Montserrat College of Art
Beverly, MA · Private · Large suburb · MCA
Private institution in Beverly, MA · 261 undergraduates · $33,022 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 10%Student-faculty ratio
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $34,7251,830th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $39,0001,607th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $39,0001,568th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $56,2841,621st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $27,0001,593rd lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $33,0221,824th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $24,7801,852nd highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 61.5%711th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 75.5%939th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2611,819th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 8.0:1212th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 32.8%1,051st highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 15 mi (BOS)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Applying
- EADec 1
- Rollingopen
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $50
- Personal essay
- Required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 7 of 7 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $22,192 | $21,964 |
| Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $19,227 | $21,899 |
| Graphic CommunicationsCommunications Technology | bachelors | $19,227 | — |
| Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and ArtisanryVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Montserrat College of Art’s 261 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In MA
- Boston Architectural CollegeBoston, MA · 269 undergrads
- The New England Conservatory of MusicBoston, MA · 371 undergrads
- Franklin W Olin College of EngineeringNeedham, MA · 373 undergrads
- Eastern Nazarene CollegeQuincy, MA · 378 undergrads
- MGH Institute of Health ProfessionsBoston, MA · 112 undergrads
- Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of TechnologyBoston, MA · 412 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Welch CollegeGallatin, TN · 261 undergrads
- Randall UniversityMoore, OK · 262 undergrads
- Capitol Technology UniversityLaurel, MD · 259 undergrads
- University of Fort LauderdaleLauderhill, FL · 259 undergrads
- Logan UniversityChesterfield, MO · 258 undergrads
- Antigua College InternationalMiami Lakes, FL · 266 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitemontserrat.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 166911)
- Compare colleges in MARe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in MassachusettsEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Compare with Boston Architectural CollegeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Montserrat College of Art vs Boston Architectural CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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