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2027 Best Value Industrial Design Schools in Massachusetts

[Industrial Design](/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/design-and-applied-arts/industrial-design/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for industrial design students.

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• Best Value Industrial Design Schools in Massachusetts

2027 Best Value Industrial Design Schools in Massachusetts

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the industrial design degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Industrial Design Schools

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Massachusetts College Of Art And Design
Boston, MA

$15,400 In-State Tuition & Fees

$22,500 Avg Student Debt

$43,582 Median Earnings (10yr)

Massachusetts College Of Art And Design earned the #1 spot for value among industrial design schools in Massachusetts. Massachusetts College Of Art And Design is a mid-sized public school located in the city of Boston. In-state tuition and fees average $15,400, while out-of-state students pay about $43,400. Industrial Design graduates carry a median of $22,500 in student loans. Soon after graduation, industrial design degree recipients from Massachusetts College Of Art And Design generally make around $24,706. Set against $22,500 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 76%.

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 came in at #2 on our 2027 list of the best value industrial design schools. 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. Students borrow a median of $27,000 to complete the industrial design program here. Industrial Design graduates of Wentworth Institute Of Technology earn a median of $50,599 early in their careers. Set against $27,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 91%.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, 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.