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2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

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$52,263 Avg Salary

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

Design & Applied Arts is the #42 most popular major in Massachusetts with 887 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts

The following schools top our list of the Best Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Colleges.

Top Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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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 Massachusetts. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Endicott College

Beverly, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Endicott College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Beverly.

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#4

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Suffolk University is a great place for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. Suffolk is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts College of Art and Design. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the city of Boston, Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a public college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth did quite well on this year’s best schools for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. UMass Dartmouth is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of North Dartmouth.

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Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

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

One of 10 majors within the area of study, design and applied arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 6 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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