Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Boston, Massachusetts

About
Massachusetts College of Art and Design, branded as MassArt, is a public college of visual and applied art in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1873, it is one of the nation's oldest art schools, and the only publicly funded independent art school in the United States. It was the first art college in the United States to grant an artistic degree. It is a member of the Colleges of the Fenway (a resources- and facilities-sharing collegiate consortium located in the Longwood Medical and Academic Area of Boston), and the ProArts Consortium (an association of seven Boston-area colleges dedicated to the visual and performing arts).
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Cost per year
- Tuition and fees (out of state)
- US$44,700
- Estimated total for international students
- US$64,733
- Tuition and fees (in state, for comparison)
- US$15,860
- Total cost for in-state students
- US$35,893
International students at public universities pay the out-of-state rate. The estimated total adds housing, food and books to that tuition; it is derived from Scorecard figures, so check the university's own cost page.
Students
- Undergraduates
- 1,831
- Graduate students
- 118
- International undergraduates
- 3%
- Students per teacher
- 9 to 1
Admissions
- Admission rate
- 76%
Test scores show the middle 50% of admitted students.
Outcomes
- Graduation rate
- 59%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- US$52,923
Earnings are for students who received US federal aid, so they may not reflect international graduates.
Programmes (18)
Bachelor's degrees7 subjects
Master's degrees5 subjects
Undergraduate certificates3 subjects
Graduate certificates3 subjects
Subjects and degree levels reported to the US Department of Education. See the university's course catalogue for course-by-course details.