49 Best Fashion Design schools in Massachusetts

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Massachusetts ranked based on their research performance in Fashion Design. A graph of 1.85M citations received by 42.2K academic papers made by 49 universities in Massachusetts was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge

For Fashion Design

#4 in the United States

#4 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $21,519

2. Harvard University

Cambridge

For Fashion Design

#6 in the United States

#7 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,900

3. Boston University

Boston

For Fashion Design

#42 in the United States

#46 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,551

4. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Amherst

For Fashion Design

#52 in the United States

#58 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

5. Tufts University

Medford

For Fashion Design

#82 in the United States

#95 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $33,333

6. Northeastern University

Boston

For Fashion Design

#97 in the United States

#116 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $34,770

7. Boston College

Boston

For Fashion Design

#103 in the United States

#123 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $32,590

8. University of Massachusetts - Boston

Boston

For Fashion Design

#148 in the United States

#174 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 92%

9. Brandeis University

Waltham

For Fashion Design

#165 in the United States

#192 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $44,668

10. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester

For Fashion Design

#186 in the United States

#216 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Net Price: $47,799
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $28,005

11. University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Lowell

For Fashion Design

#188 in the United States

#218 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 91%

12. Wellesley College

Wellesley

For Fashion Design

#249 in the United States

#281 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $21,501

13. Clark University

Worcester

For Fashion Design

#250 in the United States

#282 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $32,767

14. Williams College

Williamstown

For Fashion Design

#259 in the United States

#292 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $16,988

15. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

Worcester

For Fashion Design

#266 in the United States

#299 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,394
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1962

16. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

Dartmouth

For Fashion Design

#271 in the United States

#304 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 99%

17. Babson College

Wellesley

For Fashion Design

#275 in the United States

#309 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $30,220

18. Smith College

Northampton

For Fashion Design

#276 in the United States

#310 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Average SAT: 1474
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,823

19. Suffolk University

Boston

For Fashion Design

#278 in the United States

#312 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $33,089

20. Bentley University

Waltham

For Fashion Design

#312 in the United States

#353 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $43,858

21. Lesley University

Cambridge

For Fashion Design

#313 in the United States

#354 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Net Price: $33,111
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $16,476

22. Amherst College

Amherst

For Fashion Design

#319 in the United States

#362 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $17,965

23. Fisher College

Boston

For Fashion Design

#334 in the United States

#377 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Net Price: $27,827
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $24,917

24. College of the Holy Cross

Worcester

For Fashion Design

#338 in the United States

#381 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $35,455

25. Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley

For Fashion Design

#401 in the United States

#447 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $35,782

26. Hebrew College

Newton Centre

For Fashion Design

#408 in the United States

#454 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 177
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1921

27. Bay State College

Boston

For Fashion Design

#471 in the United States

#520 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Net Price: $43,020
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $10,243

28. Simmons University

Boston

For Fashion Design

#490 in the United States

#541 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $29,575

29. Emerson College

Boston

For Fashion Design

#495 in the United States

#547 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $50,703

30. Dean College

Franklin

For Fashion Design

#516 in the United States

#570 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $31,472
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $31,467

31. Hampshire College

Amherst

For Fashion Design

#545 in the United States

#600 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Net Price: $27,556
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $43,944

32. Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater

For Fashion Design

#564 in the United States

#620 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 94%

33. Emmanuel College

Boston

For Fashion Design

#643 in the United States

#704 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $33,214

34. Framingham State University

Framingham

For Fashion Design

#662 in the United States

#725 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1163
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $9,184

35. Western New England University

Springfield

For Fashion Design

#670 in the United States

#733 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $31,548

36. Salem State University

Salem

For Fashion Design

#717 in the United States

#784 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1075
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $8,241

37. Stonehill College

Easton

For Fashion Design

#735 in the United States

#802 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Net Price: $31,134
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $37,353

38. Springfield College

Springfield

For Fashion Design

#750 in the United States

#817 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1165
Net Price: $29,198
Receiving Aid: 100%

39. Merrimack College

North Andover

For Fashion Design

#768 in the United States

#836 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $38,849
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,235

40. Wheaton College - Massachusetts

Norton

For Fashion Design

#772 in the United States

#840 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $31,638

41. Endicott College

Beverly

For Fashion Design

#777 in the United States

#845 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $39,988

42. Westfield State University

Westfield

For Fashion Design

#795 in the United States

#863 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $8,406
Enrollment: 4,555

43. Assumption College

Worcester

For Fashion Design

#805 in the United States

#873 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Net Price: $29,072
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,759

44. New England Conservatory of Music

Boston

For Fashion Design

#815 in the United States

#884 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Net Price: $49,544
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $28,326

45. Berklee College of Music

Boston

For Fashion Design

#837 in the United States

#906 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Net Price: $48,608
Receiving Aid: 78%
Average Aid: $21,587

46. MGH Institute of Health Professions

Boston

For Fashion Design

#860 in the United States

#929 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 1,484
Male:Female: 16:84
Founded: 1977

47. Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Boston

For Fashion Design

#862 in the United States

#931 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $11,065
Enrollment: 1,986

48. Worcester State University

Worcester

For Fashion Design

#876 in the United States

#947 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1144
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $7,332

49. Wentworth Institute of Technology

Boston

For Fashion Design

#900 in the United States

#972 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $35,585

Closest to Massachusetts states to learn Fashion Design

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Rhode Island	8	72
Connecticut	15	27
New Hampshire	8	79
Vermont	5	167
New York	98	7
New Jersey	20	28
Maine	6	147
Pennsylvania	62	8
Maryland	19	21
District of Columbia	8	84
Virginia	29	37
Ohio	33	12
North Carolina	22	24
Michigan	21	5
South Carolina	14	69
Indiana	20	26
Kentucky	11	70
Tennessee	18	64
Wisconsin	18	14
Georgia	26	19
Illinois	36	3
Alabama	14	98
Iowa	8	48
Missouri	17	50
Florida	29	30
Minnesota	20	17
Mississippi	7	158
Arkansas	7	126
Louisiana	14	77
Kansas	8	73
South Dakota	4	356
North Dakota	2	201
Nebraska	7	90
Oklahoma	7	96
Puerto Rico	3	309
Texas	53	15
Colorado	15	45
Montana	3	153
New Mexico	4	94
Utah	6	44
Idaho	3	194
Arizona	6	29
Washington	18	10
Oregon	13	66
California	82	1
Hawaii	4	75

Closest to Massachusetts states to learn Fashion Design

Art & Design subfields in Massachusetts