Private nonprofit · Community college

Urban College of Boston

Boston, Massachusetts · Large city

#5 best value in Massachusetts

0%
Transfer rate: $6,957
Avg net price: 0%
Grad / completion: $35,472
Median earnings

Urban College of Boston is a private nonprofit associate-granting institution in Boston, Massachusetts (large city setting), enrolling 438 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). Programs are offered entirely online. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private nonprofitSmall · 438 undergradsLarge cityCold wintersSnowyNear the coast

About Boston, Massachusetts

Boston is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. In 1630, settlers led by John Winthrop arrived, and found Shawmut Peninsula nearly empty of Native people. Most had died of European diseases borne by earlier settlers and traders. Boston shares many cultural roots with greater New England, including a dialect of the non-rhotic Eastern New England accent known as the Boston accent and a regional cuisine with a large emphasis on seafood, salt, and dairy products. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large city
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 1 mile to Boston, MA
To the ocean: 1 mile

How Urban College of Boston compares

Graduation rate0%

Higher than 1% · #52 of 52 in Massachusetts

First-year retention36%

Higher than 4%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$35,472

Higher than 51% · #27 of 34 in Massachusetts

Average net price$6,957

Cheaper than 82% · #5 cheapest of 52 in Massachusetts

Student–faculty ratio6 : 1

Lower than 95%

Undergraduate enrollment438

Larger than 60%

Percentiles compare Urban College of Boston with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Massachusetts.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women41294%
Men266%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White3.4%
Black14%
Hispanic57%
Asian9.1%
Other or multiracial16%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 438
Student–faculty ratio: 6 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 25%
First-generation students: 71%
Students over 25: 88%
Median family income: $16,240

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition: $7,608
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $0
Total cost of attendance: $19,353
Average net price: $6,957

Outcomes

Graduated: 0%
First-year retention: 36%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $33,241
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $35,472
Median debt at graduation: —
Students with federal loans: 0%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: Free

Campus safety

Safety grade: A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.4 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 1
Property offenses (2022–2024): 0

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

0.3reported offenses a year

0.3 violent a year0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Robbery

0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k

$6,957

$30–48k

—

$48–75k

—

$75–110k

—

$110k+

—

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $35,472
Typical debt at graduation: —
Debt vs. one year's pay: —
Out-earn a HS grad: 23%

Weigh it value

The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

Campus climate

Summer high: 82°F
Winter low: 23°F
Annual rain: 43.6″
Annual snow: 49.2″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Boston Logan Intl AP, MA US station (2.8 mi from campus).

What Urban College of Boston graduates study — and earn

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsCert.

25 grads$39k 1 yr$35k 5 yr— debt

25$39,213$35,271—Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssoc.

17 grads$33k 1 yr$32k 5 yr— debt

17$32,521$32,377—Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssoc.

5 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

5———Human Services, GeneralCert.

3 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

3———Human Services, GeneralAssoc.

3 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

3———

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.