We all know that fashion programs are plentiful in places like New York, California, Pennsylvania, and Texas, but did you also know that off-the-beaten path places such as Massachusetts also have a lot to offer? In fact, Massachusetts is home to a whopping 124 Title IV degree-granting institutions and many of these schools offer some of the region’s best fashion programs.
The state’s best colleges made the cut based on student selectivity, class size, peer assessment, program offerings, financial resources, and graduation and retention rates. These are just a few of the factors college ranking agencies assess in order to determine which schools are indeed the best of the best.
Just a few of the state’s best fashion school programs are offered at Fisher College in Boston, Newbury College in Brookline, and the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth in North Dartmouth. Brookline is just four short miles from Boston and North Dartmouth is only 50 miles from all the action in Beantown.
Browse through our list below to discover Massachusetts’s best fashion school programs and what they have to offer.
Best Fashion School Programs Massachusetts - Boston
Boston
Bay State College - Degrees Offered: Bachelor's Degree Fashion Merchandising, Associates Degree Fashion Design, Fashion Retail Merchandising, and Retail Business Management
Boston
Fisher College - Degrees Offered: B.S. Management with a Fashion Management or Retail Management concentration
Boston
Massachusetts College of Art and Design - Degrees Offered: B.F.A. Fashion Design, B.F.A. Fibers, B.F.A. Jewelry and Metalsmithing, Fashion Design Certificate
Best Fashion School Programs Massachusetts – Other Cities and Towns
Brookline
Newbury College - Degrees Offered: B.S. Fashion Merchandising, B.S. Interior Design
Brookline
The New England Institute of Art – Degrees Offered: B.S. Fashion & Retail Management, B.S. Interior Design
Framingham
Framingham State University – Degrees Offered: B.S. Fashion Design and Retailing with a concentration in Apparel Design or Merchandising, Apparel Design Minor
Newton
Lasell College - Degrees Offered: B.A. Fashion Communication and Promotion, B.A. Fashion Design and Production, B.S. Fashion and Retail Merchandising
Newton
Mount Ida College - Degrees Offered: B.S. Fashion Design, B.S. Fashion Merchandising & Marketing, B.S. Interior Design
North Dartmouth
University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth - Degrees Offered: B.F.A. Textile Design/Fiber Arts, B.F.A. Jewelry/Metals, Minor in Textile Design/Fiber Arts, Certificate in Artisanry with a focus in Textile Design/Fiber Arts or Jewelry/Metals, Minor Jewelry Metals
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