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2025 Best Graphic Design Schools in Massachusetts

9 Colleges in Massachusetts
346 Graphic Design Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in graphic design, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #107 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 9 schools in Massachusetts to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of graphic design. Combined, these schools handed out 346 degrees in graphic design to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Graphic Design School

Best Graphic Design Schools in Massachusetts The graphic design program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Graphic Design rankings. We derive our Best Overall Graphic Design 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.

Graphic Design Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Graphic Design
Bachelor's Degrees in Graphic Design
Master's Degrees in Graphic Design

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Graphic Design Schools in Massachusetts list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Graphic Design in Massachusetts

The schools below may not offer all types of graphic design degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Massachusetts Schools in Graphic Design

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MA
47 Graphic Design Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in graphic design has to take a look at Northeastern University. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #33 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Northeastern is a great university overall.

There were approximately 47 graphic design students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern in the most recent year we have data available.

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Boston University
Boston, MA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MA
42 Graphic Design Degrees Awarded

Boston University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in graphic design. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.

There were about 42 graphic design students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent data year.

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Bachelors Degree Type
BA in Graphic Design & Media Arts Program Name

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Endicott College
Beverly, MA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In MA

Every student who is interested in graphic design needs to check out Endicott College. Endicott is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Beverly. This college ranks 22nd out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were roughly 14 graphic design students who graduated with this degree at Endicott in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In MA
32 Graphic Design Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in graphic design needs to look into University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth. UMass Dartmouth is a medium-sized public university located in the midsize suburb of North Dartmouth. This university ranks 42nd out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were approximately 32 graphic design students who graduated with this degree at UMass Dartmouth in the most recent year we have data available.

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Lesley University
Cambridge, MA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MA

Located in the midsize 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 approximately 22 graphic design students who graduated with this degree at Lesley in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In MA
3.7% Growth in Graduates

Suffolk is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #280 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Suffolk is a great university overall.

There were about 27 graphic design students who graduated with this degree at Suffolk in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MA
43 Graphic Design Degrees Awarded

Located in the large suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #276 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UMass Lowell is a great university overall.

There were roughly 43 graphic design students who graduated with this degree at UMass Lowell in the most recent data year.

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Bachelors Degree Type
BA in Graphic Design & Media Arts - Web Design Program Name

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Lasell University
Newton, MA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
13th Most Popular In MA
33.3% Growth in Graduates

Lasell is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Newton. This university ranks 43rd out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were roughly 12 graphic design students who graduated with this degree at Lasell in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In MA
9.1% Growth in Graduates

Emmanuel Boston is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Boston. This college ranks 38th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were approximately 11 graphic design students who graduated with this degree at Emmanuel Boston in the most recent data year.

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Best Graphic Design Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Graphic Design Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 538 75
Rhode Island 436 31
Maine 396 12
New Hampshire 395 401
Vermont 352 49

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Graphic Design is one of 9 different types of Design & Applied Arts programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Graphic Design

Related Major Annual Graduates
Illustration 146
Interior Design 109
Game & Interactive Media Design 69
Other Design & Applied Arts 59
Industrial Design 52
Commercial & Advertising Art 49
Fashion Design 46
Visual Communications 43
Commercial Photography 4

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