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.