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

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$52,263 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Master's Degree School for You

Design & Applied Arts is the #118 most popular major in Massachusetts with 65 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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, Grad Degree Search has created the Best 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 6 schools in Massachusetts to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts

The colleges and universities below are the best for design majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top Massachusetts Schools for a Master's in Design & Applied Arts

#1

Boston University

Boston, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Boston University the best school in Massachusetts for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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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 very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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#3

Endicott College

Beverly, MA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Endicott College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best design and applied arts schools in Massachusetts. Located in the large suburb of Beverly, Endicott is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Suffolk University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best design and applied arts schools in Massachusetts. Located in the large city of Boston, Suffolk is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a great place 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 city of Boston.

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University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree design and applied arts programs. Located in the midsize suburb of North Dartmouth, UMass Dartmouth is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 15
New Hampshire 0
Vermont 11

One of 9 majors within the area of study, design and applied arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Design

Related Major Annual Graduates
Music 7,675
Fine & Studio Arts 3,224
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 1,704
Drama & Theater Arts 1,699
Arts & Media Management 1,184

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

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