Colleges in Massachusetts

Massachusetts, the Bay State, is nearly synonymous with higher education with its historically proven strong commitment to education. There are more than 40 colleges located in the greater Boston area alone and ten colleges and universities are located in the greater Worcester area. Massachusetts is home to many well-known colleges and universities including the United States oldest college, now Harvard University (founded 1636) and the United States first racially integrated school, Nantucket, and notoriously selective Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

US News & World Report list of America’s Best Colleges has ranked Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Tufts University, Brandeis University, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Clark University, Northeastern University, on their list of Top Schools.

Amherst College

Amherst, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 32,395 per year

Hampshire College

Amherst, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 31,939 per year

University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,714 per year (In-State)
$ 9,937 per year (Out-of-State)

Lasell College

Auburndale, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 18,700 per year

Babson College

Babson Park, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 30,496 per year

Middlesex Community College

Bedford, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 576 per year (In-State)
$ 5,510 per year (Out-of-State)

Wyotech

Bedford, Massachusetts
Most Popular Program: Aircraft Maintenance
Program Cost: $ 26,500
Program Length: 2100 hours

Endicott College

Beverly, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 19,690 per year

Montserrat College of Art

Beverly, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 19,934 per year

Shawsheen Valley Regional Vocational Technical School

Billerica, Massachusetts
Most Popular Program: Licensed Practical /Vocational Nurse Training (LPN, LVN, Cert, Dipl, AAS)
Program Cost: $ 8,060
Program Length: 1080 hours

Bay State College

Boston, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 15,300 per year

Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology

Boston, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 12,500 per year

Berklee College of Music

Boston, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 21,790 per year

Blaine the Beauty Career School-Boston

Boston, Massachusetts
Most Popular Program: Cosmetology/Cosmetologist
Program Cost: $ 11,082
Program Length: 1000 hours

Boston Architectural College

Boston, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 8,604 per year

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 31,530 per year

Butera School of Art

Boston, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 14,750 per year

Emerson College

Boston, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 24,064 per year

Emmanuel College

Boston, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 21,900 per year

Empire Beauty School-Boston

Boston, Massachusetts
Most Popular Program: Cosmetology/Cosmetologist
Program Cost: $ 12,750
Program Length: 1000 hours

Fisher College

Boston, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 16,775 per year

Gibbs College-Boston

Boston, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 28,500 per year

Laboure College

Boston, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 12,300 per year

Massachusetts College of Art

Boston, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 6,850 per year (In-State)
$ 19,200 per year (Out-of-State)

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Science

Boston, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 20,400 per year

New England School of Photography

Boston, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 14,000 per year

North Bennet Street School

Boston, Massachusetts
Most Popular Program: Furniture Design and Manufacturing
Program Cost: $ 30,980
Program Length: 2340 hours

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 28,400 per year

Roxbury Community College

Boston, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 624 per year (In-State)
$ 5,928 per year (Out-of-State)

School of the Museum of Fine Arts-Boston

Boston, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 23,850 per year

Simmons College

Boston, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 24,680 per year

Suffolk University

Boston, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 21,140 per year

The Boston Conservatory

Boston, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 24,700 per year

The New England Conservatory of Music

Boston, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 27,500 per year

University of Massachusetts-Boston

Boston, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,714 per year (In-State)
$ 9,758 per year (Out-of-State)

Urban College of Boston

Boston, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,000 per year

Wentworth Institute of Technology

Boston, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 18,500 per year

Wheelock College

Boston, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 23,100 per year

University of Phoenix-Boston Campus

Braintree, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 13,020 per year

Bridgewater State College

Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 910 per year (In-State)
$ 7,050 per year (Out-of-State)

Everest Institute - Brighton

Brighton, Massachusetts
Most Popular Program: Medical/Clinical Assistant
Program Cost: $ 11,450
Program Length: 720 hours

Ailano School of Cosmetology

Brockton, Massachusetts
Most Popular Program: Cosmetology/Cosmetologist
Program Cost: $ 12,000
Program Length: 1000 hours

Brockton Hospital School of Nursing

Brockton, Massachusetts
Most Popular Program: Nursing - Registered Nurse Training (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
Program Cost: $ 16,878
Program Length: 1864 hours

Career-Ed Institute-Brockton

Brockton, Massachusetts
Most Popular Program: Massage Therapy
Program Cost: $ 11,770
Program Length: 720 hours

LaBaron & Kay Harvey Hairdressing Academy

Brockton, Massachusetts
Most Popular Program: Cosmetology/Cosmetologist
Program Cost: $ 8,954
Program Length: 1000 hours

Massasoit Community College

Brockton, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 576 per year (In-State)
$ 5,520 per year (Out-of-State)

Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology

Brookline, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 15,435 per year

Newbury College-Brookline

Brookline, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 16,200 per year

The New England Institute of Art

Brookline, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 17,850 per year

Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,062 per year (In-State)
$ 11,687 per year (Out-of-State)

Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School

Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 6,500 per year (In-District)
$ 7,500 per year (Out-of-District)

Cambridge College

Cambridge, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 12,066 per year

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 28,752 per year

Lesley University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 22,600 per year

Longy School of Music

Cambridge, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 21,220 per year

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 32,100 per year

Bay State School of Technology

Canton, Massachusetts
Most Popular Program: Climate Control (HVAC)
Program Cost: $ 12,925
Program Length: 1080 hours

Blue Hills Regional Technical School

Canton, Massachusetts
Most Popular Program: Licensed Practical /Vocational Nurse Training (LPN, LVN, Cert, Dipl, AAS)
Program Cost: $ 12,222
Program Length: 1147 hours

Bunker Hill Community College

Charlestown, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 576 per year (In-State)
$ 5,520 per year (Out-of-State)

RETS Technical Center

Charlestown, Massachusetts
Most Popular Program: Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)
Program Cost: $ 13,990
Program Length: 1144 hours

Everest Institute

Chelsea, Massachusetts
Most Popular Program: Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
Program Cost: $ 11,450
Program Length: 720 hours

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 30,950 per year

Pine Manor College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 15,538 per year

College of Our Lady of the Elms

Chicopee, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 20,500 per year

North Shore Community College

Danvers, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 600 per year (In-State)
$ 6,168 per year (Out-of-State)

Nichols College

Dudley, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 22,000 per year

Bristol Community College

Fall River, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 576 per year (In-State)
$ 5,520 per year (Out-of-State)

Diman Regional Technical Institute

Fall River, Massachusetts
Most Popular Program: Licensed Practical /Vocational Nurse Training (LPN, LVN, Cert, Dipl, AAS)
Program Cost: $ 11,100
Program Length: 1106 hours

Rob Roy Academy-Fall River

Fall River, Massachusetts
Most Popular Program: Cosmetology/Cosmetologist
Program Cost: $ 10,280
Program Length: 1000 hours

Rob Roy Academy-New Bedford

Fall River, Massachusetts
Most Popular Program: Cosmetology/Cosmetologist
Program Cost: $ 10,280
Program Length: 1000 hours

Fitchburg State College

Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 970 per year (In-State)
$ 7,050 per year (Out-of-State)

Henris School of Hair Design

Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Most Popular Program: Cosmetology/Cosmetologist
Program Cost: $ 9,060
Program Length: 1000 hours

Monty Tech

Fitchburg, Massachusetts
Most Popular Program: Licensed Practical /Vocational Nurse Training (LPN, LVN, Cert, Dipl, AAS)
Program Cost: $ 9,075
Program Length: 1116 hours

Blaine the Beauty Career School

Framingham, Massachusetts
Most Popular Program: Cosmetology/Cosmetologist
Program Cost: $ 11,083
Program Length: 1000 hours

Framingham State College

Framingham, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 970 per year (In-State)
$ 7,050 per year (Out-of-State)

Dean College

Franklin, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 22,650 per year

Mount Wachusett Community College

Gardner, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 600 per year (In-State)
$ 5,520 per year (Out-of-State)

Bard College at Simons Rock

Great Barrington, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 32,834 per year

Greenfield Community College

Greenfield, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 624 per year (In-State)
$ 6,744 per year (Out-of-State)

Northern Essex Community College

Haverhill, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 600 per year (In-State)
$ 6,384 per year (Out-of-State)

Holyoke Community College

Holyoke, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,472 per year (In-State)
$ 7,416 per year (Out-of-State)

Blaine the Beauty Career School-Hyannis

Hyannis, Massachusetts
Most Popular Program: Cosmetology/Cosmetologist
Program Cost: $ 11,083
Program Length: 1000 hours

Boston Baptist College

Hyde Park, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 5,900 per year

Spa Tech Institute-Ipswich

Ipswich, Massachusetts
Most Popular Program: Massage Therapy
Program Cost: $ 11,265
Program Length: 600 hours

Bay Path College

Longmeadow, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 20,606 per year

Blaine the Beauty Career School

Lowell, Massachusetts
Most Popular Program: Cosmetology/Cosmetologist
Program Cost: $ 11,083
Program Length: 1000 hours

Lincoln Technical Institute - Lowell

Lowell, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 12,000 per year

Lowell Academy of Hairdressing

Lowell, Massachusetts
Most Popular Program: Cosmetology/Cosmetologist
Program Cost: $ 10,942
Program Length: 1000 hours

University of Massachusetts-Lowell

Lowell, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,454 per year (In-State)
$ 8,567 per year (Out-of-State)

Jolie Hair and Beauty Academy

Ludlow, Massachusetts
Most Popular Program: Cosmetology/Cosmetologist
Program Cost: $ 7,828
Program Length: 1000 hours

Blaine the Beauty Career School-Malden

Malden, Massachusetts
Most Popular Program: Cosmetology/Cosmetologist
Program Cost: $ 11,107
Program Length: 1000 hours

Empire Beauty School-Malden

Malden, Massachusetts
Most Popular Program: Cosmetology/Cosmetologist
Program Cost: $ 12,750
Program Length: 1000 hours

New England Hair Academy

Malden, Massachusetts
Most Popular Program: Cosmetology/Cosmetologist
Program Cost: $ 9,990
Program Length: 1000 hours

The Salter School-Malden Campus

Malden, Massachusetts
Most Popular Program: Medical/Clinical Assistant
Program Cost: $ 10,600
Program Length: 900 hours

Elizabeth Grady School of Esthetics

Medford, Massachusetts
Most Popular Program: Esthetician & Skin Care
Program Cost: $ 6,000
Program Length: 300 hours

Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing

Medford, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 17,793 per year

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 31,828 per year

Curry College

Milton, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 21,900 per year

Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Needham, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 30,600 per year

LaBaron & Kay Harvey Hairdressing Academy

New Bedford, Massachusetts
Most Popular Program: Cosmetology/Cosmetologist
Program Cost: $ 8,935
Program Length: 1000 hours

Mount Ida College

Newton Center, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 18,500 per year

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

North Adams, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,030 per year (In-State)
$ 9,975 per year (Out-of-State)

Merrimack College

North Andover, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 24,200 per year

University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth

North Dartmouth, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,417 per year (In-State)
$ 8,099 per year (Out-of-State)

Stonehill College

North Easton, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 24,160 per year

Smith College

Northampton, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 30,520 per year

Wheaton College

Norton, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 32,115 per year

Fine Mortuary College

Norwood, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 21,564 per year

ITT Technical Institute

Norwood, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 13,896 per year

Anna Maria College

Paxton, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 19,900 per year

Berkshire Community College

Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 624 per year (In-State)
$ 6,240 per year (Out-of-State)

Mildred Elley

Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 6,525 per year

Spa Tech Institute-Plymouth

Plymouth, Massachusetts
Most Popular Program: Massage Therapy
Program Cost: $ 11,265
Program Length: 600 hours

Eastern Nazarene College

Quincy, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 19,888 per year

Mansfield Beauty Schools

Quincy, Massachusetts
Most Popular Program: Cosmetology/Cosmetologist
Program Cost: $ 10,375
Program Length: 1000 hours

Massachusetts School of Barbering and Men's Hairstyling

Quincy, Massachusetts
Most Popular Program: Barbering/Barber
Program Cost: $ 9,000
Program Length: 1000 hours

Quincy College

Quincy, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,576 per year

Salem State College

Salem, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 910 per year (In-State)
$ 7,050 per year (Out-of-State)

Career Education Institute-Somerville

Somerville, Massachusetts
Most Popular Program: Medical/Clinical Assistant
Program Cost: $ 13,520
Program Length: 900 hours

Southeastern Technical Institute

South Easton, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 1,500 per year (In-State)
$ 3,500 per year (Out-of-State)

Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 32,430 per year

Atlantic Union College

South Lancaster, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 12,600 per year

American International College

Springfield, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 19,800 per year

Branford Hall Career Institute-Springfield Campus

Springfield, Massachusetts
Most Popular Program: Medical/Clinical Assistant
Program Cost: $ 11,870
Program Length: 900 hours

Mansfield Beauty Schools

Springfield, Massachusetts
Most Popular Program: Cosmetology/Cosmetologist
Program Cost: $ 10,375
Program Length: 1000 hours

Sanford-Brown Institute

Springfield, Massachusetts
Most Popular Program: Medical/Clinical Assistant
Program Cost: $ 13,400
Program Length: 900 hours

Springfield College

Springfield, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 21,320 per year

Springfield Technical Community College

Springfield, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 750 per year (In-State)
$ 7,260 per year (Out-of-State)

Western New England College

Springfield, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 21,600 per year

Marian Court College

Swampscott, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 11,400 per year

Rob Roy Academy-Taunton

Taunton, Massachusetts
Most Popular Program: Cosmetology/Cosmetologist
Program Cost: $ 10,300
Program Length: 1000 hours

The Salter School-Tewksbury Campus

Tewksbury, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 9,800 per year

Hallmark Institute of Photography

Turners Falls, Massachusetts
Most Popular Program: Photography
Program Cost: $ 35,950
Program Length: 1400 hours

Bentley College

Waltham, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 26,600 per year

Blaine the Beauty Career School-Waltham

Waltham, Massachusetts
Most Popular Program: Cosmetology/Cosmetologist
Program Cost: $ 11,083
Program Length: 1000 hours

Brandeis University

Waltham, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 31,532 per year

Massachusetts Bay Community College

Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 720 per year (In-State)
$ 6,900 per year (Out-of-State)

Wellesley College

Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 30,696 per year

Gordon College

Wenham, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 21,930 per year

Cape Cod Community College

West Barnstable, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 576 per year (In-State)
$ 5,520 per year (Out-of-State)

LaBaron & Kay Harvey Hairdressing Academy

West Springfield, Massachusetts
Most Popular Program: Cosmetology/Cosmetologist
Program Cost: $ 8,835
Program Length: 1000 hours

Spa Tech Institute-Westboro

Westborough, Massachusetts
Most Popular Program: Massage Therapy
Program Cost: $ 11,265
Program Length: 600 hours

University of Phoenix-Central Massachusetts Campus

Westborough, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 13,020 per year

Westfield State College

Westfield, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 970 per year (In-State)
$ 7,050 per year (Out-of-State)

Regis College

Weston, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 21,525 per year

Williams College

Williamstown, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 31,548 per year

Catherine Hinds Institute of Esthetics

Woburn, Massachusetts
Most Popular Program: Esthetician & Skin Care
Program Cost: $ 14,999
Program Length: 1200 hours

ITT Technical Institute

Woburn, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 13,896 per year

Assumption College

Worcester, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 23,930 per year

Bancroft School of Massage Therapy

Worcester, Massachusetts
Most Popular Program: Massage Therapy
Program Cost: $ 13,800
Program Length: 720 hours

Becker College

Worcester, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 18,000 per year

Clark University

Worcester, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 29,300 per year

College of the Holy Cross

Worcester, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 30,960 per year

Hair in Motion Beauty Academy

Worcester, Massachusetts
Most Popular Program: Cosmetology/Cosmetologist
Program Cost: $ 9,800
Program Length: 1000 hours

Quinsigamond Community College

Worcester, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 576 per year (In-State)
$ 5,520 per year (Out-of-State)

Rob Roy Academy

Worcester, Massachusetts
Most Popular Program: Cosmetology/Cosmetologist
Program Cost: $ 10,280
Program Length: 1000 hours

The Salter School-Worcester Campus

Worcester, Massachusetts
Most Popular Program: Medical/Clinical Assistant
Program Cost: $ 12,250
Program Length: 1166 hours

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 30,990 per year

Worcester State College

Worcester, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 970 per year (In-State)
$ 7,050 per year (Out-of-State)