2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region
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 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Design & Applied Arts program at each school on the list.
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BA in Graphic Design & Media Arts
Translate your creative ideas through concept, design and digital media with a bachelor's in graphic design online from Southern New Hampshire University.
2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for design majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Boston University to be the most popular school for design and applied arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the New England Region . Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 83% of the design majors at the school.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northeastern University is a great place for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
Of the 17 students majoring in design at Northeastern, 24% are male and 76% are female.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Yale University is a great place for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Women make up 54% of the design majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vermont College of Fine Arts. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. VCFA is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Montpelier.
Of the 11 students majoring in design at VCFA, 27% are male and 73% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Suffolk University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large city of Boston, Suffolk is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 10 students majoring in design at Suffolk, 30% are male and 70% are female.
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Harvard University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
About 50% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 50% are male.
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Endicott College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Beverly, Endicott is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #8, Massachusetts College of Art and Design did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a small public school located in the large city of Boston.
About 50% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 50% are male.
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With a ranking of #8, Central Connecticut State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of New Britain, CCSU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of North Dartmouth, UMass Dartmouth is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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Request InformationBest Design & Applied Arts Colleges by State
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 887 |
| Connecticut | 241 |
| New Hampshire | 456 |
| Maine | 24 |
| Rhode Island | 159 |
| Vermont | 99 |
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Design & Applied Arts Related Majors
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 12 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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