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One Silber Way, Boston, Massachusetts 02215
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360 Huntington Ave, Boston, Massachusetts 02115-5000
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120 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116-4624
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621 Huntington Ave, Boston, Massachusetts 02115-5882
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300 The Fenway, Boston, Massachusetts 02115-5898
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400 The Fenway, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
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8 Ashburton Pl Beacon Hill, Boston, Massachusetts 02108-2770
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200 the Riverway, Boston, Massachusetts 02215-4176
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1140 Boylston St, Boston, Massachusetts 02215
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118 Beacon Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116
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230 The Fenway, Boston, Massachusetts 02115-5596
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100 Morrissey Blvd, Boston, Massachusetts 02125-3393
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250 New Rutherford Ave, Boston, Massachusetts 02129-2925
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Boston, MA (population: 610,407) has thirteen arts schools within its city limits. Boston University, the highest ranked school in the city with an arts program, has a total student population of 31,960. It is the 32nd highest ranked school in the USA and the 5th highest in the state of Massachusetts (#1 is Harvard University).

Arts students from Boston schools who go on to become artists, graphic designers, journalists, musicians, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 8,900 people working as fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $50,630. Also, Craft artists make on average $33,070 per year and there are about 5,380 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Boston-Cambridge-Quincy NECTA area alone, there are 100 employed craft artists earning an average salary of $41,820. Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators in this area earn $41,930/yr and there are 280 employed.

Boston lies in Suffolk county, which is one of the 12 counties in Massachusetts. Overall, the Boston-Cambridge-Quincy NECTA area has 1,685,900 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 0.6% unemployment rate, $28.04/hr average worker wage, and a $58,330 average annual salary. Thus, about 0.167 out of every 1000 jobs in Boston are held by fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators, and 0.060/1000 are held by craft artists.

Of the 13 arts schools in Boston, only 4 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Simmons College comes out as the most expensive ($34,498/yr) for arts students, with Bunker Hill Community College as the lowest, reported at only $7,745/yr.

Arts Programs in Boston


Boston University
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
    Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors, Masters
  • Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Culinary Arts and Related Services, Other
    Levels offered: Masters
  • Visual and performing arts
    Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, PhD
  • Arts Management
    Levels offered: Masters
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Visual and Performing Arts, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
Northeastern University
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
    Levels offered: Masters
  • Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
    Levels offered: Certificate, Associates, Bachelors, Masters
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
    Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors, Masters
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
    Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors, Masters
  • Visual and performing arts
    Levels offered: Certificate, Associates, Bachelors, Masters
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
Emerson College
  • Visual and performing arts
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other
    Levels offered: Bachelors
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
  • Visual and performing arts
    Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors, Masters
  • Ceramic Arts and Ceramics
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Fiber, Textile and Weaving Arts
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other
    Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
  • Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
    Levels offered: Masters
  • Metal and Jewelry Arts
    Levels offered: Bachelors
Simmons College
  • Visual and performing arts
    Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
  • Arts Management
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other
    Levels offered: Masters
Emmanuel College
  • Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Visual and performing arts
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
Suffolk University
  • Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
    Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
    Levels offered: Associates
  • Visual and performing arts
    Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors, Masters
  • Design and Applied Arts, Other
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Theatre/Theatre Arts Management
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Visual and Performing Arts, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
Wheelock College
  • Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
    Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
    Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
  • Visual and performing arts
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Visual and Performing Arts, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
    Levels offered: Bachelors
Berklee College of Music
  • Recording Arts Technology/Technician
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Visual and performing arts
    Levels offered: Bachelors
Fisher College
  • Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
    Levels offered: Associates
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
    Levels offered: Associates
  • Visual and performing arts
    Levels offered: Associates
School of the Museum of Fine Arts-Boston
  • Visual and performing arts
    Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors, Masters
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
    Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors, Masters
University of Massachusetts-Boston
  • Visual and performing arts
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
Bunker Hill Community College
  • Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
    Levels offered: Associates
  • Culinary Arts/Chef Training
    Levels offered: Associates
  • Visual and performing arts
    Levels offered: Associates

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