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Design & Applied Arts at Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Design & Applied Arts at Massachusetts College of Art and Design

If you plan to study Design & Applied Arts, you may want to check out the program at Massachusetts College of Art and Design. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Massachusetts College of Art and Design is located in Boston, MA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 151 design & applied arts degrees were awarded at Massachusetts College of Art and Design.

Online Class Availability at Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Online coursework is an option at Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Among 1,989 students, 48 (2%) studied exclusively online and 771 (39%) took at least some classes online.

Design & Applied Arts Rankings at Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Use these rankings to compare Massachusetts College of Art and Design’s Design & Applied Arts program against peer institutions.

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking Scope Rank
Best Value Massachusetts #9 of 18
Best Schools (Quality) Massachusetts #10 of 18
Best Value New England (Region) #17 of 37
Best Schools (Quality) New England (Region) #19 of 37
Best Schools (Quality) Nationwide #261 of 603
Best Value Nationwide #463 of 600

Earnings for Design & Applied Arts Graduates from Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Those who finish Massachusetts College of Art and Design’s Design & Applied Arts program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Median earnings by years after graduation for Design & Applied Arts at Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Years After Graduation Median Earnings
1 year $28,792
2 years $36,661
3 years $42,346
4 years $45,566
5 years $55,514

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years out, Design & Applied Arts graduates from Massachusetts College of Art and Design earn a median of $45,566, compared with $39,635 for all Massachusetts College of Art and Design graduates — about 15% higher than the school-wide median.

Design & Applied Arts earnings compared with all majors at Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Median Debt at Graduation

The median debt for Design & Applied Arts graduates from Massachusetts College of Art and Design stands at $22,500.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Design & Applied Arts graduates at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Design & Applied Arts graduates at Massachusetts College of Art and Design are 75% women (114) and 25% men (37).

Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program at Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Among the 107 bachelor’s design & applied arts degrees awarded at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, 72% were women (77) and 28% were men (30).

Massachusetts College of Art and Design gender breakdown of Design & Applied Arts Bachelor's degree recipients

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Design & Applied Arts bachelor’s degree recipients at Massachusetts College of Art and Design.

Race / Ethnicity Number of Graduates
White 54
Hispanic / Latino 15
Black / African American 5
Asian 11
Two or More Races 5
International (Nonresident) 3
Unknown 14
Racial-ethnic diversity of Design & Applied Arts majors at Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Minority students account for 34% of Design & Applied Arts bachelor’s degree recipients at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, lower than the national average of 37%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Design & Applied Arts Concentrations at Massachusetts College of Art and Design

This Design & Applied Arts program at Massachusetts College of Art and Design includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration Graduates
Industrial Design 10
Fashion Design 29
Graphic Design 38
Illustration 73
Other Design & Applied Arts 1

Highest-Paying Careers for Design & Applied Arts Graduates

Graduates of the Design & Applied Arts program at Massachusetts College of Art and Design work across a variety of fields. Here are the top-paying careers for Design & Applied Arts graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation Nationwide Median Wage
Set and Exhibit Designers $109,049
Art Directors $103,285
Web and Digital Interface Designers $88,198
Artists and Related Workers, All Other $83,610
Photographers $75,743
Designers, All Other $73,407
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other $68,967
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary $66,757
Graphic Designers $66,386
Video Game Designers $62,617

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