tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4422941991386722143.post8917901089802702650..comments2023-10-05T06:20:28.777-06:00Comments on LIGHT+SPACE+STRUCTURE: Why an MFA?Kirk Gittingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16773143616266557555noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4422941991386722143.post-9284477638336744112011-08-08T15:47:18.319-06:002011-08-08T15:47:18.319-06:00Ed, an art degree of any kind is always a roll of ...Ed, an art degree of any kind is always a roll of the dice. I don't think I'd have invested 50-100k in an MFA even though I had a business to go back to and pay it off. It wouldn't have made financial sense to me. BUT I know people who have gone that route and done fine, ending up a successful artist or in arts education and making 150-200K a year.Kirk Gittingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16773143616266557555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4422941991386722143.post-68426029919818012712011-08-07T18:30:27.618-06:002011-08-07T18:30:27.618-06:00Your path makes a lot of sense - you were in the f...Your path makes a lot of sense - you were in the field and knew that was what you wanted to do. Seems like trying to make a go of it before you do the MFA would make the experience much more valuable.<br /><br />How would your answer change for someone in today's world who will probably come out of the MFA with $50-$100k in additional debt over whatever they had from undergrad school?Edward Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06313315245424294950noreply@blogger.com