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

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

8 Colleges
$52,263 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Master'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 Master'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. This report analyzed 8 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

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

Top New England Region Schools for a Master's in Design & Applied Arts

#1

Boston University

Boston, MA

Our analysis found Boston University to be the best school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the New England Region . Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Northeastern University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best design and applied arts schools in the New England Region . Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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#3

Endicott College

Beverly, MA

Out of the 8 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Endicott College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Beverly, Endicott is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#4

Yale University

New Haven, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#5

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

Out of the 8 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Suffolk University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Boston, Suffolk is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Massachusetts College of Art and Design landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree design and applied arts programs. Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a small public school located in the large city of Boston.

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Central Connecticut State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for design and applied arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of New Britain, CCSU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of North Dartmouth, UMass Dartmouth is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best design and applied arts schools 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 8 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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