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2023 Most Popular Colleges for Painting in the New England Region

12 Ranked Colleges
136 Degrees Awarded
$38,000 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended Painting Major in the New England Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Painting Major in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 646 people earned their degree in painting, making the major the 517th most popular in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 136 painting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Painting Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in painting. To top this list, a school must have a successful painting program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Painting Major in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Painting Major in the New England Region”.

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Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, Rhode Island

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rhode Island School of Design. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Painting Major in the New England Region list. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s painting degrees to 38 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad 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 undergraduate students.

Full Rhode Island School of Design Painting Report

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Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Painting Major in the New England Region list. Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 38 ’s painting degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts College of Art and Design. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Painting Major in the New England Region list. Massachusetts College of Art and Design is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 ’s painting degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Painting at Massachusetts College of Art and Design

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University of Hartford
West Hartford, Connecticut

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hartford. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Painting Major in the New England Region list. UHart is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Hartford, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Painting at University of Hartford

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Maine College of Art
Portland, Maine

Out of the 12 schools in the Most Well Attended Painting Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Maine College of Art landed the #5 spot on the list. Maine College of Art is located in Portland, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 ’s painting degrees to qualified students.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Maine College of Art Painting Report

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University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
North Dartmouth, Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Painting Major in the New England Region list. Located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified ’s painting students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Painting at UMass Dartmouth

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Montserrat College of Art
Beverly, Massachusetts

Montserrat College of Art came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Painting Major in the New England Region ranking. This small school is located in Beverly, Massachusetts, and it awarded 6 ’s painting degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Montserrat College of Art Painting Report

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University of Southern Maine landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Painting Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Portland, Maine, this medium-sized public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified ’s painting students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.

Full University of Southern Maine Painting Report

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Bennington College
Bennington, Vermont

Bennington College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Painting Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #9. Bennington College is a small school located in Bennington, Vermont that handed out 1 ’s painting degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.

Read full report on Painting at Bennington

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Salem State University
Salem, Massachusetts

Salem State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Painting Major in the New England Region list. Salem State is a public institution located in Salem, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Painting at Salem State University

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University of New Haven
West Haven, Connecticut

University of New Haven ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Painting Major in the New England Region list. University of New Haven is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in West Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 0 ’s painting degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.

Read full report on Painting at University of New Haven

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Providence College
Providence, Rhode Island

Providence College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Painting Major in the New England Region ranking. Providence College is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s painting degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Providence Painting Report

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