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2022 Best Value Design Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k

11 Ranked Colleges
125 Degrees Awarded
$35,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Design Schools for a Master's in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Design Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Design & Applied Arts is the 34th most popular major in the country with 36,854 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, design and applied arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,542 and had an average of $27,114 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 2,080 design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,585 and $28,831 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 125 design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Design Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in design and applied arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great design and applied arts programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the design and applied arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Design Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Design Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts (Income $75-$110k) in the New England Region

#1

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Design Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This fairly large school is located in New Haven, Connecticut, and it awarded 17 masters’s design degrees in 2019-2020.

Yale also took the #3 spot in our “Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Yale are $44,500.

Read full report on Design & Applied Arts at Yale University

#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Design Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the #2 spot on the list. Harvard University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Harvard also took the #8 spot in our “Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard are $50,654, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Design & Applied Arts at Harvard

#3

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Design Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 15 masters’s design degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeastern also took the #1 spot in our “Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern are $25,558.

Read more about Design & Applied Arts at Northeastern

#4

Central Connecticut State University

New Britain, Connecticut
#10 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Design Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Connecticut State University landed the #4 spot on the list. CCSU is a fairly large school located in New Britain, Connecticut that handed out 6 masters’s design degrees in 2019-2020.

CCSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CCSU are $26,072, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Central Connecticut State University Design & Applied Arts Report

#5

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Design Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s design degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

Boston U also made our “Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666.

Full Boston U Design & Applied Arts Report

#6

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

North Dartmouth, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #6, University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Design Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth is a public institution located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Dartmouth also took the #0 spot in our “Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth are $30,153, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth Design & Applied Arts Report

#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Massachusetts College of Art and Design did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Design Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This small school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 6 masters’s design degrees in 2019-2020.

Massachusetts College of Art and Design also made our “Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Massachusetts College of Art and Design are $24,000, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Design & Applied Arts at Massachusetts College of Art and Design

#8

Suffolk University

Boston, Massachusetts
#7 in overall quality

Suffolk University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Design Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Suffolk is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s design degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree design students whose families make $75-$110k list, Suffolk has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Suffolk University are $40,238.

Read more about Design & Applied Arts at Suffolk

#9

Endicott College

Beverly, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Endicott College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Design Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Endicott College is a small school located in Beverly, Massachusetts that handed out 7 masters’s design degrees in 2019-2020.

Endicott also took the #5 spot in our “Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Endicott are $12,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Endicott Design & Applied Arts Report

#10

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, Connecticut
#9 in overall quality

University of Bridgeport ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Design Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UBridgeport is located in Bridgeport, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s design degrees to qualified students.

UBridgeport did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Bridgeport are $21,686.

Full UBridgeport Design & Applied Arts Report

#11

Rhode Island School of Design

Providence, Rhode Island

With a ranking of #11, Rhode Island School of Design did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Design Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. RISD is a private not-for-profit institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

RISD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Design & Applied Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rhode Island School of Design are $54,890, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Rhode Island School of Design Design & Applied Arts Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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