2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the New England Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for design students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region
Check out the design master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Design & Applied Arts
Our 2023 rankings named Endicott College the best value school in the New England Region for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Beverly, Endicott is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Endicott are $12,746 a year.
Out of the 8 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northeastern are $26,095 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Northeastern also did well on our Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Out of the 8 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts College of Art and Design landed the # 3 spot on the list. Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a small public school located in the large city of Boston.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Massachusetts College of Art and Design are $24,000 per year.
Out of the 8 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Yale are $45,700 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Yale is ranked #4 for overall quality for design in the New England Region .
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Boston U graduate students pay an average of $59,418 in tuition and fees each year.
Boston U also claimed a spot on our Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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 #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of New Britain, CCSU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CCSU are $26,072 per year.
Full Design & Applied Arts at Central Connecticut State University Report
With a ranking of #7, Suffolk University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Boston, Suffolk is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Suffolk are $39,813 a year.
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of North Dartmouth, UMass Dartmouth is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
UMass Dartmouth graduate students pay an average of $30,153 in tuition and fees each year.
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 |
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Majors Related to Design
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.
- 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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