Best colleges and universities in Massachusetts

There are 195 institutions in Massachusetts: 152 private colleges and 42 public colleges.
Every university in Massachusetts have a different amount of degree programs, ranged from 3 (Hallmark Institute of Photography) to 1401 (Boston University). Also Massachusetts colleges have from 1:1 to 34:1 student-to-faculty ratios.

The acceptance rate in Massachusetts is between 6% and 100%. The most popular test to enter an institution in Massachusetts state is SAT - 97% of students submitted it.
The average annual total costs of attendance at Massachusetts universities range between 4,611$ to 74,673$. The average percent of Massachusetts students with financial aid is 25%.
The completion of full-time universities education programs in Massachusetts is between 3% and 97%. Average salary after attending the Massachusetts’s institutions ranges between $11,300 and $213,600. Please look all the details below.

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Average Massachusetts State Cost

$18,207

ABOVE AVERAGE

The average annual total cost of attendance in Massachusetts state colleges is 18,207$, that is above the national average by 4,279 dollars. National average is based on costs of attendance for all institutions in US and includes tuition, fees, books and living, minus the average grant/scholarship aid.

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By Price Acceptance Rate Graduation Rate Salary After Degree

Price
Institution
$4,611
Middlesex Community College in Bedford
$6,611
Roxbury Community College in Roxbury Crossing
$6,807
Holyoke Community College in Holyoke
$7,221
Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester
$7,240
Bunker Hill Community College in Boston
$7,330
Bristol Community College in Fall River
$7,394
Urban College of Boston in Boston
$7,410
Massasoit Community College in Brockton
$7,920
Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner
$7,939
Charles H McCann Technical School in North Adams
$8,047
Northern Essex Community College in Haverhill
$8,150
North Shore Community College in Danvers
$8,740
Cape Cod Community College in West Barnstable
$8,754
Springfield Technical Community College in Springfield
$8,877
Berkshire Community College in Pittsfield
$10,182
Henris School of Hair Design in Fitchburg
$10,207
Tri County Regional Vocational Technical High School in Franklin
$10,503
DiGrigoli School of Cosmetology in West Springfield
$10,977
Elizabeth Grady School of Esthetics and Massage Therapy in Medford
$11,031
Greenfield Community College in Greenfield
$11,265
University of Massachusetts-Boston in Boston
$11,487
La Baron Hairdressing Academy-New Bedford in New Bedford
$11,547
Motoring Technical Training Institute in Seekonk
$11,794
Monty Tech in Fitchburg
$11,855
Massachusetts School of Barbering in Quincy
$11,893
New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Massachusetts in North Andover
$12,122
Quincy College in Quincy
$12,181
Southeastern Technical Institute in South Easton
$12,347
Massachusetts Bay Community College in Wellesley Hills
$12,494
Kay Harvey Academy of Hair Design in West Springfield

Acc.Rate
Institution
100%
Medical Professional Institute in Malden
98%
Longy School of Music of Bard College in Cambridge
94%
Monty Tech in Fitchburg
94%
New England School of Photography in Boston
93%
ITT Technical Institute-Wilmington in Wilmington
92%
ITT Technical Institute-Norwood in Norwood
90%
Laboure College in Milton
90%
School of the Museum of Fine Arts-Boston in Boston
89%
Bard College at Simon's Rock in Great Barrington
88%
Wheelock College in Boston
88%
Gordon College in Wenham
87%
Curry College in Milton
85%
Assabet Valley Regional Technical School in Marlborough
84%
MCPHS University in Boston
84%
Suffolk University in Boston
83%
Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston
81%
Assumption College in Worcester
80%
Western New England University in Springfield
79%
Bridgewater State University in Bridgewater
79%
College of Our Lady of the Elms in Chicopee
78%
Merrimack College in North Andover
78%
Motoring Technical Training Institute in Seekonk
78%
Anna Maria College in Paxton
77%
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth in North Dartmouth
77%
Stonehill College in Easton
76%
Lasell College in Newton
76%
Nichols College in Dudley
76%
Regis College in Weston
76%
FINE Mortuary College in Norwood
75%
Westfield State University in Westfield

Grad.Rate
Institution
97%
Harvard University in Cambridge
97%
Jupiter Beauty Academy in Boston
97%
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering in Needham
95%
Tri County Regional Vocational Technical High School in Franklin
95%
Williams College in Williamstown
95%
Amherst College in Amherst
94%
Hallmark Institute of Photography in Turners Falls
92%
College of the Holy Cross in Worcester
92%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge
92%
Tufts University in Medford
91%
Charles H McCann Technical School in North Adams
91%
Boston College in Chestnut Hill
91%
Wellesley College in Wellesley
91%
Babson College in Wellesley
90%
Brandeis University in Waltham
90%
Greater Lowell Technical School in Tyngsboro
90%
Southern Worcester County Regional Voc School District in Charlton
90%
Spa Tech Institute-Westboro in Westboro
89%
Shawsheen Valley Regional Vocational Technical School in Billerica
88%
Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Worcester in Worcester
88%
Bentley University in Waltham
87%
The New England Conservatory of Music in Boston
87%
Elizabeth Grady School of Esthetics and Massage Therapy in Medford
87%
Motoring Technical Training Institute in Seekonk
86%
Mansfield Beauty Schools-Quincy in Quincy
86%
Smith College in Northampton
86%
Southeastern Technical Institute in South Easton
85%
Catherine Hinds Institute of Esthetics in Woburn
85%
Monty Tech in Fitchburg
85%
Millennium Training Institute in Woburn

Salary
Institution
$213,600
University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester in Worcester
$113,400
MCPHS University in Boston
$95,500
Harvard University in Cambridge
$89,200
Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge
$86,700
Babson College in Wellesley
$85,100
New England College of Optometry in Boston
$80,300
Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester
$76,900
Bentley University in Waltham
$69,000
Massachusetts Maritime Academy in Buzzards Bay
$66,700
Boston College in Chestnut Hill
$65,000
Tufts University in Medford
$64,500
New England School of Law in Boston
$63,100
College of the Holy Cross in Worcester
$61,700
Northeastern University in Boston
$59,900
Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in Medford
$59,500
Boston University in Boston
$59,400
Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of Nursing in Brockton
$58,500
Stonehill College in Easton
$56,800
Brandeis University in Waltham
$56,700
Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston
$56,500
Wellesley College in Wellesley
$56,500
Western New England University in Springfield
$56,300
Amherst College in Amherst
$55,900
Merrimack College in North Andover
$55,800
Laboure College in Milton
$54,200
Williams College in Williamstown
$53,600
Assumption College in Worcester
$51,500
Greater Lowell Technical School in Tyngsboro
$51,200
Suffolk University in Boston
$51,100
University of Phoenix-Massachusetts in Braintree

Ac.Prog.
Institution
1401
Boston University in Boston
846
Harvard University in Cambridge
735
University of Massachusetts-Amherst in Amherst
696
Northeastern University in Boston
681
Suffolk University in Boston
582
Tufts University in Medford
462
University of Massachusetts-Lowell in Lowell
450
Boston College in Chestnut Hill
378
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth in North Dartmouth
375
Salem State University in Salem
360
Brandeis University in Waltham
339
University of Massachusetts-Boston in Boston
315
Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge
306
Simmons College in Boston
306
Fitchburg State University in Fitchburg
294
Bunker Hill Community College in Boston
288
Bridgewater State University in Bridgewater
279
Lesley University in Cambridge
279
Springfield Technical Community College in Springfield
261
Bristol Community College in Fall River
258
North Shore Community College in Danvers
246
Anna Maria College in Paxton
243
Smith College in Northampton
240
Northern Essex Community College in Haverhill
240
Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester
231
Northeastern University Global Network in Boston
231
American International College in Springfield
228
Merrimack College in North Andover
225
Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester
225
Westfield State University in Westfield

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