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?
- 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.
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 |
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#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?

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

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.

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

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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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
The following chart shows how the online learning population at Massachusetts College of Art and Design has changed over the last few years.

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 |
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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 | |
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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 |
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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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- Image Credit: By Daderot under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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