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Fine Arts Schools in Massachusetts

Massachusetts contains 33 schools that offer fine arts programs. Boston University, the highest-ranking fine arts school in MA, has a total student population of 31,960 and is the 32nd highest ranked school in America.

Of the 33 fine arts schools in Massachusetts, only 3 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), with Middlesex Community College as the lowest recorded at only $2,314/yr.

Fine Arts students from Massachusetts schools who go on to become artists, animation artists, fine artists, sculptors, 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 Massachusetts alone, there are 180 employed craft artists earning an average yearly salary of $42,290. Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators in this state earn $45,250/yr and there are 350 employed.

Also, within the fine arts schools in Massachusetts, the average student population is 2,580 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1. Aside from fine arts, there are 5364 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 4,075 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $5,628, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Fine Arts Programs in Massachusetts

Hampshire College

• Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Massachusetts College of Art and Design

• Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Simmons College

• Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other
  

  Levels offered: Masters

Anna Maria College

• Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Bridgewater State College

• Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of Massachusetts-Lowell

• Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Merrimack College

• Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth

• Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other
  

  Levels offered: Masters

Pine Manor College

• Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors, Masters

Quincy College

• Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other
  

  Levels offered: Associates

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Massachusetts Interesting Facts

• 552 original documents pertaining to the Salem witch trials of 1692 have been preserved and are still stored by the Peabody Essex Museum.
• Boston built the first subway system in the United States in 1897.
• Although over 30 communities in the colonies eventually renamed themselves to honor Benjamin Franklin. The Massachusetts Town of Franklin was the first and changed its name in 1778.
• "Norfolk County is the birthplace of four United States presidents: John Adams, John Quincy Adams, John Fitzgerald Kennedy and George Herbert Walker Bush."
• In Holyoke, William G. Morgan, created a new game called "Mintonette" in 1895. After a demonstration given at the YMCA in nearby Springfield, the name "Mintonette" was replaced with the now familiar name "Volleyball."

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See Also

• Fine Arts Information
• Salary Details for an Animation Artist
• Online Fine Arts Schools
• Online Fine Arts Programs
• Online Fine Arts Courses

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