Colleges in Massachusetts

Search and filter all 135 degree-granting colleges and universities in Massachusetts — by admissions, cost, outcomes, campus climate and distance to the beach. 26 of them are community colleges.

University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Public

Amherst, Massachusetts · Small city · 20 mi to Springfield

Admission
60%
SAT
1423
Net price
$22k
Earnings
$72k
Grad rate
83%
Students
23,671
To beach
70 mi

Boston University

Private

Boston, Massachusetts · Large city · 3 mi to Boston

Admission
11%
SAT
1480
Net price
$24k
Earnings
$83k
Grad rate
89%
Students
18,248
To beach
3 mi

Northeastern University

Private

Boston, Massachusetts · Large city · 2 mi to Boston

Admission
5%
SAT
1497
Net price
$31k
Earnings
$93k
Grad rate
91%
Students
17,326
To beach
2 mi

University of Massachusetts-Boston

Public

Boston, Massachusetts · Large city · 3 mi to Boston

Admission
84%
SAT
1194
Net price
$18k
Earnings
$66k
Grad rate
49%
Students
11,512
To beach
< 1 mi

University of Massachusetts-Lowell

Public

Lowell, Massachusetts · Large suburb · 24 mi to Boston

Admission
83%
SAT
1285
Net price
$17k
Earnings
$65k
Grad rate
65%
Students
11,434
To beach
24 mi

Boston College

Private

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts · Small city · 6 mi to Boston

Admission
16%
SAT
1507
Net price
$42k
Earnings
$104k
Grad rate
91%
Students
10,085
To beach
6 mi

Bunker Hill Community College

Public

Boston, Massachusetts · Large city · 1 mi to Boston

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$8k
Earnings
$48k
Grad rate
13%
Students
8,612
To beach
1 mi

Bridgewater State University

Public

Bridgewater, Massachusetts · Large suburb · 25 mi to Providence

Admission
88%
SAT
1180
Net price
$16k
Earnings
$57k
Grad rate
53%
Students
7,829
To beach
13 mi

Harvard University

Private

Cambridge, Massachusetts · Midsize city · 3 mi to Boston

Admission
4%
SAT
1553
Net price
$19k
Earnings
$102k
Grad rate
98%
Students
7,601
To beach
4 mi

Berklee College of Music

Private

Boston, Massachusetts · Large city · 2 mi to Boston

Admission
44%
SAT
—
Net price
$49k
Earnings
$34k
Grad rate
67%
Students
7,468
To beach
2 mi

Tufts University

Private

Medford, Massachusetts · Large suburb · 5 mi to Boston

Admission
11%
SAT
1513
Net price
$40k
Earnings
$83k
Grad rate
94%
Students
7,061
To beach
5 mi

Quinsigamond Community College

Public

Worcester, Massachusetts · Midsize city · 4 mi to Worcester

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$9k
Earnings
$46k
Grad rate
22%
Students
6,447
To beach
38 mi

Bristol Community College

Public

Fall River, Massachusetts · Large suburb · 17 mi to Providence

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$6k
Earnings
$39k
Grad rate
22%
Students
6,083
To beach
2 mi

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Private

Worcester, Massachusetts · Midsize city · 1 mi to Worcester

Admission
60%
SAT
—
Net price
$43k
Earnings
$103k
Grad rate
90%
Students
5,447
To beach
38 mi

Middlesex Community College

Public

Bedford, Massachusetts · Large suburb · 16 mi to Boston

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$3k
Earnings
$51k
Grad rate
23%
Students
5,412
To beach
16 mi

University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth

Public

North Dartmouth, Massachusetts · Midsize suburb · 25 mi to Providence

Admission
91%
SAT
1182
Net price
$21k
Earnings
$69k
Grad rate
52%
Students
5,221
To beach
5 mi

Springfield Technical Community College

Public

Springfield, Massachusetts · Midsize city · 1 mi to Springfield

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$6k
Earnings
$37k
Grad rate
32%
Students
4,759
To beach
52 mi

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Private

Cambridge, Massachusetts · Midsize city · 2 mi to Boston

Admission
5%
SAT
1560
Net price
$20k
Earnings
$143k
Grad rate
96%
Students
4,535
To beach
2 mi

Bentley University

Private

Waltham, Massachusetts · Small city · 9 mi to Boston

Admission
45%
SAT
1352
Net price
$38k
Earnings
$121k
Grad rate
87%
Students
4,474
To beach
9 mi

North Shore Community College

Public

Danvers, Massachusetts · Large suburb · 17 mi to Boston

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$9k
Earnings
$45k
Grad rate
18%
Students
4,393
To beach
6 mi

Salem State University

Public

Salem, Massachusetts · Large suburb · 13 mi to Boston

Admission
96%
SAT
—
Net price
$16k
Earnings
$57k
Grad rate
50%
Students
4,291
To beach
< 1 mi

Suffolk University

Private

Boston, Massachusetts · Large city · < 1 mi to Boston

Admission
82%
SAT
1216
Net price
$30k
Earnings
$68k
Grad rate
61%
Students
4,268
To beach
1 mi

Massasoit Community College

Public

Brockton, Massachusetts · Large suburb · 20 mi to Boston

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$8k
Earnings
$46k
Grad rate
19%
Students
4,235
To beach
12 mi

Worcester State University

Public

Worcester, Massachusetts · Midsize city · 2 mi to Worcester

Admission
88%
SAT
1150
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$61k
Grad rate
61%
Students
3,930
To beach
39 mi

Merrimack College

Private

North Andover, Massachusetts · Large suburb · 22 mi to Boston

Admission
70%
SAT
—
Net price
$38k
Earnings
$76k
Grad rate
70%
Students
3,916
To beach
15 mi

Emerson College

Private

Boston, Massachusetts · Large city · 1 mi to Boston

Admission
51%
SAT
1358
Net price
$49k
Earnings
$63k
Grad rate
77%
Students
3,870
To beach
1 mi

Massachusetts Bay Community College

Public

Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts · Large suburb · 11 mi to Boston

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$7k
Earnings
$53k
Grad rate
17%
Students
3,837
To beach
11 mi

Wentworth Institute of Technology

Private

Boston, Massachusetts · Large city · 2 mi to Boston

Admission
91%
SAT
1229
Net price
$34k
Earnings
$83k
Grad rate
68%
Students
3,747
To beach
3 mi

Northern Essex Community College

Public

Haverhill, Massachusetts · Large suburb · 25 mi to Manchester

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$6k
Earnings
$43k
Grad rate
21%
Students
3,685
To beach
10 mi

Brandeis University

Private

Waltham, Massachusetts · Small city · 10 mi to Boston

Admission
41%
SAT
1462
Net price
$36k
Earnings
$77k
Grad rate
86%
Students
3,618
To beach
11 mi

Westfield State University

Public

Westfield, Massachusetts · Large suburb · 11 mi to Springfield

Admission
81%
SAT
—
Net price
$17k
Earnings
$57k
Grad rate
54%
Students
3,615
To beach
57 mi

Holyoke Community College

Public

Holyoke, Massachusetts · Fringe rural · 7 mi to Springfield

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$8k
Earnings
$37k
Grad rate
29%
Students
3,591
To beach
59 mi

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Private

Boston, Massachusetts · Large city · 3 mi to Boston

Admission
85%
SAT
1269
Net price
$40k
Earnings
$126k
Grad rate
62%
Students
3,451
To beach
3 mi

Endicott College

Private

Beverly, Massachusetts · Large suburb · 17 mi to Boston

Admission
71%
SAT
1274
Net price
$41k
Earnings
$58k
Grad rate
76%
Students
3,125
To beach
< 1 mi

College of the Holy Cross

Private

Worcester, Massachusetts · Midsize city · 2 mi to Worcester

Admission
18%
SAT
1353
Net price
$39k
Earnings
$91k
Grad rate
87%
Students
3,106
To beach
36 mi

Mount Wachusett Community College

Public

Gardner, Massachusetts · Midsize suburb · 25 mi to Worcester

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$8k
Earnings
$41k
Grad rate
24%
Students
3,059
To beach
50 mi

Cape Cod Community College

Public

West Barnstable, Massachusetts · Small city · 56 mi to Providence

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$8k
Earnings
$44k
Grad rate
22%
Students
2,911
To beach
2 mi

Fitchburg State University

Public

Fitchburg, Massachusetts · Midsize suburb · 23 mi to Worcester

Admission
87%
SAT
1150
Net price
$14k
Earnings
$54k
Grad rate
55%
Students
2,752
To beach
41 mi

Babson College

Private

Wellesley, Massachusetts · Large suburb · 11 mi to Boston

Admission
17%
SAT
1457
Net price
$41k
Earnings
$124k
Grad rate
93%
Students
2,728
To beach
11 mi

Western New England University

Private

Springfield, Massachusetts · Midsize city · 4 mi to Springfield

Admission
83%
SAT
1192
Net price
$27k
Earnings
$73k
Grad rate
64%
Students
2,603
To beach
52 mi

Framingham State University

Public

Framingham, Massachusetts · Small city · 19 mi to Worcester

Admission
84%
SAT
1180
Net price
$16k
Earnings
$52k
Grad rate
48%
Students
2,566
To beach
20 mi

Smith College

Private

Northampton, Massachusetts · Small city · 15 mi to Springfield

Admission
21%
SAT
1500
Net price
$28k
Earnings
$64k
Grad rate
89%
Students
2,544
To beach
67 mi

Stonehill College

Private

Easton, Massachusetts · Large suburb · 21 mi to Boston

Admission
66%
SAT
—
Net price
$33k
Earnings
$78k
Grad rate
76%
Students
2,528
To beach
14 mi

Quincy College

Public

Quincy, Massachusetts · Large suburb · 8 mi to Boston

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$17k
Earnings
$53k
Grad rate
15%
Students
2,300
To beach
2 mi

Wellesley College

Private

Wellesley, Massachusetts · Large suburb · 14 mi to Boston

Admission
14%
SAT
1520
Net price
$25k
Earnings
$85k
Grad rate
92%
Students
2,300
To beach
13 mi

Clark University

Private

Worcester, Massachusetts · Midsize city · 1 mi to Worcester

Admission
40%
SAT
1370
Net price
$29k
Earnings
$62k
Grad rate
77%
Students
2,214
To beach
37 mi

Mount Holyoke College

Private

South Hadley, Massachusetts · Large suburb · 11 mi to Springfield

Admission
36%
SAT
1463
Net price
$26k
Earnings
$58k
Grad rate
84%
Students
2,169
To beach
62 mi

Williams College

Private

Williamstown, Massachusetts · Fringe town · 28 mi to Albany

Admission
8%
SAT
1533
Net price
$18k
Earnings
$89k
Grad rate
94%
Students
2,076
To beach
98 mi

Roxbury Community College

Public

Roxbury Crossing, Massachusetts · Large city · 3 mi to Boston

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$12k
Earnings
$39k
Grad rate
28%
Students
1,977
To beach
3 mi

Amherst College

Private

Amherst, Massachusetts · Small city · 19 mi to Springfield

Admission
9%
SAT
1533
Net price
$23k
Earnings
$78k
Grad rate
94%
Students
1,911
To beach
69 mi

Emmanuel College

Private

Boston, Massachusetts · Large city · 3 mi to Boston

Admission
76%
SAT
1250
Net price
$27k
Earnings
$68k
Grad rate
68%
Students
1,854
To beach
3 mi

Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Public

Boston, Massachusetts · Large city · 3 mi to Boston

Admission
76%
SAT
—
Net price
$24k
Earnings
$44k
Grad rate
69%
Students
1,831
To beach
3 mi

Northeastern University Professional Programs

Private

Boston, Massachusetts · Large city · 2 mi to Boston

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
—
Earnings
$93k
Grad rate
—
Students
1,802
To beach
2 mi

Curry College

Private

Milton, Massachusetts · Large suburb · 9 mi to Boston

Admission
88%
SAT
1125
Net price
$29k
Earnings
$54k
Grad rate
51%
Students
1,780
To beach
6 mi

Wheaton College (Massachusetts)

Private

Norton, Massachusetts · Large suburb · 15 mi to Providence

Admission
68%
SAT
1308
Net price
$30k
Earnings
$68k
Grad rate
73%
Students
1,773
To beach
12 mi

Springfield College

Private

Springfield, Massachusetts · Midsize city · 2 mi to Springfield

Admission
72%
SAT
1275
Net price
$31k
Earnings
$48k
Grad rate
74%
Students
1,751
To beach
52 mi

Simmons University

Private

Boston, Massachusetts · Large city · 3 mi to Boston

Admission
70%
SAT
1316
Net price
$25k
Earnings
$63k
Grad rate
72%
Students
1,670
To beach
3 mi

Assumption University

Private

Worcester, Massachusetts · Midsize city · 3 mi to Worcester

Admission
83%
SAT
—
Net price
$29k
Earnings
$75k
Grad rate
75%
Students
1,669
To beach
40 mi

Greenfield Community College

Public

Greenfield, Massachusetts · Distant town · 34 mi to Springfield

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$8k
Earnings
$37k
Grad rate
31%
Students
1,395
To beach
82 mi

Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Public

Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts · Large suburb · 41 mi to Providence

Admission
95%
SAT
—
Net price
$22k
Earnings
$82k
Grad rate
74%
Students
1,395
To beach
< 1 mi

Berkshire Community College

Public

Pittsfield, Massachusetts · Fringe rural · 26 mi to Albany

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$10k
Earnings
$39k
Grad rate
20%
Students
1,358
To beach
82 mi

Gordon College

Private

Wenham, Massachusetts · Fringe rural · 20 mi to Boston

Admission
69%
SAT
1265
Net price
$25k
Earnings
$52k
Grad rate
69%
Students
1,278
To beach
2 mi

Lasell University

Private

Newton, Massachusetts · Small city · 10 mi to Boston

Admission
81%
SAT
1100
Net price
$28k
Earnings
$50k
Grad rate
59%
Students
1,226
To beach
10 mi

Fisher College

Private

Boston, Massachusetts · Large city · 1 mi to Boston

Admission
71%
SAT
—
Net price
$27k
Earnings
$50k
Grad rate
28%
Students
1,167
To beach
1 mi

Nichols College

Private

Dudley, Massachusetts · Large suburb · 16 mi to Worcester

Admission
81%
SAT
1140
Net price
$33k
Earnings
$58k
Grad rate
63%
Students
1,163
To beach
32 mi

Lesley University

Private

Cambridge, Massachusetts · Midsize city · 3 mi to Boston

Admission
97%
SAT
—
Net price
$31k
Earnings
$51k
Grad rate
58%
Students
1,122
To beach
4 mi

Bay Path University

Private

Longmeadow, Massachusetts · Large suburb · 3 mi to Springfield

Admission
85%
SAT
1120
Net price
$14k
Earnings
$55k
Grad rate
44%
Students
1,108
To beach
49 mi

Dean College

Private

Franklin, Massachusetts · Large suburb · 18 mi to Providence

Admission
74%
SAT
—
Net price
$31k
Earnings
$38k
Grad rate
54%
Students
1,089
To beach
18 mi

American International College

Private

Springfield, Massachusetts · Midsize city · 2 mi to Springfield

Admission
100%
SAT
—
Net price
$23k
Earnings
$53k
Grad rate
46%
Students
1,017
To beach
52 mi

Regis College

Private

Weston, Massachusetts · Large suburb · 13 mi to Boston

Admission
70%
SAT
—
Net price
$27k
Earnings
$53k
Grad rate
72%
Students
956
To beach
13 mi

College of Our Lady of the Elms

Private

Chicopee, Massachusetts · Large suburb · 3 mi to Springfield

Admission
85%
SAT
—
Net price
$18k
Earnings
$52k
Grad rate
68%
Students
949
To beach
55 mi

Anna Maria College

Private

Paxton, Massachusetts · Fringe rural · 8 mi to Worcester

Admission
50%
SAT
—
Net price
$28k
Earnings
$47k
Grad rate
46%
Students
906
To beach
44 mi

Hampshire College

Private

Amherst, Massachusetts · Fringe rural · 16 mi to Springfield

Admission
75%
SAT
—
Net price
$24k
Earnings
$47k
Grad rate
54%
Students
839
To beach
67 mi

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

Public

North Adams, Massachusetts · Fringe town · 33 mi to Albany

Admission
90%
SAT
—
Net price
$16k
Earnings
$48k
Grad rate
56%
Students
713
To beach
96 mi

Hult International Business School

Private

Cambridge, Massachusetts · Midsize city · 1 mi to Boston

Admission
60%
SAT
—
Net price
$45k
Earnings
—
Grad rate
67%
Students
618
To beach
1 mi

Cambridge College

Private

Boston, Massachusetts · Large city · 2 mi to Boston

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$31k
Earnings
$46k
Grad rate
11%
Students
532
To beach
2 mi

Laboure College of Healthcare

Private

Milton, Massachusetts · Large suburb · 7 mi to Boston

Admission
50%
SAT
—
Net price
$37k
Earnings
$62k
Grad rate
100%
Students
525
To beach
3 mi

Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology

Private

Boston, Massachusetts · Large city · 1 mi to Boston

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$15k
Earnings
$58k
Grad rate
46%
Students
483
To beach
1 mi

Urban College of Boston

Private

Boston, Massachusetts · Large city · 1 mi to Boston

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$7k
Earnings
$35k
Grad rate
0%
Students
438
To beach
1 mi

New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Massachusetts

For-profit

North Andover, Massachusetts · Large suburb · 25 mi to Manchester

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$16k
Earnings
$53k
Grad rate
74%
Students
430
To beach
14 mi

The New England Conservatory of Music

Private

Boston, Massachusetts · Large city · 2 mi to Boston

Admission
41%
SAT
—
Net price
$47k
Earnings
$34k
Grad rate
73%
Students
393
To beach
2 mi

Franklin W Olin College of Engineering

Private

Needham, Massachusetts · Large suburb · 11 mi to Boston

Admission
25%
SAT
1520
Net price
$25k
Earnings
$129k
Grad rate
96%
Students
377
To beach
11 mi

Motoring Technical Training Institute

For-profit

Seekonk, Massachusetts · Large suburb · 5 mi to Providence

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$20k
Earnings
$48k
Grad rate
89%
Students
312
To beach
2 mi

Boston Architectural College

Private

Boston, Massachusetts · Large city · 2 mi to Boston

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$26k
Earnings
$62k
Grad rate
32%
Students
280
To beach
2 mi

Southeastern Technical Institute

Public

South Easton, Massachusetts · Large suburb · 21 mi to Providence

Admission
71%
SAT
—
Net price
$7k
Earnings
—
Grad rate
74%
Students
260
To beach
15 mi

National Aviation Academy of New England

For-profit

Concord, Massachusetts · Large suburb · 18 mi to Boston

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$28k
Earnings
$59k
Grad rate
75%
Students
241
To beach
19 mi

Spa Tech Institute-Plymouth

For-profit

Plymouth, Massachusetts · Large suburb · 33 mi to Boston

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$32k
Earnings
$28k
Grad rate
87%
Students
233
To beach
2 mi

Montserrat College of Art

Private

Beverly, Massachusetts · Large suburb · 16 mi to Boston

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$33k
Earnings
$33k
Grad rate
53%
Students
226
To beach
1 mi

Jupiter Beauty Academy

For-profit

Boston, Massachusetts · Large city · 4 mi to Boston

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
—
Earnings
—
Grad rate
84%
Students
201
To beach
1 mi

COLLECTIV Academy-Worcester

For-profit

Worcester, Massachusetts · Midsize city · 2 mi to Worcester

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$25k
Earnings
—
Grad rate
81%
Students
192
To beach
39 mi

FINE Mortuary College

For-profit

Norwood, Massachusetts · Large suburb · 14 mi to Boston

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$27k
Earnings
—
Grad rate
100%
Students
185
To beach
12 mi

Spa Tech Institute-Westboro

For-profit

Westborough, Massachusetts · Large suburb · 9 mi to Worcester

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$28k
Earnings
$28k
Grad rate
77%
Students
182
To beach
30 mi

Springfield College-Regional Online and Continuing Education

Private

Springfield, Massachusetts · Midsize city · 2 mi to Springfield

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
—
Earnings
$48k
Grad rate
—
Students
176
To beach
52 mi

Catherine Hinds Institute of Esthetics

For-profit

Woburn, Massachusetts · Large suburb · 10 mi to Boston

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$20k
Earnings
—
Grad rate
96%
Students
174
To beach
10 mi

Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing

Private

Medford, Massachusetts · Large suburb · 5 mi to Boston

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
—
Earnings
$101k
Grad rate
—
Students
174
To beach
5 mi

MGH Institute of Health Professions

Private

Boston, Massachusetts · Large city · 1 mi to Boston

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
—
Earnings
$87k
Grad rate
—
Students
164
To beach
1 mi