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2027 Best Value Industrial Design Schools in the New England Region

[Industrial Design](/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/design-and-applied-arts/industrial-design/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best value industrial design schools.

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• Best Value Industrial Design Schools in the New England Region

2027 Best Value Industrial Design Schools in the New England Region

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in industrial design, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Industrial Design Schools

1

Massachusetts College Of Art And Design
Boston, MA

$15,400 In-State Tuition & Fees

$22,500 Avg Student Debt

$43,582 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in industrial design, no school beat Massachusetts College Of Art And Design this year. Set in the city of Boston, Massachusetts College Of Art And Design is a mid-sized public institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $15,400, with out-of-state students paying around $43,400. Students borrow a median of $22,500 to complete the industrial design program here. Early-career industrial design graduates make about $24,706. Set against $22,500 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Massachusetts College Of Art And Design admits about 76% of applicants.

2

Wentworth Institute Of Technology
Boston, MA

$42,884 In-State Tuition & Fees

$27,000 Avg Student Debt

$82,721 Median Earnings (10yr)

Wentworth Institute Of Technology is a great value for students pursuing a degree in industrial design, landing the #2 spot this year. Wentworth Institute Of Technology is a mid-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $42,884. Typical student debt for industrial design graduates is $27,000. Early-career industrial design graduates make about $50,599. That is a strong return on a $27,000 median debt. Wentworth Institute Of Technology admits about 91% of applicants.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked 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 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.