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Massachusetts College Of Art And Design

Massachusetts College of Art or Massachusetts College of Art and Design, also known as MassArt, is located in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It was founded in 1873 and was the first art college in the United States to grand degrees. MassArt was formerly referred to as the Massachusetts Normal Art School. Students are offered degrees through the college's academic departments which are art education, art history, communication design, environmental design, fine arts 2D, Fine arts 3D, liberal arts, media and performing arts, and studio foundation.

MassArt has a number of student clubs and organizations including the International Students Organization, Clay for Change, Keep a Child Alive, Black Artists’ Union, and MassArt Movie Organization. The men and women of MassArt participate in sports such as basketball, volleyball, soccer, and flag football.

Campus Location

621 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02115-5882
USA
Main Tel: (617) 879-7000
Web Site

The campus is in a large city.

Massachusetts College Of Art And Design Highlights

Where Massachusetts College Of Art And Design stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

  • Many students concentrating in fine arts, photography and commercial art, and design.
  • High female/male ratio.
  • High faculty salary.

Other important characteristics:

  • Faculty tenure system
  • Library on-campus
  • Campus housing available
  • Study abroad option
  • Distance learning available
  • Part-time classes available

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Bachelor27719
Master384
1-2 year certificate191
Postbaccalaureate certificate151
< 1 year certificate41

MassArt Students

The student enrollment at MassArt was 2,312 in 2007 (1,890 full-time equivalent).

About 29% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 71% of the class.

Undergrads are 93% of enrolled students and graduate students are 7%.

About 3% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 97% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 7,450
Out-of-state tuition and fees$ 21,900
Room$ 7,850
Board$ 3,290
Books and supplies$ 2,000
Other$ 1,560

Financial Aid: MassArt participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  64
Without tenure; working toward tenure  5
Without tenure; tenure not available  25

Housing and Meals

MassArt provides on-campus housing for 370 of its 1,890 (full-time) students (as of 2007).

MassArt Admissions (2007)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men45%
Women62%
All56%

SAT Test Scores:

SATMiddle 50%
Verbal510-600
Math480-580
Writing490-590

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (8 awarded)

  • Environmental Design/Architecture

DESIGN (96 awarded)

  • Design and Visual Communications
  • Fashion/Apparel Design
  • Graphic Design
  • Illustration
  • Industrial Design

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (51 awarded)

  • Art Teacher Education

FINE ARTS (88 awarded)

  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Ceramic Arts and Ceramics
  • Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry
  • Fiber, Textile and Weaving Arts
  • Fine/Studio Arts
  • Metal and Jewelry Arts
  • Painting
  • Sculpture

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (110 awarded)

  • Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  • Commercial and Advertising Art
  • Film/Video and Photographic Arts
  • Intermedia/Multimedia
  • Photography
  • Printmaking

Selected Careers of Interest

(Based on an automated mapping of degrees popular at MassArt with government-defined occupation categories.)

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