Art education refers in general to the education of artistic expression in the visual and performing arts.
Visual arts include ceramics, drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, design, crafts, photography, video, and filmmaking. There are a number of major visual art schools in the Boston area and there are many universities and colleges that offer such majors. Art programs offered vary and include studio art, painting, illustration, graphic design, fashion design, cinema, and digital arts.
The performing arts include drama, music, and dance. Boston performing art schools are world-class with five important schools like the New England Conservatory and the Berklee College of Music. Popular degrees in performing arts include acting, music education, and music management.
The onset of technology has broadened the education and career options for art majors dramatically. Besides the traditional choices, there are now many new opportunities for artists in technology areas such web design, gaming, animation, and media. This trend is affecting art education in general as computer skills become more important.
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Visual Art Schools
Art Programs in Universities
Art Programs in Four-Year Colleges
Art Programs in Two-Year Colleges
Art Programs in Performing Arts Colleges
Boston Art Schools
The following art schools in Boston are specialized in visual art education. They are listed by size not ranking. Please click on the name for more information.
School | Tuition | Selectivity | Size | Location | Art Degrees and Popular Majors |
Massachusetts College of Art and Design | Popular: Art History, Advertising Art, Cinema, Design, Fashion Design, Fiber + Textiles, Fine Art, Illustration, Interactive Design, Industrial/Product Design |
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School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston | Popular: Graphic Design, Illustration, Studio Art |
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Montserrat College of Art | Open | Popular: Graphic Design, Illustration, Digital Art, Studio Art, Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture, Crafts/Crafts Design |
Art Schools in Boston - Universities with arts programs
The following Boston universities offer majors in art. They are listed by size, not ranking. Please click on the name for more information,
School | Tuition | Selectivity | Size | Location | Art Degrees and Popular Majors |
Boston Unversity | Popular: Fine Art, Graphic Design, Advertising, Music, Management |
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Harvard University | Popular: Art History, General Art Studies, General Music |
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Northeastern University | Popular: Cinema, Drama, Graphic Design, Interior Design, Media, Studio Art |
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University of Massachusetts | Popular: Drama, Fine Art, Music |
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Boston College | Popular: Art History, Cinema, Drama, Music General |
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MIT | Popular: Media, Music General |
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Bridgewater State University | Popular: Music General, Studio Art |
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Tufts University | Popular: Art History, Drama, General Art studies, Theatre, Music General |
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Salem State University | Popular: Art History, Advertising, Acting, Art Management, Design, Drama, General Studies, Theatre, Photography, Studio Art |
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Suffolk University | Popular: Art History, Advertising, Design, Digital Arts, Drama, General Art Studies, Music General, Photography, Studio Art |
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Framingham State University | Popular: General Art Studies |
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Brandeis University | Popular: Art History, Acting, Cinema, Drama, Music General, Music Theory, Composition, Studio Art, Theatre Technical |
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Lesley University | Popular: Art History, Advertising Art, Fine Studio Art, Graphic Design, Illustration |
Art Schools in Boston - Four Year Colleges with Arts Programs
The following four-year Boston colleges offer art majors The are listed by size, not ranking. Please click on the name for more information.
School | Tuition | Selectivity | Size | Location | Art Degrees and Popular Majors |
Endicott College | Popular: Design, Interior Design, Studio Art |
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Simmons College | Popular: General Art Studies |
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Wentworth Institute of Technology | Popular: Industrial Design, Interior Design |
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Curry College | Popular: Graphic Design, Studio Art |
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Merrimack College | Popular: Theatre |
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Wellesley College | Popular: Art History, Drama, Fine Art, General Art Studies, Music General, Photography, Printmaking, Technical Theater |
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Emmanuel College | Popular: Art Therapy, Graphic Design, Studio Art |
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Lasell College |
Popular: Fashion Design, Graphic Design |
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Gordon College | Popular: Drama, General Art Studies, Music General, Theatre |
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Regis College | Popular: Drama, General Art Studies, Theatre |
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Fisher College | Popular: Fashion Design |
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Amherst College | Popular: Drama, General Art Studies, Music General |
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Wheelock College | Popular: General Art Studies, |
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Eastern Nazarene College | Popular: Music General |
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Newbury College | Popular: Illustration, Interior Design |
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Pine Manor College | Popular: Drama, Fine Art |
Art Schools in Boston - Two Year Colleges with Arts Programs
The following two-year colleges offer art majors. The are listed by size, not ranking. Please click on the name for more information.
School | Tuition | Selectivity | Size | Location | Art Degrees and Popular Majors |
Quincy College | Popular: Fine Art |
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Bay State College | Popular: Fashion Design, Arts Management |
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Bunker Hill Community College | Popular: Design and Fine Art |
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North Shore Community College | Popular: Graphic Design |
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Northern Essex Community College | Popular: Advertising Art, Design |
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Massachusetts Bay Community College | Popular: Art Management |
Boston Art Schools - Boston Performing Arts Colleges
The following Boston colleges specialize in performing arts education in Boston. They are listed by size, not ranking. Please click on the name for more information.
School | Tuition | Selectivity | Size | Location | Art Degrees and Popular Majors |
Emerson College | Popular: Acting, Cinema, Directing, Drama, Music General, Musical Theater, Technical Theater |
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Berklee College of Music | Popular: Music, Jazz, Keyboard, Music Management, Music Therapy |
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New England Conservatory | Popular: Music Performance, Stringed Instruments, Woodwinds, Voice and Opera, Music Theory and Composition, Music Teacher, Jazz, Keyboard, Musicology |
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Boston Conservatory | Popular: Music, Drama, Dance, Musical Theatre, Theatre |
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Longy School of Music of Bard College | Popular: Brass Instrument, Keyboard, Music Teaching, Stringed Instruments, Woodwinds, Keyboard, Theory and Composition, Performance General |