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

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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.

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

#1

Boston University

Boston, MA

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 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 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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#3

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

A rank of #3 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 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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#4

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Out of the 7 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 4 spot on the 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.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Harvard University Report

#5

Endicott College

Beverly, MA

Out of the 7 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Endicott College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Beverly.

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Endicott College

With a ranking of #6, 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. Located in the city of Boston, Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a public college 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.

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Massachusetts College of Art and Design

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. UMass Dartmouth is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of North Dartmouth.

Full Design & Applied Arts at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth Report

Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Colleges 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 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.

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