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Art & design at University of Massachusetts–Boston

University of Massachusetts–Boston graduates about 22 art & design majors a year. That puts it 187th of 828 schools we score for art & design, a strong program at 72 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $50,000 four years out, 1.10× what the same major pays nationally.

72/100Strong#187 of 828 for art & design →
Graduates a year22under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$50,0001.10× the same major nationally
Research in the field$525Ka year, NSF
Admit rate84%whole school
SAT middle 50%1080–1300whole school

Around University of Massachusetts–Boston

Boston MA - Dorchester: View from terrace east of JFK Presidential Library and M
Boston JFK Museum E nnw 9431 20190429Photo: Karlunun · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
United States Flag at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
United States Flag at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum - panoPhoto: dr-scott · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston
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Massachusetts Archives and Commonwealth Museum, Dorchester Massachusetts.
Massachusetts Archives and Commonwealth MuseumPhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where art & design happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 8 · Dorm 2 · Library 1 · Athletics 1.

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Nearby in the art & design ranking

  1. Colorado State University 72
  2. Belmont University 72
  3. Oberlin College 72
  4. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 72
  5. New Jersey Institute of Technology 72
  6. College of the Holy Cross 71
  7. West Chester University of Pennsylvania 71
  8. Northern Illinois University 71

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares University of Massachusetts–Boston with every school we score in art & design. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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