Colleges in Massachusetts
140 colleges and universities with 310,977 undergraduates. Rankings: colleges with the lowest net price · colleges whose graduates earn the most · easiest colleges to get into · most selective colleges · colleges with the highest graduation rate · cheapest in-state tuition.
Largest colleges
| College | Net price | Acceptance | Graduation | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA · Public · 23,671 students |
$22,383 | 60% | 83% | $71,631 |
| Boston University Boston, MA · Private nonprofit · 18,248 students |
$24,402 | 11% | 89% | $83,238 |
| Northeastern University Boston, MA · Private nonprofit · 17,326 students |
$30,915 | 5% | 91% | $92,538 |
| University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA · Public · 11,512 students |
$17,707 | 84% | 49% | $65,865 |
| University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA · Public · 11,434 students |
$17,163 | 83% | 65% | $64,874 |
| Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA · Private nonprofit · 10,085 students |
$41,704 | 16% | 91% | $103,937 |
| Bunker Hill Community College Boston, MA · Public · 8,612 students |
$7,818 | — | 13% | $47,618 |
| Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA · Public · 7,829 students |
$16,383 | 88% | 53% | $57,466 |
| Harvard University Cambridge, MA · Private nonprofit · 7,601 students |
$19,066 | 4% | 98% | $101,817 |
| Berklee College of Music Boston, MA · Private nonprofit · 7,468 students |
$49,465 | 44% | 67% | $33,647 |
| Tufts University Medford, MA · Private nonprofit · 7,061 students |
$39,998 | 11% | 94% | $83,214 |
| Quinsigamond Community College Worcester, MA · Public · 6,447 students |
$9,090 | — | 22% | $45,949 |
| Bristol Community College Fall River, MA · Public · 6,083 students |
$5,547 | — | 22% | $38,663 |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA · Private nonprofit · 5,447 students |
$43,071 | 60% | 90% | $103,470 |
| Middlesex Community College Bedford, MA · Public · 5,412 students |
$2,624 | — | 23% | $50,651 |
| University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA · Public · 5,221 students |
$20,927 | 91% | 52% | $68,804 |
| Springfield Technical Community College Springfield, MA · Public · 4,759 students |
$5,662 | — | 32% | $36,966 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA · Private nonprofit · 4,535 students |
$20,111 | 5% | 96% | $143,372 |
| Bentley University Waltham, MA · Private nonprofit · 4,474 students |
$37,930 | 45% | 87% | $120,959 |
| North Shore Community College Danvers, MA · Public · 4,393 students |
$9,000 | — | 18% | $45,391 |
| Salem State University Salem, MA · Public · 4,291 students |
$15,996 | 96% | 50% | $56,662 |
| Suffolk University Boston, MA · Private nonprofit · 4,268 students |
$29,618 | 82% | 61% | $67,506 |
| Massasoit Community College Brockton, MA · Public · 4,235 students |
$8,460 | — | 19% | $46,111 |
| Worcester State University Worcester, MA · Public · 3,930 students |
$13,381 | 88% | 61% | $60,624 |
| Merrimack College North Andover, MA · Private nonprofit · 3,916 students |
$37,927 | 70% | 70% | $75,584 |
| Emerson College Boston, MA · Private nonprofit · 3,870 students |
$49,180 | 51% | 77% | $62,832 |
| Massachusetts Bay Community College Wellesley Hills, MA · Public · 3,837 students |
$7,169 | — | 17% | $52,654 |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, MA · Private nonprofit · 3,747 students |
$34,170 | 91% | 68% | $82,721 |
| Northern Essex Community College Haverhill, MA · Public · 3,685 students |
$6,046 | — | 21% | $42,862 |
| Brandeis University Waltham, MA · Private nonprofit · 3,618 students |
$35,736 | 41% | 86% | $77,231 |
| Westfield State University Westfield, MA · Public · 3,615 students |
$16,721 | 81% | 54% | $57,346 |
| Holyoke Community College Holyoke, MA · Public · 3,591 students |
$8,068 | — | 29% | $37,277 |
| Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Boston, MA · Private nonprofit · 3,451 students |
$39,545 | 85% | 62% | $125,557 |
| Endicott College Beverly, MA · Private nonprofit · 3,125 students |
$40,654 | 71% | 76% | $58,336 |
| College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA · Private nonprofit · 3,106 students |
$38,782 | 18% | 87% | $90,543 |
| Mount Wachusett Community College Gardner, MA · Public · 3,059 students |
$7,931 | — | 24% | $41,118 |
| Cape Cod Community College West Barnstable, MA · Public · 2,911 students |
$8,296 | — | 22% | $43,670 |
| Fitchburg State University Fitchburg, MA · Public · 2,752 students |
$14,262 | 87% | 55% | $53,874 |
| Babson College Wellesley, MA · Private nonprofit · 2,728 students |
$40,514 | 17% | 93% | $123,938 |
| Western New England University Springfield, MA · Private nonprofit · 2,603 students |
$27,290 | 83% | 64% | $73,157 |
| Framingham State University Framingham, MA · Public · 2,566 students |
$16,114 | 84% | 48% | $52,349 |
| Smith College Northampton, MA · Private nonprofit · 2,544 students |
$27,579 | 21% | 89% | $64,027 |
| Stonehill College Easton, MA · Private nonprofit · 2,528 students |
$33,016 | 66% | 76% | $77,745 |
| Quincy College Quincy, MA · Public · 2,300 students |
$17,126 | — | 15% | $52,506 |
| Wellesley College Wellesley, MA · Private nonprofit · 2,300 students |
$25,496 | 14% | 92% | $84,803 |
| Clark University Worcester, MA · Private nonprofit · 2,214 students |
$28,714 | 40% | 77% | $62,381 |
| Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA · Private nonprofit · 2,169 students |
$26,441 | 36% | 84% | $58,418 |
| Williams College Williamstown, MA · Private nonprofit · 2,076 students |
$17,716 | 8% | 94% | $88,665 |
| Roxbury Community College Roxbury Crossing, MA · Public · 1,977 students |
$12,244 | — | 28% | $38,773 |
| Amherst College Amherst, MA · Private nonprofit · 1,911 students |
$23,367 | 9% | 94% | $77,644 |
| Emmanuel College Boston, MA · Private nonprofit · 1,854 students |
$26,706 | 76% | 68% | $68,245 |
| Massachusetts College of Art and Design Boston, MA · Public · 1,831 students |
$24,100 | 76% | 69% | $43,582 |
| Northeastern University Professional Programs Boston, MA · Private nonprofit · 1,802 students |
— | — | — | $92,538 |
| Curry College Milton, MA · Private nonprofit · 1,780 students |
$29,207 | 88% | 51% | $54,400 |
| Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Norton, MA · Private nonprofit · 1,773 students |
$29,822 | 68% | 73% | $67,725 |
| Springfield College Springfield, MA · Private nonprofit · 1,751 students |
$30,587 | 72% | 74% | $48,036 |
| Simmons University Boston, MA · Private nonprofit · 1,670 students |
$25,265 | 70% | 72% | $63,494 |
| Assumption University Worcester, MA · Private nonprofit · 1,669 students |
$29,498 | 83% | 75% | $74,895 |
| Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay, MA · Public · 1,395 students |
$21,582 | 95% | 74% | $82,392 |
| Greenfield Community College Greenfield, MA · Public · 1,395 students |
$7,679 | — | 31% | $37,132 |
| Berkshire Community College Pittsfield, MA · Public · 1,358 students |
$9,921 | — | 20% | $38,832 |
| Gordon College Wenham, MA · Private nonprofit · 1,278 students |
$24,883 | 69% | 69% | $52,119 |
| Lasell University Newton, MA · Private nonprofit · 1,226 students |
$27,511 | 81% | 59% | $49,705 |
| Fisher College Boston, MA · Private nonprofit · 1,167 students |
$26,649 | 71% | 28% | $49,669 |
| Nichols College Dudley, MA · Private nonprofit · 1,163 students |
$33,036 | 81% | 63% | $58,063 |
| Lesley University Cambridge, MA · Private nonprofit · 1,122 students |
$31,152 | 97% | 58% | $51,173 |
| Bay Path University Longmeadow, MA · Private nonprofit · 1,108 students |
$14,271 | 85% | 44% | $55,383 |
| Dean College Franklin, MA · Private nonprofit · 1,089 students |
$30,684 | 74% | 54% | $38,109 |
| American International College Springfield, MA · Private nonprofit · 1,017 students |
$23,274 | 100% | 46% | $53,124 |
| Regis College Weston, MA · Private nonprofit · 956 students |
$27,477 | 70% | 72% | $52,873 |
| College of Our Lady of the Elms Chicopee, MA · Private nonprofit · 949 students |
$17,545 | 85% | 68% | $51,540 |
| Anna Maria College Paxton, MA · Private nonprofit · 906 students |
$28,333 | 50% | 46% | $46,651 |
| Hampshire College Amherst, MA · Private nonprofit · 839 students |
$24,034 | 75% | 54% | $46,938 |
| Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts North Adams, MA · Public · 713 students |
$16,068 | 90% | 56% | $48,102 |
| Hult International Business School Cambridge, MA · Private nonprofit · 618 students |
$45,447 | 60% | 67% | — |
| Cambridge College Boston, MA · Private nonprofit · 532 students |
$31,072 | — | 11% | $45,998 |
| Laboure College of Healthcare Milton, MA · Private nonprofit · 525 students |
$36,863 | 50% | 100% | $62,200 |
| Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology Boston, MA · Private nonprofit · 483 students |
$15,488 | — | 46% | $57,556 |
| Urban College of Boston Boston, MA · Private nonprofit · 438 students |
$6,957 | — | 0% | $35,472 |
| New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Massachusetts North Andover, MA · Private for-profit · 430 students |
$16,164 | — | 74% | $53,085 |
| The New England Conservatory of Music Boston, MA · Private nonprofit · 393 students |
$46,754 | 41% | 73% | $34,483 |
| Franklin W Olin College of Engineering Needham, MA · Private nonprofit · 377 students |
$25,171 | 25% | 96% | $129,455 |
| Motoring Technical Training Institute Seekonk, MA · Private for-profit · 312 students |
$20,255 | — | 89% | $48,281 |
| Boston Architectural College Boston, MA · Private nonprofit · 280 students |
$25,865 | — | 32% | $62,123 |
| Southeastern Technical Institute South Easton, MA · Public · 260 students |
$7,060 | 71% | 74% | — |
| National Aviation Academy of New England Concord, MA · Private for-profit · 241 students |
$27,871 | — | 75% | $59,009 |
| Spa Tech Institute-Plymouth Plymouth, MA · Private for-profit · 233 students |
$31,895 | — | 87% | $27,803 |
| Montserrat College of Art Beverly, MA · Private nonprofit · 226 students |
$33,216 | — | 53% | $33,022 |
| Jupiter Beauty Academy Boston, MA · Private for-profit · 201 students |
— | — | 84% | — |
| COLLECTIV Academy-Worcester Worcester, MA · Private for-profit · 192 students |
$24,598 | — | 81% | — |
| FINE Mortuary College Norwood, MA · Private for-profit · 185 students |
$27,385 | — | 100% | — |
| Spa Tech Institute-Westboro Westborough, MA · Private for-profit · 182 students |
$28,170 | — | 77% | $27,803 |
| Springfield College-Regional Online and Continuing Education Springfield, MA · Private nonprofit · 176 students |
— | — | — | $48,036 |
| Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing Medford, MA · Private nonprofit · 174 students |
— | — | — | $101,466 |
| Catherine Hinds Institute of Esthetics Woburn, MA · Private for-profit · 174 students |
$20,086 | — | 96% | — |
| MGH Institute of Health Professions Boston, MA · Private nonprofit · 164 students |
— | — | — | $87,130 |
| North Bennet Street School Boston, MA · Private nonprofit · 155 students |
$27,251 | — | 90% | $43,993 |
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of Nursing Brockton, MA · Private nonprofit · 146 students |
$22,761 | 34% | 33% | $88,084 |
| Spa Tech Institute-North Andover North Andover, MA · Private for-profit · 118 students |
$38,758 | — | — | $27,803 |
| Rob Roy Academy-Worcester Worcester, MA · Private for-profit · 109 students |
$25,383 | — | 90% | $30,033 |
| Rob Roy Academy-Fall River Fall River, MA · Private for-profit · 97 students |
$29,124 | — | 87% | $32,113 |
| Empire Beauty School-Malden Malden, MA · Private for-profit · 95 students |
$18,534 | — | 78% | $23,921 |
| New England Hair Academy Malden, MA · Private for-profit · 87 students |
$16,917 | — | 67% | — |
| Northpoint Bible College Haverhill, MA · Private nonprofit · 86 students |
$23,635 | — | 54% | $42,210 |
| Greater Lowell Technical School Tyngsboro, MA · Public · 80 students |
$19,205 | 75% | 100% | — |
| Tri County Regional Vocational Technical High School Franklin, MA · Public · 72 students |
$11,682 | — | 70% | — |
| Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School Bourne, MA · Public · 70 students |
$8,373 | 71% | 76% | — |
| Lowell Academy Hairstyling Institute Lowell, MA · Private for-profit · 66 students |
$14,839 | — | 82% | — |
| Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology Brookline, MA · Private nonprofit · 64 students |
$25,203 | 80% | 44% | $51,724 |
| Sattler College Boston, MA · Private nonprofit · 57 students |
— | 69% | 81% | — |
| Monty Tech Fitchburg, MA · Public · 48 students |
$41,748 | 83% | 67% | — |
| Assabet Valley Regional Technical School Marlborough, MA · Public · 47 students |
$29,449 | 85% | 50% | — |
| EINE Inc Tewksbury, MA · Private for-profit · 47 students |
$22,951 | — | 100% | — |
| Massachusetts School of Barbering Quincy, MA · Private for-profit · 44 students |
$15,216 | — | 100% | — |
| Blackstone Valley Vocational Regional School District Upton, MA · Public · 42 students |
— | — | — | — |
| Charles H McCann Technical School North Adams, MA · Public · 41 students |
$14,998 | — | 100% | — |
| Alexander Academy Lunenburg, MA · Private for-profit · 39 students |
$32,061 | — | 50% | — |
| William James College Newton, MA · Private nonprofit · 39 students |
— | — | — | — |
| Shawsheen Valley School of Practical Nursing Billerica, MA · Public · 37 students |
$35,126 | — | 80% | — |
| Technology Learning Center Oxford, MA · Private for-profit · 31 students |
— | — | — | — |
| Rob Roy Academy-Taunton Taunton, MA · Private for-profit · 23 students |
$20,493 | — | 81% | — |
| DiGrigoli School of Cosmetology West Springfield, MA · Private for-profit · 21 students |
$16,975 | — | 67% | $14,195 |
| Boston Baptist College Boston, MA · Private nonprofit · 19 students |
$17,933 | 91% | 14% | $34,159 |
| Diman Regional Technical Institute Fall River, MA · Public · 17 students |
$21,734 | 39% | 75% | — |
| Rob Roy Academy-New Bedford New Bedford, MA · Private for-profit · 15 students |
$25,805 | — | 75% | — |
| Longy School of Music of Bard College Cambridge, MA · Private nonprofit · 10 students |
$38,530 | — | 78% | $46,543 |
| Saint John's Seminary Brighton, MA · Private nonprofit · 7 students |
— | — | — | — |
| Hebrew College Newton, MA · Private nonprofit |
— | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts School of Law Andover, MA · Private nonprofit |
— | — | — | — |
| New England College of Optometry Boston, MA · Private nonprofit |
— | — | — | — |
| New England Law-Boston Boston, MA · Private nonprofit |
— | — | — | — |
| Porter and Chester Institute - Brockton Brockton, MA · Private for-profit |
— | — | — | $41,588 |
| Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis Inc Brookline, MA · Private nonprofit |
— | — | — | — |
| Porter and Chester Institute - Chicopee Chicopee, MA · Private for-profit |
— | — | — | $41,588 |
| Bard College - Holyoke Microcollege Holyoke, MA · Private nonprofit |
— | — | — | $46,543 |
| Conway School of Landscape Design Northampton, MA · Private nonprofit |
— | — | — | — |
| Thomas Aquinas College - New England Northfield, MA · Private nonprofit |
— | — | — | $55,619 |
| Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary South Hamilton, MA · Private nonprofit |
— | — | — | — |
| University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School Worcester, MA · Public |
— | — | — | — |
| Porter and Chester Institute of Worcester Worcester, MA · Private for-profit |
— | — | — | $41,588 |
Cities
- Amherst 3
- Andover 1
- Bedford 1
- Beverly 2
- Billerica 1
- Boston 26
- Bourne 1
- Bridgewater 1
- Brighton 1
- Brockton 3
- Brookline 2
- Buzzards Bay 1
- Cambridge 5
- Chestnut Hill 1
- Chicopee 2
- Concord 1
- Danvers 1
- Dudley 1
- Easton 1
- Fall River 3
- Fitchburg 2
- Framingham 1
- Franklin 2
- Gardner 1
- Greenfield 1
- Haverhill 2
- Holyoke 2
- Longmeadow 1
- Lowell 2
- Lunenburg 1
- Malden 2
- Marlborough 1
- Medford 2
- Milton 2
- Needham 1
- New Bedford 1
- Newton 3
- North Adams 2
- North Andover 3
- North Dartmouth 1
- Northampton 2
- Northfield 1
- Norton 1
- Norwood 1
- Oxford 1
- Paxton 1
- Pittsfield 1
- Plymouth 1
- Quincy 2
- Roxbury Crossing 1
- Salem 1
- Seekonk 1
- South Easton 1
- South Hadley 1
- South Hamilton 1
- Springfield 5
- Taunton 1
- Tewksbury 1
- Tyngsboro 1
- Upton 1
- Waltham 2
- Wellesley 2
- Wellesley Hills 1
- Wenham 1
- West Barnstable 1
- West Springfield 1
- Westborough 1
- Westfield 1
- Weston 1
- Williamstown 1
- Woburn 1
- Worcester 10