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Best Schools for Industrial Design in the New England Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall industrial design education in the New England Region.
Top Schools in Industrial Design
No school ranked higher than Wentworth Institute Of Technology this year for industrial design. Located in the city of Boston, Wentworth Institute Of Technology is a mid-sized private not-for-profit university. Roughly 68% of students complete a degree within six years here. Wentworth Institute Of Technology awarded about 19 industrial design degrees in the most recent data year. Graduates of the industrial design program make about $50,599 in their early career. Students borrow a median of $27,000 to complete this degree.
See the full industrial design program report for Wentworth Institute Of Technology
Students looking for a strong industrial design program will find one at Massachusetts College Of Art And Design, which ranked #2. Located in the city of Boston, Massachusetts College Of Art And Design is a mid-sized public university. Massachusetts College Of Art And Design graduates 69% of students within six years. Massachusetts College Of Art And Design awarded about 10 industrial design degrees in the most recent data year. Graduates of the industrial design program make about $24,706 in their early career. Massachusetts College Of Art And Design graduates carry a median of $22,500 in student loans.
Read more about the industrial design program at Massachusetts College Of Art And Design
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 7 schools evaluated.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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