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2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

26 Colleges
$33,319 Avg Salary
$28,541 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, design and applied arts was ranked #36 in the country. In fact 36,301 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in the New England Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for design majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top 10 Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

Our 2023 rankings named Sacred Heart University the best school in the New England Region for design and applied arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Sacred Heart is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#2

Boston University

Boston, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Wentworth Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best design and applied arts schools in the New England Region . WIT is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northeastern University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Design majors at Northeastern take out an average of $23,615 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#5

Endicott College

Beverly, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Endicott College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Beverly, Endicott is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Endicott College Report

Rhode Island School of Design did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for design and applied arts students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Providence, RISD is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, design majors at RISD accumulate an average of around $23,452 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $676, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Rhode Island School of Design Report

Southern New Hampshire University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. SNHU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Manchester.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, design majors at SNHU accumulate an average of around $32,458 in student debt.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Southern New Hampshire University Report

New England Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for design and applied arts students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. New England Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of East Greenwich.

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#9

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

Suffolk University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, Suffolk is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Suffolk University Report

Northern Vermont University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree design and applied arts programs. Northern Vermont University is a small public school located in the rural area of Johnson.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Northern Vermont University Report

Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best design and applied arts colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 887
Connecticut 241
New Hampshire 456
Maine 24
Rhode Island 159
Vermont 99

Design & Applied Arts is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Design

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 37,413
Music 25,910
Drama & Theater Arts 17,341
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 16,778
General Visual & Performing Arts 6,355

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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