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Massachusetts College of Art and Design Overview

Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a public institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The location of Massachusetts College of Art and Design is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

What Is Massachusetts College of Art and Design Known For?

426 Undergraduate Awards
$44,631 Avg Cost After Aid
70% Acceptance Rate
  • Massachusetts College of Art and Design has an impressive student to faculty ratio of 9 to 1.
  • The student loan default rate at Massachusetts College of Art and Design is 3%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
  • Although it may not be available for every major, the master's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Massachusetts College of Art and Design.
  • For the 2019-2020 academic year, 99% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, Massachusetts College of Art and Design bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $45,220 a year. That's about 11% more than their peers at other schools.

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Massachusetts College of Art and Design Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Massachusetts College of Art and Design.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#3 Most Popular Online Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#15 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#33 Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#36 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#41 Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Massachusetts College of Art and Design has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#1 Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts College Factual
#4 Best Intermedia/Multimedia Schools College Factual
#34 Best Fine Arts Schools College Factual
#47 Best Design & Applied Arts Schools College Factual
#75 Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools College Factual
#102 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools College Factual

Where Is Massachusetts College of Art and Design?

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Contact details for Massachusetts College of Art and Design are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 621 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115-5882
Phone: 617-879-7000
Website: www.massart.edu
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MassArt

How Do I Get Into Massachusetts College of Art and Design?

You can apply to Massachusetts College of Art and Design online at: www.massart.edu/Admissions/Undergraduate_Students.html

Admission Requirements for Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Submission Required?
High School GPA required
High School Rank neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program required
Recommendations required
SAT or ACT Scores neither required nor recommended
TOEFL required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Massachusetts College of Art and Design?

70% Acceptance Rate
78% Of Accepted Are Women
Massachusetts College of Art and Design has an acceptance rate of 70%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 22% of accepted students are men and 78% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 59%, and the acceptance rate for women is 74%.

Can I Afford Massachusetts College of Art and Design?

$44,631 Net Price
62% Take Out Loans
2.8% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of Massachusetts College of Art and Design is $44,631. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Massachusetts College of Art and Design, approximately 62% of students took out student loans averaging $12,049 a year. That adds up to $48,196 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Massachusetts College of Art and Design is 2.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Massachusetts College of Art and Design Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,505 Full-Time Undergraduates
75% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 1,770 undergraduate students at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, with 1,505 being full-time and 265 being part-time.

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There are also 124 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,505 full-time undergraduates at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Massachusetts College of Art and Design students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 119
Black or African American 67
Hispanic or Latino 185
White 841
International Students 64
Other Races/Ethnicities 229

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at Massachusetts College of Art and Design. At this time, 20 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 39 countries are represented at Massachusetts College of Art and Design. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Massachusetts College of Art and Design

0 Took All Classes Online
1,877 Took At Least One Class Online
12.5% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 1,877 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Massachusetts College of Art and Design has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 37th most popular in Massachusetts for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of Massachusetts College of Art and Design

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Massachusetts College of Art and Design was 12.5%. This is the #1,293 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Massachusetts College of Art and Design regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Massachusetts College of Art and Design majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Architecture & Related Services 6%
Design & Applied Arts 18%
Education 43%
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43%
Visual & Performing Arts 15%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Massachusetts College of Art and Design ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Massachusetts College of Art and Design.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Design & Applied Arts #64
Visual & Performing Arts #114

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Massachusetts College of Art and Design Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Undergraduate Certificate Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s TOTAL
Design & Applied Arts 6 10 194 2 2 214
Fine & Studio Arts 0 0 102 0 27 129
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 0 89 0 4 93
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 0 20 2 22 44
Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry 0 0 5 0 0 5
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 0 0 0 0 3 3
Environmental Design 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 6 10 410 4 58 488

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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