After Massachusetts College of Art and Design: graduation, pay and debt
Boston, Massachusetts · Public · 1,831 undergrads
69% of Massachusetts College of Art and Design students finish within six years, the typical student earns $52,923 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $23,607 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$52.9k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
69%
finish within six years.
53%
finish in four years.
89%
of first-years come back for year two.
$23.6k
median federal debt at graduation.
68%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
53%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
69%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
89%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
60%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
72%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
422
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
76%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
10%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
292
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$41,603
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$52,923
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
53%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$23,607
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$19,500
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$22,750
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$16,375
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
68%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
66%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
73%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers