2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Graphic Design in the New England Region

Graphic Design is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #361 most popular master's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of graphic design. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 73 master's degrees in graphic design during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Graphic Design School for Your Master's Degree

The graphic design master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Graphic Design in the New England Region ranking.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for graphic design, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for graphic design.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Graphic Design in the New England Region

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in graphic design.

Most Well Attended Schools for Graphic Design Students Working on Their Master's

1

Boston University
Boston, MA

21 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MA

#1 Best Quality In MA

Boston University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in graphic design. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in graphic design in Massachusetts.

There were roughly 21 graphic design individuals who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in graphic design from Boston University

2

Yale University
New Haven, CT

17 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CT

#1 Best Quality In CT

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Yale University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in graphic design. Yale is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New Haven. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in graphic design in Connecticut. More information about a master’s in graphic design from Yale University

3

Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, RI

15 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In RI

#1 Best Quality In RI

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Rhode Island School of Design if you want to pursue a master's degree in graphic design. Located in the city of Providence, RISD is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in graphic design in Rhode Island.

There were approximately 15 graphic design students who graduated with this degree at RISD in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in graphic design from Rhode Island School of Design

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Vermont College of Fine Arts
Montpelier, VT

13 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In VT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in graphic design needs to look into Vermont College of Fine Arts. Located in the distant town of Montpelier, VCFA is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

There were about 13 graphic design students who graduated with this degree at VCFA in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in graphic design from Vermont College of Fine Arts

5

Suffolk University
Boston, MA

7 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In MA

#2 Best Quality In MA

Located in the large city of Boston, Suffolk is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in graphic design in Massachusetts.

There were about 7 graphic design individuals who graduated with this degree at Suffolk in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in graphic design from Suffolk University

Best Graphic Design Colleges by State

Explore the most popular graphic design colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	526	37
Rhode Island	200	16
Vermont	113	14

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Graphic Design Related Rankings by Major

One of 9 majors within the Design & Applied Arts area of study, Graphic Design has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Graphic Design

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Design & Applied Arts	30
Visual Communications	14
Interior Design	7
Illustration	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.