by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Massachusetts College of Art and Design was awarded 149 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is visual & performing arts.
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Massachusetts College of Art and Design was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
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Massachusetts College of Art and Design has an acceptance rate of 79%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.
At Massachusetts College of Art and Design, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 9 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Massachusetts College of Art and Design is 99%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Massachusetts College of Art and Design has a freshmen retention rate of 86%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Massachusetts College of Art and Design the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 54%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Massachusetts College of Art and Design.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,770 undergraduates at Massachusetts College of Art and Design with 1,505 being full-time and 265 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $16,572 | $19,532 | $22,098 | $25,290 | $27,324 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Massachusetts College of Art and Design, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Massachusetts College of Art and Design, approximately 64% of students took out student loans averaging $11,338 a year. That adds up to $45,352 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Massachusetts College of Art and Design is 2.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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See which majors at Massachusetts College of Art and Design make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Massachusetts College of Art and Design.
Contact details for Massachusetts College of Art and Design are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 621 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115-5882 |
| Phone: | 617-879-7000 |
| Website: | www.massart.edu/ |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/MassArt |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Design & Applied Arts | 194 | $28,792 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 102 | $26,300 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 89 | $26,370 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 20 | $39,463 |
| Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry | 5 | NA |
| Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 0 | NA |
| Environmental Design | 0 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 1,709 students took at least one online class at Massachusetts College of Art and Design. This is a decrease from the 1,877 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 1,709 | 24 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,877 | 0 |
| 2018-2019 | 45 | 0 |
| 2017-2018 | 36 | 0 |
| 2016-2017 | 43 | 2 |
Learn more about online learning at Massachusetts College of Art and Design.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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