put a lot of emphasis into liberal arts. They don’t just give their liberal arts “lip service.” You can even take courses at Johns Hopkins.</p>
<p>I got the feeling that SAIC is a good, stereotypical fine arts school with the pros and cons fo a typical fine arts school ( mediocre liberal arts for example). MICA is a cross between RISD and a school like SAIC in that they emphasize their liberal arts greatly. You really need to check out both school.</p>