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2023 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools in Massachusetts

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$37,380 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,757 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Massachusetts to see which 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 Schools in Massachusetts

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Design & Applied Arts Colleges.

Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality in Design & Applied Arts

#1

Endicott College

Beverly, MA
$36,614 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Endicott College the best value school in Massachusetts for design and applied arts students. Located in the large suburb of Beverly, Endicott is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Endicott are $36,614 a year.

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$57,592 Average Tuition & Fees

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 Schools in Massachusetts list. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Northeastern undergraduate students pay an average of $57,592 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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$14,200 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts College of Art and Design landed the # 3 spot on the list. Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a small public school located in the large city of Boston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Massachusetts College of Art and Design are $14,200 a year.

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$14,408 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth 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 medium-sized suburb of North Dartmouth, UMass Dartmouth is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMass Dartmouth are $14,408 per year.

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#5

Boston University

Boston, MA
$59,816 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Boston University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best design and applied arts schools in Massachusetts. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Boston U are $59,816 a year.

Boston U excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Design & Applied Arts Schools in Massachusetts list.

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#6

Suffolk University

Boston, MA
$41,648 Average Tuition & Fees

Suffolk University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Design & Applied Arts Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the city of Boston, Suffolk is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Suffolk undergraduate students pay an average of $41,648 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

Explore all the Best Value 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.

  • 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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