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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Jewelry Arts in the New England Region

4 Ranked Colleges
21 Degrees Awarded
$29,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Jewelry Arts Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Jewelry Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Jewelry Arts is the 823rd most popular major in the country with 545 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the New England region, there were 25 jewelry arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 21 jewelry arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Jewelry Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in jewelry arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality jewelry arts programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the jewelry arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The jewelry arts school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Jewelry Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region”.

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Best Value Jewelry Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree jewelry arts students.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Jewelry Arts in the New England Region

#1

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

North Dartmouth, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Jewelry Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth landed the #1 spot on the 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 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Dartmouth also took the #3 spot in our “Best Jewelry Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $18,503 for new england region bachelor’s degree jewelry arts students per year to attend UMass Dartmouth.

Read full report on Jewelry Arts at UMass Dartmouth

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Massachusetts College of Art and Design. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Jewelry Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region. Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a small public school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 4 bachelors’s jewelry arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Massachusetts College of Art and Design also made our “Best Jewelry Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Massachusetts College of Art and Design is $24,043 for new england region bachelor’s degree jewelry arts students.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Jewelry Arts at Massachusetts College of Art and Design

#3

Maine College of Art

Portland, Maine
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Jewelry Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Maine College of Art landed the #3 spot on the list. Maine College of Art is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Portland, Maine. It awarded 5 bachelors’s jewelry arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Maine College of Art also took the #4 spot in our “Best Jewelry Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Maine College of Art is $32,293 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Jewelry Arts students.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Jewelry Arts at Maine College of Art

#4

Rhode Island School of Design

Providence, Rhode Island
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rhode Island School of Design. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Jewelry Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region. RISD is a small school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 10 bachelors’s jewelry arts degrees in 2019-2020.

RISD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Jewelry Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend RISD is $43,982 for new england region bachelor’s degree jewelry arts students.

The low student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Rhode Island School of Design Jewelry 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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