Schools In Massachusetts

Like most Northeastern states, Massachusetts is an educational powerhouse. Home to over 100 public and private colleges and universities, the state also boasts some of the oldest and most renowned institutions in the country. The Bay State offers an extremely wide variety of educational options for prospective students, and many excellent degree programs spanning Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral degrees. Prospective students who like to live and learn in a historical atmosphere will love most colleges in the state. Those who enjoy cool summers and cold winters will be fond of the weather they find in the state as well.

Massachusetts is home to some of the biggest and most recognizable names in the educational scene: The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Smith College, Harvard University, Brandeis University and Amherst College. Understandably, the renown of many of these colleges, and the fact that most of the top colleges in the state are private institutions, also means that these colleges and universities are highly selective and come with very high costs. However, most schools within the state, and especially the top schools, possess very significant endowments. Schools such as Harvard and MIT offer sizable scholarship awards to lower income students who are accepted, and most students accepted received some form of scholarships and grants in order to attend.

Students who graduate from Massachusetts colleges and universities command some of the highest salaries among college graduates across the county. For 25 of the schools in the states, graduates average $50,000 or more in annual salary. According to the U.S. Department of Education, the median salary after 10 years past graduation for students who received some form of federal financial aid was just over $34,000. Those interested in schools in Massachusetts should note that it is not only the top schools that have above-average tuition costs. Most schools in the state are above or well above average for tuition. Massachusetts has 14 state-run colleges and universities, all of which offer the best value for the lowest overall tuition costs.

Traditional Colleges In Massachusetts

American International College

• Site – www.aic.edu
• Phone – 800-242-3142
• Admissions – inquiry@www.aic.edu
• Financial Aid – finaid@acad.aic.edu

Amherst College

• Site – www.amherst.edu
• Phone – 413-542-2328
• Admissions – admissions@amherst.edu
• Financial Aid – finaid@amherst.edu

Anna Maria College

• Site – www.annamaria.edu
• Phone – 800-344-4586
• Admissions – Admissions@annamaria.edu
• Financial Aid – finaid@annamaria.edu

Assumption College

• Site – www.assumption.edu
• Phone – 888-882-7786
• Admissions – admiss@assumption.edu
• Financial Aid – fa@assumption.edu

Babson College

• Site – www.babson.edu
• Phone – 800-488-3696
• Admissions – ugradadmission@babson.edu
• Financial Aid – sfsgen@babson.edu

Bay Path College

• Site – www.baypath.edu
• Phone – 800-782-7284
• Admissions – admiss@baypath.edu
• Financial Aid – sking@baypath.edu

Becker College

• Site – www.beckercollege.edu
• Phone – 508-791-9241
• Admissions – admissions@go.becker.edu
• Financial Aid – flynn@go.becker.edu

Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology

• Site – www.bfit.edu
• Phone – 617-423-4630
• Admissions – admis@bfit.edu
• Financial Aid – admis@bfit.edu

Bentley College

• Site – www.bentley.edu
• Phone – 781-891-2244
• Admissions – UGAdmission@bentley.edu
• Financial Aid – dkendall@bentley.edu

Berklee College of Music

• Site – www.berklee.edu
• Phone – 800-BERKLEE and 617-266-1400
• Admissions – admissions@berklee.edu
• Financial Aid – financialaid@berklee.edu

Boston College

• Site – www.bc.edu
• Phone – 800-360-2522
• Admissions – admissions@bc.edu
• Financial Aid – studentservices@bc.edu

Boston University

• Site – www.bu.edu
• Phone – 617-353-2300
• Admissions – admissions@bu.edu
• Financial Aid – finaid@bu.edu

Brandeis University

• Site – www.brandeis.edu
• Phone – 800-622-0622
• Admissions – admitme@brandeis.edu
• Financial Aid – finaid@brandeis.edu

Clark University

• Site – www.clarku.edu
• Phone – 800-GO-CLARK
• Admissions – admissions@clarku.edu
• Financial Aid – Finaid@clarku.edu

College of the Holy Cross

• Site – www.holycross.edu
• Phone – 508-793-2443
• Admissions – admissions@holycross.edu
• Financial Aid – financialaid@holycross.edu

Curry College

• Site – www.curry.edu
• Phone – 800-669-0686
• Admissions – adm@curry.edu
• Financial Aid – finaid@curry.edu

Dean College

• Site – www.dean.edu
• Phone – 877-TRY-DEAN
• Admissions – admission@dean.edu
• Financial Aid – financialaid@dean.edu

Emerson College

• Site – www.emerson.edu
• Phone – 617-824-8600
• Admissions – admission@emerson.edu
• Financial Aid – finaid@emerson.edu

Emmanuel College

• Site – www.emmanuel.edu
• Phone – 617-735-9715
• Admissions – enroll@emmanuel.edu
• Financial Aid – dquick@emmanuelcollege.edu

Endicott College

• Site – www.endicott.edu
• Phone – 978-921-1000
• Admissions – admissio@endicott.edu
• Financial Aid – mtoomey@endicott.edu

Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

• Site – www.olin.edu
• Phone – 781-292-2222
• Admissions – info@olin.edu
• Financial Aid – info@olin.edu

Gordon College

• Site – www.gordon.edu
• Phone – 800-343-1379
• Admissions – admissions@hope.gordon.edu
• Financial Aid – sfs@gordon.edu

Hampshire College

• Site – www.hampshire.edu
• 413-559-5471
• Admissions – admissions@hampshire.edu
• Financial Aid – sfs@hampshire.edu

Harvard University

• Site – www.harvard.edu
• Phone – 617-432-1551
• Admissions – college@harvard.edu
• Financial Aid – rclagett@fas.harvard.edu

Lasell College

• Site – www.lasell.edu
• Phone – 888-LASELL-4
• Admissions – info@lasell.edu
• Financial Aid – finaid@lasell.edu

Lesley College

• Site – www.lesley.edu
• Phone  – 800-999-1959
• Admissions – ugadm@mail.lesley.edu
• Financial Aid – vcalagna@mail.lesley.edu

Massachusetts College of Art

• Site – www.massart.edu
• Phone – 617-232-1555
• Admissions – prose@massart.edu
• Financial Aid – glingonde@massart.edu

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

• Site – www.mcla.mass.edu
• Phone – 800-292-6632
• Admissions – admissions@mcla.mass.edu
• Financial Aid – finaid@mcla.mass.edu

Massachusetts College of  Pharmacy and Health Sciences

• Site – www.mcp.edu
• Phone – 800-225-5506
• Admissions – admissions@mcp.edu
• Financial Aid – admissions@mcp.edu

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• Site – www.mit.edu
• Phone – 617- 253-4791
• Admissions – admissions@mit.edu
• Financial Aid – finaid@mit.edu

Massachusetts Maritime Academy

• Site – mma.mass.edu
• Phone – 800-544-3411
• Admissions – Admissions@mma.mass.edu
• Financial Aid – Admissions@mma.mass.edu

Merrimack College

• Site – www.merrimack.edu
• Phone – 978-837-5133
• Admissions – Admission@Merrimack.edu
• Financial Aid – FinancialAid@Merrimack.edu

Montserrat College of Art

• Site – www.montserrat.edu
• Phone – 800-836-0487
• Admissions – admissions@montserrat.edu
• Financial Aid – finaid@montserrat.edu

Mount Holyoke College

• Site – www.mtholyoke.edu
• Phone – 413-538-2023
• Admissions – admission@mtholyoke.edu
• Financial Aid – financial-aid@mtholyoke.edu

Mount Ida College

• Site – www.mountida.edu
• Phone – 617-928-4553
• Admissions – admissions@mountida.edu
• Financial Aid – FinServ@mountida.edu

New England Conservatory of Music

• Site – www.newenglandconservatory.edu
• Phone 617-585-1101
• Admissions – admissions@newenglandconservatory.edu
• Financial Aid – financialaid@nec.edu

Newbury College

• Site – www.newbury.edu
• Phone – 800-NEWBURY or 617-730-7007
• Admissions – info@newbury.edu
• Financial Aid – info@newbury.edu

Nichols College

• Site – www.nichols.edu
• Phone – 800-470-3379
• Admissions – admissions@nichols.edu
• Financial Aid – finaid@nichols.edu

Pine Manor College

• Site – www.pmc.edu
• Phone – 800-PMC-1357
• Admissions – admissio@pmc.edu
• Financial Aid – finaid@pmc.edu

Simmons College

• Site – www.simmons.edu
• Phone – 800-345-8468
• Admissions – ugadm@simmons.edu
• Financial Aid – finaid@simmons.edu

Simon’s Rock College of Bard

• Site – www.simons-rock.edu
• Phone – 800-235-7186
• Admissions – admit@admit@simons-rock.edu
• Financial Aid – finaid@simons-rock.edu

Smith College

• Site – www.smith.edu
• Phone – 800-383-3232
• Admissions – admission@smith.edu
• Financial Aid – sfs@smith.edu

Springfield College

• Site – www.spfldcol.edu
• Phone – 800-343-1257
• Admissions – admissions@spfldcol.edu
• Financial Aid – finaid@spfldcol.edu

Stonehill College

• Site – www.stonehill.edu
• Phone – 508-565-1373
• Admissions – admissions@stonehill.edu
• Financial Aid – finaid@stonehill.edu

University of MA, Dartmouth

• Site – www.umass.edu
• Phone – 508-999-8605
• Admissions – admissions@umassd.edu
• Financial Aid – financialaid@umassd.edu

Wellesley College

• Site – www.wellesley.edu
• Phone – 781-283-2270
• Admissions – admission@wellesley.edu
• Financial Aid – Finaid@wellesley.edu

Wentworth Institute of Technology

• Site – www.wit.edu
• Phone – 800-222-9368
• Admissions – admissions@wit.edu
• Financial Aid – ssc@wit.edu

Western New England College

• Site – www.wnec.edu
• 800-325-1122 x 1321
• Admissions – ugradmis@wnec.edu
• Financial Aid – finaid@wnec.edu

Westfield State University

• Site – www.wsc.ma.edu
• Phone – 413-572-5218
• Admissions – admissions@wsc.ma.edu
• Financial Aid – lmancinone@wsc.ma.edu

Wheaton College

• Site – www.wheatonma.edu
• Phone – 800-394-6003
• Admissions – admission@wheatoncollege.edu
• Financial Aid – sfs@wheatoncollege.edu

Wheelock College

• Site – www.wheelock.edu
• Phone – 800-734-5212
• Admissions – undergrad@wheelock.edu
• Financial Aid – finaid@wheelock.edu

Williams College

• Site – www.williams.edu
• Phone – 413-597-2214
• Admissions – admission@williams.edu
• Financial Aid – Paul.J.Boyer@williams.edu

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

• Site – www.wpi.edu
• Phone – 508-831-5286
• Admissions – admissions@wpi.edu
• Financial Aid – finaid@wpi.edu

Worcester State University

• Site – www.worcester.edu
• Phone – 508-929-8040
• Admissions – admissions@worcester.edu
• Financial Aid – finaid@worcester.edu

Massachusetts Community Colleges

Berkshire Community College

• Site – www.berkshirecc.edu
• Address – 1350 West St, Pittsfield, MA 01201
• Phone – (413) 499-4660

Bristol Community College

• Site – www.bristolcc.edu
• Address – 777 Elsbree St, Fall River, MA 02720
• Phone – (508) 678-2811

Bunker Hill Community College

• Site – www.bhcc.mass.edu
• Address – 250 New Rutherford Ave, Boston, MA 02129
• Phone – (617) 228-2000

Cape Cod Community College

• Site – www.capecod.edu
• Address – 132 Barnstable Rd, Hyannis, MA 02601
• Phone – (508) 362-2131

Greenfield Community College

• Site – www.gcc.mass.edu
• Address – College Dr, Greenfield, MA 01301
• Phone – (413) 775-1801

Holyoke Community College

• Site – www.hcc.edu
• Address – 303 Homestead Ave, Holyoke, MA 01040
• Phone – (413) 538-7000

Marian Court College

• Site – www.mariancourt.edu
• Address – 35 Littles Point Rd, Swampscott, MA 01907
• Phone – (781) 309-5200

Massachusetts Bay Community College

• Site – www.massbay.edu
• Address – 50 Oakland St, Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
• Phone – (781) 239-3000

Massasoit Community College

• Site – www.massasoit.mass.edu
• Address – 1 Massasoit Blvd, Brockton, MA 02302
• Phone – (781) 821-2222

Middlesex Community College

• Site – www.middlesex.mass.edu/Default.htm
• Address – 591 Springs Rd, Bedford, MA 01730
• Phone – (781) 280-3200

Mount Wachusett Community College

• Site – mwcc.edu
• Address – 444 Green St, Gardner, MA 01440
• Phone – (978) 632-6600

North Shore Community College

• Site – www.northshore.edu
• Address – 1 Ferncroft Rd, Danvers, MA 01923
• Phone – (978) 762-4000

Northern Essex Community College

• Site – www.necc.mass.edu
• Address – 100 Elliott St, Haverhill, MA 01830
• Phone – (978) 556-3000

Quincy College

• Site – quincycollege.edu/index.php/home
• Address – 1250 Hancock St, Quincy, MA 02169
• Phone – (800) 698-1700

Quinsigamond Community College

• Site – www.qcc.edu
• Address – 670 W Boylston St, Worcester, MA 01605
• Phone – (508) 853-2300

Roxbury Community College

• Site  – www.rcc.mass.edu
• Address – 1234 Columbus Avenue, Boston, MA 02120
• Phone – (617) 427-0060

Springfield Technical Community College

• Site – www.stcc.edu
• Address – 1 Armory St, Springfield, MA 01105
• Phone – (413) 781-7822

Stokbridge School of Agriculture/UMASS

• Site – stockbridge.cns.umass.edu
• Address – Paige Laboratory, 161 Holdsworth Way, Amherst, MA 01003
• Phone – (413) 545-2222

Urban College

• Site – www.urbancollege.edu
• Address – 178 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02111
• Phone – (617) 449-7070

Career, Vocational, Trade Schools – MA

Attleboro

Health Training Center

Everest Institute

Brighton

Leominster

University of Phoenix

Chicopee

Porter and Chester Institute

University of Phoenix

Braintree

Boston

American Academy of Personal Training

Bay State College

Boston Architectural College

CSB School of Broadcasting

Cortiva Institute

Kaplan Career Institute

Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts

Universal Technical Institute

University of Phoenix

WyoTech

Chelmsford

University of Phoenix

Chelsea

Everest Institute

Assumption College

Salter School

Fall River

Lincoln Technical Institute

Lowell

Jolie Hair and Beauty Academy

Lincoln Technical Institute

Ludlow

Malden

Salter School

Pittsfield

Mildred Elley

Spa Tech Institute

Plymouth

Lincoln Technical Institute

Somerville

Tewksbury

Salter School

Center for Digital Imaging/Boston University

Waltham

Westborough

Porter and Chester Institute

University of Phoenix

Woburn

American Career Institute

Lincoln Technical Institute

Brockton

University of Phoenix

Burlington

Cambridge

Cortiva Institute

Charleston

Kaplan Career Institute

Health Training Center

Lynn

Milford

Health Training Center

Middleboro

Bay State College

American International College- Career Institute

Branford Hall Career Institute

Springfield

Worcester

Assumption College

Salter School

Online Degrees and Programs in Massachusetts

The University of Massachusetts is one of the largest public institutions to provide completely online degrees. The University of Massachusetts system, which has 5 campuses across the state, also offers the online degree option for individuals with families or for whom physical attendance is a burden or an impossibility. UMassOnline offers more online degree programs than almost every other public institution in the country, with Bachelor’s degrees, Master’s degrees and certificates available for almost every degree program that prospective students could take in person. Likewise, students taking the degree programs online will pay the same tuition rates as those who attend in person, at around $7,000 annually.

Outside of UMassOnline, those wishing to take online degrees will find the state’s online degree program offerings varied and full. There are over 80 colleges and universities in the state that offer some form of online education, most of which offer Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees to students who are place bound. The most affordable of these are Salem State University (tuition: $910), Westfield State University (tuition: $1,450), National Graduate School of Quality Management (tuition: $6,992), Fitchburg State University (tuition: $7,032), and Nichols College (tuition: $7,200). Westfield State University ranks in the top 100 for U.S. News and World Report’s Best Online Bachelor’s programs. The University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth (which

is #6 on the list of most affordable programs in the state), also comes in the top 100 on the U.S. News and World Report’s list, as well as #69 for Best Online Programs.

Massachusetts may be big on traditional education, but prospective students will find that their online offerings are ranked among the best in the nation. Those wishing to find a great online degree program for a good value will find Massachusetts to be one of the best options to explore.