Art Colleges in New England

Rhode Island School of Design

• Rhode Island School of Design, founded in 1877, was ranked 1st in US News and World Report's 2008 rankings of fine arts graduate schools. As of 2009, RISD had about 2,200 graduate and undergraduate students. Rhode Island School of Design offers graduate degrees in 16 different areas, including ceramics, digital media, glass, graphic design, painting, printmaking, sculpture and more. RISD's undergraduates can choose from 16 different majors, but all students must complete a one-year, interdisciplinary foundation program before choosing a concentration. Most RISD undergraduates work toward a BFA degree. Undergraduates can complete a dual degree program with RISD and nearby Brown University, but they must submit separate, complete applications to both schools to be considered for this program.

  Rhode Island School of Design
  2 College St.
  Providence, RI 02903
  (401) 454-6100
  risd.edu

Yale University School of Art

• The Yale University School of Art was ranked 2nd in US News and World Report's 2008 rankings of fine arts graduate schools. The School of Art offers Masters of Fine Arts (MFA) degrees in four different areas, including graphic design, painting and printmaking, sculpture and photography. The School of Art also offers an undergraduate major. Undergraduates must pass a faculty review at the end of their second year to be able to enter the major, and can then choose from seven different studio concentrations. Undergraduate art students at Yale work toward the BA degree rather than the BFA. They also have the opportunity to complete a minor or second major in another academic department at Yale.

  Yale University School of Art
  1156 Chapel St.
  New Haven, CT 06510
  (203) 432-2600
  art.yale.edu

Massachusetts College of Art

• Massachusetts College of Art, commonly referred to as MassArt, was ranked 30th in US News and World Report's 2008 rankings of fine arts graduate schools. MassArt was founded in 1873, and, as of 2009, it had about 1,600 undergraduate students and 150 graduate students. MassArt offers 21 undergraduate programs, including art history, art teacher education and museum education in addition to a variety of studio disciplines. Most of these programs lead toward the BFA degree. The school also offers a variety of graduate programs, including two-dimensional and three-dimensional MFA degree programs, and programs leading toward master of architecture and Master of Arts in teaching degrees.

  Massachusetts College of Art
  621 Huntington Ave.
  Boston, MA 02115
  (617) 879-7000
  massart.edu