49 Best Fashion Design schools in Massachusetts

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 1.93M citations received by 43K 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: 1550
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,996

2. Harvard University

Cambridge

For Fashion Design

#6 in the United States

#7 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,525

3. Boston University

Boston

For Fashion Design

#42 in the United States

#46 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $24,420

4. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Amherst

For Fashion Design

#52 in the United States

#59 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 89%

5. Tufts University

Medford

For Fashion Design

#82 in the United States

#95 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $32,367

6. Northeastern University

Boston

For Fashion Design

#97 in the United States

#115 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $34,207

7. Boston College

Boston

For Fashion Design

#103 in the United States

#123 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $32,519

8. University of Massachusetts - Boston

Boston

For Fashion Design

#149 in the United States

#175 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 92%

9. Brandeis University

Waltham

For Fashion Design

#165 in the United States

#192 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $43,550

10. University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Lowell

For Fashion Design

#187 in the United States

#217 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 92%

11. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester

For Fashion Design

#188 in the United States

#218 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Net Price: $47,372
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $31,545

12. Wellesley College

Wellesley

For Fashion Design

#249 in the United States

#281 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1510
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,174

13. Clark University

Worcester

For Fashion Design

#250 in the United States

#282 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1374
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $33,865

14. Williams College

Williamstown

For Fashion Design

#260 in the United States

#293 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $15,894

15. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

Worcester

For Fashion Design

#268 in the United States

#301 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,489
Male:Female: 31:69
Founded: 1962

16. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

Dartmouth

For Fashion Design

#273 in the United States

#306 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1160
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 99%

17. Babson College

Wellesley

For Fashion Design

#275 in the United States

#309 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $32,019

18. Smith College

Northampton

For Fashion Design

#277 in the United States

#311 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Average SAT: 1480
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $27,305

19. Suffolk University

Boston

For Fashion Design

#279 in the United States

#313 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $33,832

20. Lesley University

Cambridge

For Fashion Design

#312 in the United States

#354 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Net Price: $32,587
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $19,167

21. Bentley University

Waltham

For Fashion Design

#314 in the United States

#356 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $45,802

22. Amherst College

Amherst

For Fashion Design

#315 in the United States

#357 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $19,049

23. College of the Holy Cross

Worcester

For Fashion Design

#326 in the United States

#369 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $36,014

24. Fisher College

Boston

For Fashion Design

#336 in the United States

#379 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Net Price: $28,596
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $25,379

25. Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley

For Fashion Design

#403 in the United States

#449 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $32,526

26. Hebrew College

Newton Centre

For Fashion Design

#412 in the United States

#458 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 163
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1921

27. Bay State College

Boston

For Fashion Design

#467 in the United States

#516 in North America

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

28. Emerson College

Boston

For Fashion Design

#479 in the United States

#529 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $53,432

29. Simmons University

Boston

For Fashion Design

#485 in the United States

#537 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1305
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $28,691

30. Dean College

Franklin

For Fashion Design

#515 in the United States

#569 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $32,085
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,958

31. Hampshire College

Amherst

For Fashion Design

#549 in the United States

#604 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Net Price: $27,895
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $46,145

32. Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater

For Fashion Design

#557 in the United States

#613 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1162
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 96%

33. Emmanuel College

Boston

For Fashion Design

#641 in the United States

#702 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1255
Net Price: $31,121
Receiving Aid: 100%

34. Framingham State University

Framingham

For Fashion Design

#665 in the United States

#729 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1190
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $11,338

35. Western New England University

Springfield

For Fashion Design

#667 in the United States

#731 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $27,056

36. Salem State University

Salem

For Fashion Design

#720 in the United States

#787 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $10,319
Enrollment: 6,230

37. Stonehill College

Easton

For Fashion Design

#739 in the United States

#806 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Net Price: $33,385
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $39,344

38. Springfield College

Springfield

For Fashion Design

#749 in the United States

#816 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $30,039

39. Merrimack College

North Andover

For Fashion Design

#768 in the United States

#836 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Net Price: $38,504
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $31,550

40. Endicott College

Beverly

For Fashion Design

#777 in the United States

#845 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1267
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $41,394

41. Wheaton College - Massachusetts

Norton

For Fashion Design

#784 in the United States

#852 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1305
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $30,701

42. Westfield State University

Westfield

For Fashion Design

#794 in the United States

#862 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $9,054
Enrollment: 4,588

43. New England Conservatory of Music

Boston

For Fashion Design

#797 in the United States

#865 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Net Price: $50,367
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $30,707

44. Assumption College

Worcester

For Fashion Design

#805 in the United States

#873 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Net Price: $29,748
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $35,905

45. Berklee College of Music

Boston

For Fashion Design

#841 in the United States

#910 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Net Price: $49,797
Receiving Aid: 81%
Average Aid: $23,346

46. MGH Institute of Health Professions

Boston

For Fashion Design

#850 in the United States

#919 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 1,672
Male:Female: 14:86
Founded: 1977

47. Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Boston

For Fashion Design

#867 in the United States

#936 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $10,421
Enrollment: 1,989

48. Worcester State University

Worcester

For Fashion Design

#878 in the United States

#949 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1155
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $9,464

49. Wentworth Institute of Technology

Boston

For Fashion Design

#900 in the United States

#972 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $35,604

Closest to Massachusetts states to learn Fashion Design

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Rhode Island	8	70
Connecticut	15	27
New Hampshire	8	80
Vermont	5	167
New York	100	7
New Jersey	20	29
Maine	6	148
Pennsylvania	63	8
Maryland	19	21
District of Columbia	8	83
Virginia	29	37
Ohio	33	13
North Carolina	22	25
Michigan	21	5
South Carolina	14	69
Indiana	20	26
Kentucky	12	71
Tennessee	18	64
Wisconsin	18	14
Georgia	26	19
Illinois	36	3
Alabama	14	99
Iowa	8	47
Missouri	17	50
Florida	29	30
Minnesota	20	17
Mississippi	7	158
Arkansas	7	126
Louisiana	15	79
Kansas	8	74
South Dakota	4	355
North Dakota	2	198
Nebraska	7	90
Oklahoma	8	98
Puerto Rico	3	309
Texas	53	15
Colorado	16	45
Montana	3	155
New Mexico	4	94
Utah	6	44
Idaho	3	194
Arizona	6	28
Washington	18	10
Oregon	13	65
California	82	1
Hawaii	4	72

Closest to Massachusetts states to learn Fashion Design

Art & Design subfields in Massachusetts