Fine Arts is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #66 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 9 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Fine Arts Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 320 degrees in fine arts to qualified students.
Your choice of fine arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Fine Arts School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Fine Arts Schools in Massachusetts list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The schools below may not offer all types of fine arts degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Every student pursuing a degree in fine arts needs to take a look at Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Located in the city of Boston, Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a public college with a small student population.
There were roughly 11 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at Massachusetts College of Art and Design in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat University of Massachusetts Amherst if you want to pursue a degree in fine arts. Located in the small city of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #60 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UMass Amherst is a great university overall.
There were approximately 29 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in fine arts has to take a look at Smith College. Located in the city of Northampton, Smith is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #397 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Smith is a great college overall.
There were about 22 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at Smith in the most recent year we have data available.
It is hard to beat Mount Holyoke College if you want to pursue a degree in fine arts. Mt. Holyoke is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of South Hadley. This college ranks 36th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were roughly 10 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at Mt. Holyoke in the most recent year we have data available.
Bridgewater State is a moderately-sized public university located in the large suburb of Bridgewater. A Best Colleges rank of #452 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Bridgewater State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 55 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at Bridgewater State in the most recent data year.
Located in the large suburb of Norton, Wheaton College Massachusetts is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 47th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were approximately 21 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at Wheaton College Massachusetts in the most recent data year.
Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Lesley is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 30th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were about 28 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at Lesley in the most recent data year.
Clark is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Worcester. A Best Colleges rank of #405 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Clark is a great university overall.
There were approximately 10 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at Clark in the most recent data year.
Located in the suburb of Fall River, Bristol is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 46th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were roughly 39 fine arts students who graduated with this degree at Bristol in the most recent data year.
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).
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Your choice of fine arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Fine Arts School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
