48 Best Fashion Design schools in Massachusetts

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 1.36M citations received by 37.5K academic papers made by 48 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: 4%
Average SAT: 1555
Average ACT: 36
Net Price: $20,232

2. Harvard University

Cambridge

For Fashion Design

#6 in the United States

#6 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,491

3. Boston University

Boston

For Fashion Design

#40 in the United States

#44 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,829

4. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Amherst

For Fashion Design

#50 in the United States

#55 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 91%

5. Tufts University

Medford

For Fashion Design

#83 in the United States

#96 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,479

6. Northeastern University

Boston

For Fashion Design

#101 in the United States

#118 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $35,827

7. Boston College

Boston

For Fashion Design

#102 in the United States

#120 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1488
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,559

8. University of Massachusetts - Boston

Boston

For Fashion Design

#157 in the United States

#183 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 99%

9. Brandeis University

Waltham

For Fashion Design

#158 in the United States

#184 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $45,565

10. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester

For Fashion Design

#187 in the United States

#216 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Net Price: $46,876
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $27,059

11. University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Lowell

For Fashion Design

#195 in the United States

#226 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1259
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 91%

12. Clark University

Worcester

For Fashion Design

#246 in the United States

#278 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $32,053

13. Wellesley College

Wellesley

For Fashion Design

#253 in the United States

#285 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $21,362

14. Williams College

Williamstown

For Fashion Design

#259 in the United States

#293 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,965

15. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

Dartmouth

For Fashion Design

#260 in the United States

#294 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1140
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 98%

16. Babson College

Wellesley

For Fashion Design

#262 in the United States

#296 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $28,400

17. Suffolk University

Boston

For Fashion Design

#276 in the United States

#310 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $32,270

18. Smith College

Northampton

For Fashion Design

#277 in the United States

#311 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $30,790

19. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

Worcester

For Fashion Design

#283 in the United States

#320 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,352
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1962

20. Amherst College

Amherst

For Fashion Design

#296 in the United States

#333 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $21,367

21. Bentley University

Waltham

For Fashion Design

#310 in the United States

#352 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1339
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $44,233

22. Fisher College

Boston

For Fashion Design

#336 in the United States

#378 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $26,257
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $25,406

23. Lesley University

Cambridge

For Fashion Design

#343 in the United States

#385 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $32,414
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $16,279

24. College of the Holy Cross

Worcester

For Fashion Design

#367 in the United States

#411 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $34,679

25. Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley

For Fashion Design

#400 in the United States

#446 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $35,765

26. Dean College

Franklin

For Fashion Design

#443 in the United States

#491 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Net Price: $32,219
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,972

27. Hampshire College

Amherst

For Fashion Design

#484 in the United States

#536 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Net Price: $24,087
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $44,835

28. Simmons University

Boston

For Fashion Design

#489 in the United States

#541 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $24,423

29. Emerson College

Boston

For Fashion Design

#503 in the United States

#555 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $51,432

30. Hebrew College

Newton Centre

For Fashion Design

#529 in the United States

#582 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 212
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1921

31. Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater

For Fashion Design

#560 in the United States

#616 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 94%

32. Emmanuel College

Boston

For Fashion Design

#575 in the United States

#632 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $32,273

33. Framingham State University

Framingham

For Fashion Design

#670 in the United States

#732 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1105
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $8,069

34. Western New England University

Springfield

For Fashion Design

#674 in the United States

#738 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $30,214

35. Salem State University

Salem

For Fashion Design

#683 in the United States

#747 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1098
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $8,562

36. Merrimack College

North Andover

For Fashion Design

#734 in the United States

#799 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Net Price: $37,296
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $27,729

37. Endicott College

Beverly

For Fashion Design

#746 in the United States

#812 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $39,496

38. Stonehill College

Easton

For Fashion Design

#748 in the United States

#814 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Net Price: $31,021
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $34,710

39. Springfield College

Springfield

For Fashion Design

#749 in the United States

#815 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1200
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $27,930

40. Westfield State University

Westfield

For Fashion Design

#758 in the United States

#824 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $6,904
Enrollment: 4,702

41. Wheaton College - Massachusetts

Norton

For Fashion Design

#773 in the United States

#839 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $32,863

42. Assumption College

Worcester

For Fashion Design

#792 in the United States

#859 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $28,911
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,492

43. New England Conservatory of Music

Boston

For Fashion Design

#820 in the United States

#887 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Net Price: $53,162
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $22,068

44. Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Boston

For Fashion Design

#827 in the United States

#894 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $8,494
Enrollment: 1,939

45. Worcester State University

Worcester

For Fashion Design

#830 in the United States

#897 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1118
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 100%

46. Berklee College of Music

Boston

For Fashion Design

#836 in the United States

#903 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Net Price: $46,873
Receiving Aid: 67%
Average Aid: $19,300

47. MGH Institute of Health Professions

Boston

For Fashion Design

#841 in the United States

#908 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 1,353
Male:Female: 15:85
Founded: 1977

48. Wentworth Institute of Technology

Boston

For Fashion Design

#871 in the United States

#940 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $37,901

Closest to Massachusetts states to learn Fashion Design

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Rhode Island	7	85
Connecticut	15	29
New Hampshire	8	74
Vermont	4	163
New York	96	7
New Jersey	20	28
Maine	6	145
Pennsylvania	55	8
Maryland	19	19
District of Columbia	8	81
Virginia	26	39
Ohio	33	13
North Carolina	23	25
Michigan	21	5
South Carolina	12	67
Indiana	19	41
Kentucky	10	70
Tennessee	17	62
Wisconsin	17	11
Georgia	26	21
Illinois	35	3
Alabama	12	96
Iowa	7	44
Missouri	15	52
Florida	27	30
Minnesota	20	16
Mississippi	7	149
Arkansas	6	127
Louisiana	13	76
Kansas	8	77
South Dakota	5	337
North Dakota	3	196
Nebraska	7	91
Oklahoma	7	97
Puerto Rico	3	304
Texas	52	12
Colorado	14	49
Montana	3	148
New Mexico	4	94
Utah	6	24
Idaho	3	190
Arizona	5	27
Washington	16	9
Oregon	12	63
California	80	1
Hawaii	4	69

Closest to Massachusetts states to learn Fashion Design

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