2021 Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Massachusetts
8Colleges
683Bachelor's Degrees
$40,840Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Design & Applied Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Design & Applied Arts is the #24 most popular major in Massachusetts with 683 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 3.4% of all the design bachelor's degrees in the country.
For this year's Best Design & Applied Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Massachusetts ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a bachelor's in design. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality design & applied arts programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the design & applied arts program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
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Wentworth Institute of Technology has taken the #1 spot in this year's design & applied arts ranking for non-traditional students. WIT is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston. WIT not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in Massachusetts list.
The student loan default rate at WIT is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 737 students at WIT that take at least one class online. 384 students are part time.
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best design & applied arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the midsize suburb of North Dartmouth, UMass Dartmouth is a public college with a medium-sized student population. UMass Dartmouth also made our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in Massachusetts list, coming in at #6.
About 1.7% of UMass Dartmouth students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,514 of UMass Dartmouth students are exclusively distance learners. 2,061 of UMass Dartmouth students are attending part time.
Northeastern University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northeastern, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in Massachusetts ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. Approximately 7,987 students take at least one class online at Northeastern. 1,267 of Northeastern students are attending part time.
Endicott College comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Located in the large suburb of Beverly, Endicott is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. Endicott also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in Massachusetts rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. 885 of Endicott students are exclusively distance learners. 887 of Endicott students are attending part time.
The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Suffolk University. Located in the city of Boston, Suffolk is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. Suffolk not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in Massachusetts list.
The student loan default rate at Suffolk is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,746 students take at least one class online at Suffolk. There are roughly 1,259 part time students in attendance at Suffolk.
Boston University comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Boston U has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in Massachusetts ranking.
The student loan default rate at Boston U is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. 4,032 of Boston U students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 7,057 part time students in attendance at Boston U.
Lesley University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Lesley is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The student loan default rate at Lesley is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. 779 of Lesley students are exclusively distance learners. 2,071 students are part time.
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Non-Traditional Student Rankings in Majors Related to Design
Design & Applied Arts is one of 10 different types of Visual & Performing Arts programs to choose from.
Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 8 schools only.
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 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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Design & Applied Arts is the #24 most popular major in Massachusetts with 683 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 3.4% of all the design bachelor's degrees in the country.
