Colleges in Massachusetts
137 colleges and universities in Massachusetts: 70 four-year, 19 two-year and 48 certificate or graduate schools, largest first. The most affordable four-year college with a 50%+ graduation rate is Fitchburg State University ($13,803 a year after aid).
Four-year colleges and universities (70)
| College | City | Type | Net price / yr | Acceptance | Earnings after 10 yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Massachusetts-Amherst | Amherst | Public | $22,857 | 60% | $80,486 |
| Boston University | Boston | Private nonprofit | $36,503 | 11% | $89,087 |
| Northeastern University | Boston | Private nonprofit | $17,850 | 5.2% | $99,371 |
| University of Massachusetts-Boston | Boston | Public | $22,548 | 84% | $70,597 |
| University of Massachusetts-Lowell | Lowell | Public | $17,362 | 83% | $77,989 |
| Boston College | Chestnut Hill | Private nonprofit | $38,930 | 16% | $112,178 |
| Bridgewater State University | Bridgewater | Public | $18,061 | 88% | $61,441 |
| Harvard University | Cambridge | Private nonprofit | $19,148 | 3.6% | $121,957 |
| Berklee College of Music | Boston | Private nonprofit | $47,587 | 44% | $43,451 |
| Tufts University | Medford | Private nonprofit | $38,797 | 11% | $89,187 |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Worcester | Private nonprofit | $43,885 | 60% | $113,513 |
| University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | North Dartmouth | Public | $20,319 | 91% | $68,878 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge | Private nonprofit | $14,815 | 4.5% | $152,553 |
| Bentley University | Waltham | Private nonprofit | $38,969 | 45% | $126,427 |
| Salem State University | Salem | Public | $12,921 | 96% | $62,762 |
| Suffolk University | Boston | Private nonprofit | $40,008 | 82% | $75,345 |
| Worcester State University | Worcester | Public | $13,866 | 88% | $65,784 |
| Merrimack College | North Andover | Private nonprofit | $39,219 | 70% | $74,412 |
| Emerson College | Boston | Private nonprofit | $49,215 | 51% | $67,317 |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology | Boston | Private nonprofit | $30,134 | 91% | $94,995 |
| Brandeis University | Waltham | Private nonprofit | $30,606 | 41% | $85,519 |
| Westfield State University | Westfield | Public | $16,484 | 81% | $63,082 |
| Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | Boston | Private nonprofit | $43,891 | 85% | $103,156 |
| Endicott College | Beverly | Private nonprofit | $39,219 | 71% | $77,059 |
| College of the Holy Cross | Worcester | Private nonprofit | $38,829 | 18% | $100,485 |
| Fitchburg State University | Fitchburg | Public | $13,803 | 87% | $63,428 |
| Babson College | Wellesley | Private nonprofit | $34,096 | 17% | $138,950 |
| Western New England University | Springfield | Private nonprofit | $27,077 | 83% | $81,107 |
| Framingham State University | Framingham | Public | $15,951 | 84% | $63,249 |
| Smith College | Northampton | Private nonprofit | $25,519 | 21% | $69,936 |
| Stonehill College | Easton | Private nonprofit | $36,082 | 66% | $84,633 |
| Wellesley College | Wellesley | Private nonprofit | $23,995 | 14% | $90,458 |
| Clark University | Worcester | Private nonprofit | $29,446 | 40% | $67,223 |
| Mount Holyoke College | South Hadley | Private nonprofit | $30,861 | 36% | $66,117 |
| Williams College | Williamstown | Private nonprofit | $15,157 | 8.3% | $95,954 |
| Amherst College | Amherst | Private nonprofit | $19,536 | 9.0% | $95,161 |
| Emmanuel College | Boston | Private nonprofit | $27,196 | 76% | $73,794 |
| Massachusetts College of Art and Design | Boston | Public | $26,397 | 76% | $52,923 |
| Northeastern University Professional Programs | Boston | Private nonprofit | — | — | $99,371 |
| Curry College | Milton | Private nonprofit | $30,155 | 88% | $69,321 |
| Wheaton College (Massachusetts) | Norton | Private nonprofit | $31,147 | 68% | $71,967 |
| Springfield College | Springfield | Private nonprofit | $28,053 | 72% | $59,623 |
| Simmons University | Boston | Private nonprofit | $23,444 | 70% | $79,784 |
| Assumption University | Worcester | Private nonprofit | $28,788 | 83% | $73,712 |
| Massachusetts Maritime Academy | Buzzards Bay | Public | $23,759 | 95% | $104,098 |
| Gordon College | Wenham | Private nonprofit | $25,227 | 69% | $59,863 |
| Lasell University | Newton | Private nonprofit | $26,341 | 81% | $64,330 |
| Fisher College | Boston | Private nonprofit | $22,042 | 71% | $52,749 |
| Nichols College | Dudley | Private nonprofit | $31,983 | 81% | $66,716 |
| Lesley University | Cambridge | Private nonprofit | $31,777 | 97% | $57,844 |
| Bay Path University | Longmeadow | Private nonprofit | $16,390 | 85% | $57,958 |
| Dean College | Franklin | Private nonprofit | $32,629 | 74% | $47,982 |
| American International College | Springfield | Private nonprofit | $24,178 | 100% | $66,151 |
| Regis College | Weston | Private nonprofit | $25,506 | 70% | $69,534 |
| College of Our Lady of the Elms | Chicopee | Private nonprofit | $16,237 | 85% | $64,534 |
| Hampshire College | Amherst | Private nonprofit | $23,030 | 75% | $47,422 |
| Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | North Adams | Public | $11,402 | 90% | $52,507 |
| Hult International Business School | Cambridge | Private nonprofit | $47,733 | 60% | — |
| Cambridge College | Boston | Private nonprofit | $31,462 | — | $58,665 |
| The New England Conservatory of Music | Boston | Private nonprofit | $50,840 | 41% | $40,481 |
| Franklin W Olin College of Engineering | Needham | Private nonprofit | $17,057 | 25% | $138,832 |
| Montserrat College of Art | Beverly | Private nonprofit | $35,385 | — | $40,733 |
| Springfield College-Regional Online and Continuing Education | Springfield | Private nonprofit | — | — | $59,623 |
| MGH Institute of Health Professions | Boston | Private nonprofit | — | — | $89,549 |
| Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology | Brookline | Private nonprofit | $19,821 | 80% | $62,251 |
| Sattler College | Boston | Private nonprofit | — | 69% | — |
| William James College | Newton | Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| Boston Baptist College | Boston | Private nonprofit | $16,125 | 91% | $42,516 |
| Saint John's Seminary | Brighton | Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| New England College of Optometry | Boston | Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
Two-year and community colleges (19)
| College | City | Type | Net price / yr | Acceptance | Earnings after 10 yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunker Hill Community College | Boston | Public | $5,976 | — | $51,734 |
| Quinsigamond Community College | Worcester | Public | $6,588 | — | $51,435 |
| Bristol Community College | Fall River | Public | $10,095 | — | $47,512 |
| Middlesex Community College | Bedford | Public | $3,970 | — | $54,021 |
| Springfield Technical Community College | Springfield | Public | $2,020 | — | $45,410 |
| North Shore Community College | Danvers | Public | $5,287 | — | $51,866 |
| Massasoit Community College | Brockton | Public | $6,492 | — | $50,480 |
| Massachusetts Bay Community College | Wellesley Hills | Public | $1,756 | — | $55,472 |
| Northern Essex Community College | Haverhill | Public | $6,427 | — | $49,727 |
| Holyoke Community College | Holyoke | Public | $6,427 | — | $44,609 |
| Mount Wachusett Community College | Gardner | Public | $4,452 | — | $46,748 |
| Cape Cod Community College | West Barnstable | Public | $7,964 | — | $48,297 |
| Quincy College | Quincy | Public | $16,530 | — | $55,527 |
| Roxbury Community College | Roxbury Crossing | Public | $11,168 | — | $46,578 |
| Greenfield Community College | Greenfield | Public | $7,949 | — | $47,015 |
| Berkshire Community College | Pittsfield | Public | $8,257 | — | $44,851 |
| Laboure College of Healthcare | Milton | Private nonprofit | — | 50% | $84,123 |
| Urban College of Boston | Boston | Private nonprofit | $9,953 | — | $37,211 |
| FINE Mortuary College | Norwood | Private for-profit | $27,510 | — | $62,057 |
Certificate, trade and graduate schools (48)
| College | City | Type | Net price / yr | Acceptance | Earnings after 10 yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology | Boston | Private nonprofit | $18,833 | — | $60,106 |
| New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Massachusetts | North Andover | Private for-profit | $15,086 | — | $57,895 |
| Motoring Technical Training Institute | Seekonk | Private for-profit | $39,271 | — | $50,283 |
| Boston Architectural College | Boston | Private nonprofit | $30,907 | — | $72,049 |
| Southeastern Technical Institute | South Easton | Public | $13,664 | 71% | $55,272 |
| National Aviation Academy of New England | Concord | Private for-profit | $31,132 | — | $72,372 |
| Spa Tech Institute-Plymouth | Plymouth | Private for-profit | $41,410 | — | $34,472 |
| Jupiter Beauty Academy | Boston | Private for-profit | — | — | — |
| COLLECTIV Academy-Worcester | Worcester | Private for-profit | $29,930 | — | $32,595 |
| Spa Tech Institute-Westboro | Westborough | Private for-profit | $34,403 | — | $34,472 |
| Catherine Hinds Institute of Esthetics | Woburn | Private for-profit | $15,842 | — | $36,616 |
| North Bennet Street School | Boston | Private nonprofit | $34,051 | — | $53,769 |
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of Nursing | Brockton | Private nonprofit | $22,139 | 34% | $75,046 |
| Spa Tech Institute-North Andover | North Andover | Private for-profit | $30,773 | — | $34,472 |
| Rob Roy Academy-Worcester | Worcester | Private for-profit | $25,302 | — | $30,890 |
| Rob Roy Academy-Fall River | Fall River | Private for-profit | $28,634 | — | $28,435 |
| Empire Beauty School-Malden | Malden | Private for-profit | $17,590 | — | $32,104 |
| New England Hair Academy | Malden | Private for-profit | $21,671 | — | $31,091 |
| Greater Lowell Technical School | Tyngsboro | Public | $30,662 | 75% | $78,185 |
| Tri County Regional Vocational Technical High School | Franklin | Public | $9,805 | — | $69,316 |
| Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School | Bourne | Public | $15,847 | 71% | $71,936 |
| Lowell Academy Hairstyling Institute | Lowell | Private for-profit | $17,071 | — | $37,383 |
| Monty Tech | Fitchburg | Public | $38,117 | 83% | $66,820 |
| Assabet Valley Regional Technical School | Marlborough | Public | $18,521 | 85% | $70,787 |
| EINE Inc | Tewksbury | Private for-profit | $40,351 | — | $40,687 |
| Massachusetts School of Barbering | Quincy | Private for-profit | $16,942 | — | $28,638 |
| Blackstone Valley Vocational Regional School District | Upton | Public | — | — | $68,400 |
| Charles H McCann Technical School | North Adams | Public | $13,465 | — | $44,105 |
| Alexander Academy | Lunenburg | Private for-profit | $32,762 | — | $33,440 |
| Shawsheen Valley School of Practical Nursing | Billerica | Public | $37,114 | — | $77,527 |
| Technology Learning Center | Oxford | Private for-profit | — | — | — |
| Rob Roy Academy-Taunton | Taunton | Private for-profit | $23,209 | — | $25,128 |
| DiGrigoli School of Cosmetology | West Springfield | Private for-profit | $14,132 | — | $34,570 |
| Diman Regional Technical Institute | Fall River | Public | — | 39% | $72,084 |
| Rob Roy Academy-New Bedford | New Bedford | Private for-profit | $27,076 | — | $31,145 |
| Longy School of Music of Bard College | Cambridge | Private nonprofit | — | — | $54,555 |
| Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis Inc | Brookline | Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| Conway School of Landscape Design | Northampton | Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary | South Hamilton | Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| Hebrew College | Newton | Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School | Worcester | Public | — | — | — |
| New England Law-Boston | Boston | Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts School of Law | Andover | Private nonprofit | — | — | — |
| Thomas Aquinas College - New England | Northfield | Private nonprofit | — | — | $59,595 |
| Porter and Chester Institute of Worcester | Worcester | Private for-profit | — | — | $48,942 |
| Porter and Chester Institute - Brockton | Brockton | Private for-profit | — | — | $48,942 |
| Porter and Chester Institute - Chicopee | Chicopee | Private for-profit | — | — | $48,942 |
| Bard College - Holyoke Microcollege | Holyoke | Private nonprofit | — | — | $54,555 |