艺术创作硕士（Master of Fine Arts；MFA）是一项在艺术领域的硕士学位，通常需要两到三年的时间才能修读完毕。课程上多以艺术创作、高端运用（包括各种研究与学科范畴），并以一个常见的艺术类型为主修。这个硕士学位是全球性的，在许多国家都被认可。

艺术创作硕士最常见的主修为视觉艺术、电影制作、戏剧、创意写作、设计、动画、摄影、舞蹈等。在美国，艺术创作硕士通常被视为在艺术领域中最高之学位，其上并无所谓的艺术创作博士学位。

提供艺术创作硕士的研究所，通常要求申请者要具有学士学位，然而并不强制要求他们要有艺术领域学士学位，在申请文档当中，最常被当作评审要点的是一份申请者的作品集。

A Master of Fine Arts (MFA or M.F.A.) is a graduate degree that typically requires two to three years of postgraduate study after a bachelor's degree (BFA—though the term of study varies by country or university. The MFA is a creative degree usually awarded as a terminal degree in visual arts, creative writing, graphic design, photography, filmmaking, dance, theatre, other performing arts—or in some cases, theatre management or arts administration. Coursework is primarily of an applied or performing nature with the program often culminating in a major work or performance.