2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts
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.
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 Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Massachusetts to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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
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2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree Colleges.
Most Popular Massachusetts Schools for a Master's in Design & Applied Arts
Our 2023 rankings named Boston University the most popular school in Massachusetts for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
About 83% of the students majoring in design at the school are women while 17% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Women make up 76% of the design majors at the school.
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Out of the 7 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Suffolk University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Suffolk is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
Women make up 70% of the design majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.
Of the 8 students majoring in design at Harvard, 50% are male and 50% are female.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Endicott College is a great place for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Beverly.
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Massachusetts College of Art and Design came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Located in the large city of Boston, Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a public school with a small student population.
Of the 2 students majoring in design at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, 50% are male and 50% are female.
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University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for design and applied arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UMass Dartmouth is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of North Dartmouth.
Request InformationBest Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the New England Region
Explore all the Most Popular 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 |
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Majors Related to Design
One of 10 majors within the area of study, design and applied arts has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 7 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.