In 1945 the Museum School and Tufts College collaborated to develop their first joint degree teacher training granting program.

In December 2015, it was announced that the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston would become a part of Tufts University and on June 30, 2016 the integration was completed.

Courses are offered in the following areas: animation, ceramics, digital media, drawing, film and video, graphic arts, installation, metals, painting, performance, photography, print and paper, sculpture, sound, virtual reality, and visual and material studies.

The school's main campus building, 230 the Fenway, is adjacent to and just to the west of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

According to its website, the Clark Library collection's contents focus heavily "on contemporary art and studio practice".