Massachusetts College of Art

 
 


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  Massachusetts College of Art
621 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 021155882
General information
Financial aid office
Admissions office
(617) 879-7000 Ext.
(617) 879-7850 Ext.
(617) 879-7222 Ext.

Type of institution: Public, 4-year or above
Federal Aid: Institution has a Program Participation Agreement with the US Department of Education for eligible students to receive Pell Grants and other federal aid.
Degrees offered: Certificates/Less-than-1-year certificate, Certificates/Less-than-2-year certificate, Certificates/Less-than-2-year certificate, Bachelor degree, Certificates/Postbaccalaureate certificate, Certificates/Postbaccalaureate certificate, Master's degree
Carnegie classification: Special Focus Institutions--Schools of art, music, and design
Number of students: 2,127 (2006)
2007-08 Undergraduate application fee:$65.00

Academic year prices for full-time, first-time undergraduate students
Tuition and Fees2007-082006-072005-06
In-State$7,450$7,200$6,850
Out of State$21,900$20,600$19,200
Books and Supplies$2,000$2,000$2,000
On-Campus
Room and board$11,140$11,090$10,785
Other Expenses$1,560$1,500$1,350
Off Campus
Room and board$12,230$11,864$11,226
Other Expenses$1,560$1,500$1,350
Off Campus w/ family
Other Expenses$4,160$4,000$3,838

Financial aid 2005-2006

Financial aid to full-time, first-time undergraduate students

Type of AidPercentage of students receiving aidAverage amount of aid they received
Federal Grants (scholarship/fellowship) 24% $2,578
State/Local grants (scholarship/fellowship) 22% $2,476
Institutional grants (scholarship/fellowship) 22% $3,099
Loans to students 61% $2,814
 
 

Degrees offered by this school

 
 
Certificates/Less-than-2-year certificate
Commercial and Advertising Art
Massachusetts College of Art

General Description for:
Massachusetts College of Art Less-than-2-year certificate Commercial and Advertising Art: A program in the applied visual arts that prepares individuals to use artistic techniques to effectively communicate ideas and information to business and consumer audiences via illustrations and other forms of digital or printed...

Bachelor degree
Sculpture
Massachusetts College of Art

General Description for:
Massachusetts College of Art Bachelor degree Sculpture: A program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions by creating three-dimensional art works. Includes instruction in the analysis of form in space; round and relief concepts; sculptural composition; modern ...

Bachelor degree
Printmaking
Massachusetts College of Art

General Description for:
Massachusetts College of Art Bachelor degree Printmaking: A program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions by rendering art concepts onto surfaces and transferring images, via ink or dyes, onto paper or fabric. Includes instruction in monochrome and color pri...

Bachelor degree
Photography
Massachusetts College of Art

General Description for:
Massachusetts College of Art Bachelor degree Photography: A program that focuses on the principles and techniques of communicating information, ideas, moods, and feelings through the creation of images on photographic film, plates, digital images and that may prepare individuals to be professional photographic artists...

Bachelor degree
Painting
Massachusetts College of Art

General Description for:
Massachusetts College of Art Bachelor degree Painting: A program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions by the application of paints and related chemical color substances to canvases or other materials. Includes instruction in color and color mixing; surface ...

Bachelor degree
Metal and Jewelry Arts
Massachusetts College of Art

General Description for:
Massachusetts College of Art Bachelor degree Metal and Jewelry Arts: A program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions by fashioning art works from gems, other stones, and precious metals. Includes instruction in gemology; metalsmithing and finishing; stone cu...

Bachelor degree
Intermedia + Multimedia
Massachusetts College of Art

General Description for:
Massachusetts College of Art Bachelor degree Intermedia + Multimedia: A program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions in either two or three dimensions, through simultaneous use of a variety of materials and media.

Bachelor degree
Industrial Design
Massachusetts College of Art

General Description for:
Massachusetts College of Art Bachelor degree Industrial Design: A program in the applied visual arts that prepares individuals to use artistic techniques to effectively communicate ideas and information to business and consumer audiences via the creation of effective forms, shapes, and packaging for manufactured produ...

Bachelor degree
Graphic Design
Massachusetts College of Art

General Description for:
Massachusetts College of Art Bachelor degree Graphic Design: A program that prepares individuals to apply artistic and computer techniques to the interpretation of technical and commercial concepts. Includes instruction in computer-assisted art and design, printmaking, concepts sketching, technical drawing, color the...

Bachelor degree
Fine Arts and Art Studies
Other
Massachusetts College of Art

General Description for:
Massachusetts College of Art Bachelor degree Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other: Any instructional program in fine arts and art studies not listed in the Fine Arts and Art Studies, General category.

Bachelor degree
Film + Video and Photographic Arts
Other
Massachusetts College of Art

General Description for:
Massachusetts College of Art Bachelor degree Film + Video and Photographic Arts, Other: Any instructional program in film/video and photographic arts not listed in the Film/Video and Photographic Arts, General category.

Bachelor degree
Film + Cinema Studies
Massachusetts College of Art

General Description for:
Massachusetts College of Art Bachelor degree Film + Cinema Studies: A program in the visual arts that focuses on the study of the history, development, theory, and criticism of the film/video arts, as well as the basic principles of film making and film production.

Bachelor degree
Fiber
Textile and Weaving Arts
Massachusetts College of Art

General Description for:
Massachusetts College of Art Bachelor degree Fiber, Textile and Weaving Arts: A program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions by constructing art works from woven or non-woven fabrics and fibrous materials. Includes instruction in weaving techniques and loom...

Bachelor degree
Fashion + Apparel Design
Massachusetts College of Art

General Description for:
Massachusetts College of Art Bachelor degree Fashion + Apparel Design: A program that prepares individuals to apply artistic principles and techniques to the professional design of commercial fashions, apparel, and accessories, and the management of fashion development projects. Includes instruction in apparel design...

Bachelor degree
Environmental Design + Architecture
Massachusetts College of Art

General Description for:
Massachusetts College of Art Bachelor degree Environmental Design + Architecture: A program that prepares individuals to design public and private spaces, indoor and outdoor, for leisure, recreational, commercial, and living purposes, and for professional practice as environmental designers and architects. Includes i...

Bachelor degree
Design and Visual Communications
General
Massachusetts College of Art

General Description for:
Massachusetts College of Art Bachelor degree Design and Visual Communications, General: A program in the applied visual arts that focuses on the general principles and techniques for effectively communicating ideas and information, and packaging products, in digital and other formats to business and consumer audiences...

Bachelor degree
Design and Applied Arts
Other
Massachusetts College of Art

General Description for:
Massachusetts College of Art Bachelor degree Design and Applied Arts, Other: Any instructional program in design and applied arts not listed in the Design and Applied Arts, General category.

Bachelor degree
Crafts + Craft Design
Folk Art and Artisanry
Massachusetts College of Art

General Description for:
Massachusetts College of Art Bachelor degree Crafts + Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry: A program that focuses on the aesthetics, techniques, and creative processes for designing and fashioning objects in one or more of the handcraft or folk art traditions, and that prepares individuals to create in any of these m...

Bachelor degree
Commercial and Advertising Art
Massachusetts College of Art

General Description for:
Massachusetts College of Art Bachelor degree Commercial and Advertising Art: A program in the applied visual arts that prepares individuals to use artistic techniques to effectively communicate ideas and information to business and consumer audiences via illustrations and other forms of digital or printed media. Incl...

Bachelor degree
Cinematography and Film + Video Production
Massachusetts College of Art

General Description for:
Massachusetts College of Art Bachelor degree Cinematography and Film + Video Production: A program that prepares individuals to communicate dramatic information, ideas, moods, and feelings through the making and producing of films and videos. Includes instruction in theory of film; film technology and equipment opera...

Bachelor degree
Ceramic Arts and Ceramics
Massachusetts College of Art

General Description for:
Massachusetts College of Art Bachelor degree Ceramic Arts and Ceramics: A program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions by producing art works out of clay and similar materials. Includes instruction in handbuilt and wheelthrown techniques; molding; slips and...

Bachelor degree
Art Teacher Education
Massachusetts College of Art

General Description for:
Massachusetts College of Art Bachelor degree Art Teacher Education: A program that prepares individuals to teach art and art appreciation programs at various educational levels.

Bachelor degree
Art History
Criticism and Conservation
Massachusetts College of Art

General Description for:
Massachusetts College of Art Bachelor degree Art History, Criticism and Conservation: A program that focuses on the study of the historical development of art as social and intellectual phenomenon, the analysis of works of art, and art conservation. Includes instruction in the theory of art, art history research meth...

Certificates/Postbaccalaureate certificate
Industrial Design
Massachusetts College of Art

General Description for:
Massachusetts College of Art Postbaccalaureate certificate Industrial Design: A program in the applied visual arts that prepares individuals to use artistic techniques to effectively communicate ideas and information to business and consumer audiences via the creation of effective forms, shapes, and packaging for manu...

Certificates/Postbaccalaureate certificate
Art Teacher Education
Massachusetts College of Art

General Description for:
Massachusetts College of Art Postbaccalaureate certificate Art Teacher Education: A program that prepares individuals to teach art and art appreciation programs at various educational levels.

Master's degree
Intermedia + Multimedia
Massachusetts College of Art

General Description for:
Massachusetts College of Art Master's degree Intermedia + Multimedia: A program that prepares individuals creatively and technically to express emotions, ideas, or inner visions in either two or three dimensions, through simultaneous use of a variety of materials and media.

Master's degree
Fine Arts and Art Studies
Other
Massachusetts College of Art

General Description for:
Massachusetts College of Art Master's degree Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other: Any instructional program in fine arts and art studies not listed in the Fine Arts and Art Studies, General category.

Master's degree
Fine + Studio Arts
General
Massachusetts College of Art

General Description for:
Massachusetts College of Art Master's degree Fine + Studio Arts, General: A program that prepares individuals to generally function as creative artists in the visual and plastic media. Includes instruction in the traditional fine arts media (drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, CAD/CAM) and/or modern media (cer...

Master's degree
Design and Visual Communications
General
Massachusetts College of Art

General Description for:
Massachusetts College of Art Master's degree Design and Visual Communications, General: A program in the applied visual arts that focuses on the general principles and techniques for effectively communicating ideas and information, and packaging products, in digital and other formats to business and consumer audiences...

Master's degree
Art Teacher Education
Massachusetts College of Art

General Description for:
Massachusetts College of Art Master's degree Art Teacher Education: A program that prepares individuals to teach art and art appreciation programs at various educational levels.

 
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