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2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in the New England Region

8 Colleges
$35,122 Avg Salary
$26,301 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts School for You

Design & Applied Arts is the #91 most popular major in the country with 1,979 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the New England Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in the New England Region

Check out the design programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top New England Region Schools in Design & Applied Arts

#1

Boston University

Boston, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Boston University the best school in the New England Region for design and applied arts students. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northeastern University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#3

Endicott College

Beverly, MA

The excellent 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 the New England Region . Endicott is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Beverly.

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#4

Yale University

New Haven, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in the New England Region list. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of New Haven.

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#5

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

Out of the 8 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Suffolk University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Suffolk is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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Massachusetts College of Art and Design did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for design and applied arts students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Boston, Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a public college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Central Connecticut State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for design and applied arts students. CCSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of New Britain.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth did quite well on this year’s best schools for design and applied arts students. UMass Dartmouth is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of North Dartmouth.

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Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best design and applied arts colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 65
Connecticut 15
New Hampshire 0
Vermont 11

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Design & Applied Arts is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.

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 8 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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