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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$35,573 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$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 Value 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 value experiences for design students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

Check out the design master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Design & Applied Arts

#1

Endicott College

Beverly, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Endicott College the best value school in Massachusetts for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Beverly, Endicott is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Endicott are $12,746 per year.

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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 Value Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Northeastern are $26,095 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Northeastern also did well on our Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts College of Art and Design. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a small public school located in the city of Boston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Massachusetts College of Art and Design are $24,000 a year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth is a great value for design and applied arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of North Dartmouth, UMass Dartmouth is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMass Dartmouth are $16,965 per year.

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

#5

Boston University

Boston, MA

Out of the 6 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Boston U graduate students pay an average of $59,418 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Boston U also did well on our Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Design & Applied Arts at Boston University Report

#6

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

Suffolk University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Located in the large city of Boston, Suffolk is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Suffolk are $39,813 a year.

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Best Value Design & Applied Arts Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Design & Applied Arts Colleges 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.

  • 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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