2025 Best Graphic Design Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Graphic Design is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #84 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 15 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for graphic design students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 1,045 bachelor's degrees in graphic design to qualified students.

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

Your choice of graphic design for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality graphic design program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on graphic design students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of graphic design students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized graphic design related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for graphic design students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Graphic Design Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Graphic Design Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region list to help you make the college decision.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Graphic Design in the New England Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for graphic design students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

10 Top New England Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Graphic Design

1

Northeastern University
Boston, MA

39 Annual Graduates

Northeastern University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in graphic design. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston.More information about a bachelor’s in graphic design from Northeastern University

2

Boston University
Boston, MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

39 Annual Graduates

Boston University is a good decision for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in graphic design. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston.More information about a bachelor’s in graphic design from Boston University

3

Endicott College
Beverly, MA

13 Annual Graduates

Endicott College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in graphic design. Endicott is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Beverly.More information about a bachelor’s in graphic design from Endicott College

4

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
North Dartmouth, MA

40 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in graphic design has to look into University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth. UMass Dartmouth is a moderately-sized public university located in the suburb of North Dartmouth.More information about a bachelor’s in graphic design from University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

5

Lesley University
Cambridge, MA

13 Annual Graduates

Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Lesley is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in graphic design from Lesley University

6

Suffolk University
Boston, MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

Suffolk is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston.More information about a bachelor’s in graphic design from Suffolk University

7

Quinnipiac University
Hamden, CT

25 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in graphic design from Quinnipiac University

8

Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, NH

662 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in graphic design from Southern New Hampshire University

9

University of Massachusetts - Lowell
Lowell, MA

Basic Certificate Highest Degree Type

23 Annual Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in graphic design from University of Massachusetts - Lowell

10

Champlain College
Burlington, VT

26 Annual Graduates

Champlain is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Burlington.More information about a bachelor’s in graphic design from Champlain College

Best Graphic Design Colleges by State

Explore the best graphic design schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	581	245
Connecticut	341	40
Rhode Island	307	13
Vermont	289	36
Maine	281	12
New Hampshire	276	397

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Rankings in Majors Related to Graphic Design

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

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Illustration	313
Game & Interactive Media Design	121
Interior Design	63
Industrial Design	59
Visual Communications	49
Fashion Design	46
Commercial & Advertising Art	39
Other Design & Applied Arts	29

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.