Massachusetts is known for its many “firsts”: the first post office, telephone call, subway, lighthouse, Dunkin Donuts, and college — Harvard University, founded in 1636. As one of the original thirteen colonies, Massachusetts has a rich history. It was named by English Explorer and Colonist John Smith and became the sixth state to join the union. Massachusetts shares borders with five states: Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, and New Hampshire.
4-Year Universities and Community Colleges in Massachusetts
There are 99 four-year colleges in Massachusetts, and a total of 179 colleges and universities. Massachusetts has 44 public and 135 private higher education institutions. In the 2021-2022 academic year, Massachusetts colleges offered 7,195 programs to about 485,000 students. There aren’t any completely online schools in Massachusetts, but 77 colleges offer online undergraduate courses and 57 colleges offer online graduate courses.
| Institution Name | City | State | Website | Degree Levels Offered | Modality | Profit Status (CNTLAFFI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Academy | Lunenburg | MA | www.alexanderacademy.com | Certificates |
Campus | No |
| American International College | Springfield | MA | www.aic.edu | Associates Bachelors Masters Doctorate |
Campus | No |
| Amherst College | Amherst | MA | www.amherst.edu | Bachelors |
Campus | No |
| Anna Maria College | Paxton | MA | www.annamaria.edu | Bachelors Masters |
Campus | No |
| Assabet Valley Regional Technical School | Marlborough | MA | www.assabet.org | Certificates |
Campus | No |
| Assumption College | Worcester | MA | www.assumption.edu | Certificates Associates Bachelors Masters |
Campus | No |
| Babson College | Wellesley | MA | www.babson.edu | Bachelors Masters |
Campus | No |
| Bancroft School of Massage Therapy | Worcester | MA | www.bancroftsmt.com | Certificates |
Campus | No |
| Bard College at Simon's Rock | Great Barrington | MA | www.simons-rock.edu | Associates Bachelors |
Campus | No |
| Bay Path University | Longmeadow | MA | www.baypath.edu | Certificates Associates Bachelors Masters Doctorate |
Online | No |
| Bay State College | Boston | MA | www.baystate.edu | Certificates Associates Bachelors |
Hybrid | No |
| Becker College | Worcester | MA | www.becker.edu | Certificates Associates Bachelors Masters |
Campus | No |
| Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology | Boston | MA | www.bfit.edu | Certificates Associates Bachelors |
Campus | No |
| Bentley University | Waltham | MA | www.bentley.edu | Certificates Bachelors Masters Doctorate |
Campus | No |
| Berklee College of Music | Boston | MA | www.berklee.edu | Certificates Bachelors Masters |
Hybrid | No |
| Berkshire Community College | Pittsfield | MA | www.berkshirecc.edu | Certificates Associates |
Campus | No |
| Blackstone Valley Vocational Regional School District | Upton | MA | www.valleytech.k12.ma.us | Certificates |
Campus | No |
| Blue Hills Regional Technical School | Canton | MA | www.bluehills.org | Certificates |
Campus | No |
| Boston Architectural College | Boston | MA | www.the-bac.edu | Certificates Bachelors Masters |
Hybrid | No |
| Boston Baptist College | Boston | MA | Boston.edu | Certificates Associates Bachelors |
Campus | No |
| Boston College | Chestnut Hill | MA | www.bc.edu | Certificates Bachelors Masters Doctorate |
Campus | No |
| Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis Inc | Brookline | MA | www.bgsp.edu | Masters Doctorate |
Campus | No |
| Boston University | Boston | MA | www.bu.edu | Certificates Bachelors Masters Doctorate |
Online | No |
| Brandeis University | Waltham | MA | www.brandeis.edu | Bachelors Masters Doctorate |
Campus | No |
| Bridgewater State University | Bridgewater | MA | www.bridgew.edu | Certificates Bachelors Masters |
Campus | No |
| Bristol Community College | Fall River | MA | www.bristolcc.edu | Certificates Associates |
Campus | No |
| Bunker Hill Community College | Boston | MA | www.bhcc.mass.edu | Certificates Associates |
Hybrid | No |
| Cambridge College | Boston | MA | www.cambridgecollege.edu | Certificates Bachelors Masters Doctorate |
Campus | No |
| Cape Cod Community College | West Barnstable | MA | www.capecod.edu | Certificates Associates |
Campus | No |
| Catherine Hinds Institute of Esthetics | Woburn | MA | www.catherinehinds.edu | Certificates |
Campus | No |
| Charles H McCann Technical School | North Adams | MA | www.mccanntech.org | Certificates |
Campus | No |
| Clark University | Worcester | MA | www.clarku.edu | Certificates Bachelors Masters Doctorate |
Campus | No |
| College of Our Lady of the Elms | Chicopee | MA | www.elms.edu | Certificates Associates Bachelors Masters Doctorate |
Hybrid | No |
| College of the Holy Cross | Worcester | MA | www.holycross.edu | Bachelors |
Campus | No |
| Conway School of Landscape Design | Northampton | MA | www.csld.edu | Masters |
Campus | No |
| Curry College | Milton | MA | www.curry.edu | Bachelors Masters |
Campus | No |
| Dean College | Franklin | MA | www.dean.edu | Certificates Associates Bachelors |
Campus | No |
| DiGrigoli School of Cosmetology | West Springfield | MA | www.digrigoli.com | Certificates |
Campus | No |
| Diman Regional Technical Institute | Fall River | MA | www.dimanregional.org | Certificates |
Campus | No |
| Eastern Nazarene College | Quincy | MA | www.enc.edu | Associates Bachelors Masters |
Campus | No |
| EINE Inc | Tewksbury | MA | electrologyinstitute.com | Certificates |
Campus | No |
| Elizabeth Grady School of Esthetics and Massage Therapy | Medford | MA | elizabethgrady.edu | Certificates |
Campus | No |
| Emerson College | Boston | MA | www.emerson.edu | Bachelors Masters |
Campus | No |
| Emmanuel College | Boston | MA | www.emmanuel.edu | Bachelors Masters |
Campus | No |
| Empire Beauty School-Boston | Boston | MA | www.empire.edu | Certificates |
Campus | No |
| Empire Beauty School-Framingham | Framingham | MA | www.empire.edu | Certificates |
Campus | No |
| Empire Beauty School-Malden | Malden | MA | www.empire.edu | Certificates |
Campus | No |
| Endicott College | Beverly | MA | www.endicott.edu | Certificates Associates Bachelors Masters Doctorate |
Campus | No |
| FINE Mortuary College | Norwood | MA | www.FMC.EDU | Associates |
Campus | No |
| Fisher College | Boston | MA | www.fisher.edu | Certificates Associates Bachelors Masters |
Online | No |
| Fitchburg State University | Fitchburg | MA | www.fitchburgstate.edu | Certificates Bachelors Masters |
Campus | No |
| Framingham State University | Framingham | MA | www.framingham.edu | Certificates Bachelors Masters |
Campus | No |
| Franklin W Olin College of Engineering | Needham | MA | www.olin.edu | Bachelors |
Campus | No |
| Gordon College | Wenham | MA | www.gordon.edu | Bachelors Masters |
Campus | No |
| Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary | South Hamilton | MA | www.gordonconwell.edu | Masters Doctorate |
Hybrid | No |
| Greater Lowell Technical School | Tyngsboro | MA | www.gltech.org | Certificates |
Campus | No |
| Greenfield Community College | Greenfield | MA | www.gcc.mass.edu | Certificates Associates |
Campus | No |
| Hampshire College | Amherst | MA | www.hampshire.edu | Bachelors |
Campus | No |
| Harvard University | Cambridge | MA | www.harvard.edu | Associates Bachelors Masters Doctorate |
Campus | No |
| Hebrew College | Newton Centre | MA | www.hebrewcollege.edu | Bachelors Masters |
Online | No |
| Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology | Brookline | MA | www.hchc.edu | Bachelors Masters |
Campus | No |
| Holyoke Community College | Holyoke | MA | www.hcc.edu | Certificates Associates |
Campus | No |
| Hult International Business School | Cambridge | MA | www.hult.edu | Bachelors Masters |
Campus | No |
| Jolie Hair and Beauty Academy-Ludlow | Ludlow | MA | JolieAcademy.com | Certificates |
Campus | No |
| Jupiter Beauty Academy | Boston | MA | www.jba.edu | Certificates |
Campus | No |
| Laboure College | Milton | MA | www.laboure.edu | Certificates Associates Bachelors |
Hybrid | No |
| Lasell University | Newton | MA | www.lasell.edu | Bachelors Masters |
Campus | No |
| Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing | Medford | MA | www.lmregis.org | Associates |
Campus | No |
| Lesley University | Cambridge | MA | www.lesley.edu | Certificates Associates Bachelors Masters Doctorate |
Campus | No |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Somerville | Somerville | MA | www.lincolntech.edu | Certificates |
Campus | No |
| Longy School of Music of Bard College | Cambridge | MA | longy.edu | Certificates Masters |
Campus | No |
| Lowell Academy Hairstyling Institute | Lowell | MA | www.lowellacademy.com | Certificates |
Campus | No |
| Massachusetts Bay Community College | Wellesley Hills | MA | www.massbay.edu | Certificates Associates |
Campus | No |
| Massachusetts College of Art and Design | Boston | MA | www.massart.edu | Certificates Bachelors Masters |
Campus | No |
| Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | North Adams | MA | www.mcla.edu | Certificates Bachelors Masters |
Campus | No |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge | MA | web.mit.edu | Bachelors Masters Doctorate |
Campus | No |
| Massachusetts Maritime Academy | Buzzards Bay | MA | www.maritime.edu | Bachelors Masters |
Campus | No |
| Massachusetts School of Barbering | Quincy | MA | massschoolofbarbering.com | Certificates |
Campus | No |
| Massachusetts School of Law | Andover | MA | www.mslaw.edu | Doctorate |
Campus | No |
| Massasoit Community College | Brockton | MA | www.massasoit.edu | Certificates Associates |
Campus | No |
| MCPHS University | Boston | MA | www.mcphs.edu | Certificates Bachelors Masters Doctorate |
Campus | No |
| Merrimack College | North Andover | MA | www.merrimack.edu | Associates Bachelors Masters |
Campus | No |
| MGH Institute of Health Professions | Boston | MA | www.mghihp.edu | Bachelors Masters Doctorate |
Hybrid | No |
| Middlesex Community College | Bedford | MA | www.middlesex.mass.edu | Certificates Associates |
Campus | No |
| Mildred Elley-Pittsfield Campus | Pittsfield | MA | www.mildred-elley.edu | Certificates |
Campus | No |
| Millennium Training Institute | Woburn | MA | www.millennium.edu | Certificates |
Campus | No |
| Montserrat College of Art | Beverly | MA | www.montserrat.edu | Bachelors |
Campus | No |
| Monty Tech | Fitchburg | MA | www.montytech.net | Certificates |
Campus | No |
| Motoring Technical Training Institute | Seekonk | MA | www.mtti.edu | Certificates |
Campus | No |
| Mount Holyoke College | South Hadley | MA | www.mtholyoke.edu | Bachelors Masters |
Campus | No |
| Mount Wachusett Community College | Gardner | MA | MWCC.EDU | Certificates Associates |
Campus | No |
| National Aviation Academy of New England | Concord | MA | www.naa.edu | Certificates |
Campus | No |
| New England College of Business and Finance | Boston | MA | www.necb.edu | No | ||
| New England College of Optometry | Boston | MA | www.neco.edu | Masters Doctorate |
Campus | No |
| New England Hair Academy | Malden | MA | www.newenglandhairacademy.com | Certificates |
Campus | No |
| New England Law-Boston | Boston | MA | www.nesl.edu | Doctorate |
Campus | No |
| New England School of Photography | Waltham | MA | www.NESOP.edu | Certificates |
Campus | No |
| New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Massachusetts | North Andover | MA | www.nettts.com | Certificates |
Campus | No |
| Nichols College | Dudley | MA | www.nichols.edu | Associates Bachelors Masters |
Campus | No |
| North Bennet Street School | Boston | MA | www.nbss.edu | Certificates |
Campus | No |
| North Shore Community College | Danvers | MA | www.northshore.edu | Certificates Associates |
Campus | No |
| Northeastern University | Boston | MA | www.northeastern.edu | Bachelors Masters Doctorate |
Campus | No |
| Northeastern University Lifelong Learning Network | Boston | MA | www.northeastern.edu | Certificates Bachelors Masters Doctorate |
Hybrid | No |
| Northern Essex Community College | Haverhill | MA | www.necc.mass.edu | Certificates Associates |
Campus | No |
| Northpoint Bible College | Haverhill | MA | www.northpoint.edu | Certificates Associates Bachelors Masters |
Hybrid | No |
| Pine Manor College | Chestnut Hill | MA | www.pmc.edu | Associates Bachelors Masters |
Campus | No |
| Pope St John XXIII National Seminary | Weston | MA | www.psjs.edu | Masters |
Campus | No |
| Quincy College | Quincy | MA | www.quincycollege.edu | Certificates Associates |
Campus | No |
| Quinsigamond Community College | Worcester | MA | www.qcc.edu | Certificates Associates |
Campus | No |
| Regis College | Weston | MA | www.regiscollege.edu | Certificates Associates Bachelors Masters Doctorate |
Hybrid | No |
| Rob Roy Academy-Fall River | Fall River | MA | www.rob-roy.com | Certificates |
Campus | No |
| Rob Roy Academy-New Bedford | New Bedford | MA | www.rob-roy.com | Certificates |
Campus | No |
| Rob Roy Academy-Taunton | Taunton | MA | www.rob-roy.com | Certificates |
Campus | No |
| Rob Roy Academy-Worcester | Worcester | MA | www.rob-roy.com | Certificates |
Campus | No |
| Roxbury Community College | Roxbury Crossing | MA | www.rcc.mass.edu | Certificates Associates |
Campus | No |
| Saint John's Seminary | Brighton | MA | www.sjs.edu | Bachelors Masters |
Campus | No |
| Salem State University | Salem | MA | www.salemstate.edu | Bachelors Masters |
Campus | No |
| Salter College-Chicopee | Chicopee | MA | www.salter.edu | No | ||
| Shawsheen Valley School of Practical Nursing | Billerica | MA | www.shawsheenpracticalnursing.com | Certificates |
Campus | No |
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of Nursing | Brockton | MA | www.bhson.org | Certificates |
Campus | No |
| Simmons University | Boston | MA | www.simmons.edu | Bachelors Masters Doctorate |
Campus | No |
| Smith College | Northampton | MA | www.smith.edu | Bachelors Masters Doctorate |
Campus | No |
| Southeastern Technical Institute | South Easton | MA | www.stitech.edu | Certificates |
Campus | No |
| Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational School District | Charlton | MA | www.baypath.net | Certificates |
Campus | No |
| Spa Tech Institute-Ipswich | Ipswich | MA | www.spatech.edu | Certificates |
Campus | No |
| Spa Tech Institute-Plymouth | Plymouth | MA | www.spatech.edu | Certificates |
Campus | No |
| Spa Tech Institute-Westboro | Westborough | MA | www.spatech.edu | Certificates |
Campus | No |
| Springfield College | Springfield | MA | www.springfield.edu | Bachelors Masters Doctorate |
Campus | No |
| Springfield College-Regional, Online, and Continuing Education | Springfield | MA | springfield.edu | Bachelors Masters |
Online | No |
| Springfield Technical Community College | Springfield | MA | www.stcc.edu | Certificates Associates |
Campus | No |
| Stonehill College | Easton | MA | www.stonehill.edu | Bachelors Masters |
Campus | No |
| Suffolk University | Boston | MA | www.suffolk.edu | Certificates Associates Bachelors Masters Doctorate |
Campus | No |
| The New England Conservatory of Music | Boston | MA | necmusic.edu | Certificates Bachelors Masters Doctorate |
Campus | No |
| Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Worcester | Worcester | MA | worcester.toniguy.edu | Certificates |
Campus | No |
| Tri County Regional Vocational Technical High School | Franklin | MA | www.tri-county.us | Certificates |
Campus | No |
| Tufts University | Medford | MA | www.tufts.edu | Certificates Bachelors Masters Doctorate |
Campus | No |
| Universal Technical Institute of Massachusetts Inc | Norwood | MA | www.uti.edu | Certificates |
Campus | No |
| University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester | Worcester | MA | www.umassmed.edu | Masters Doctorate |
Campus | No |
| University of Massachusetts-Amherst | Amherst | MA | www.umass.edu | Certificates Associates Bachelors Masters Doctorate |
Hybrid | No |
| University of Massachusetts-Boston | Boston | MA | www.umb.edu | Certificates Bachelors Masters Doctorate |
Campus | No |
| University of Massachusetts-Central Office | Boston | MA | www.massachusetts.edu | Certificates Associates Bachelors Masters Doctorate |
No | |
| University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | North Dartmouth | MA | www.umassd.edu | Certificates Bachelors Masters Doctorate |
Online | No |
| University of Massachusetts-Lowell | Lowell | MA | www.uml.edu | Certificates Associates Bachelors Masters Doctorate |
Campus | No |
| Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School | Bourne | MA | www.uctpracticalnursing.com | Certificates |
Campus | No |
| Urban College of Boston | Boston | MA | www.urbancollege.edu | Certificates Associates |
Campus | No |
| Wellesley College | Wellesley | MA | www.wellesley.edu | Bachelors |
Campus | No |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology | Boston | MA | WIT.EDU | Certificates Associates Bachelors Masters |
Campus | No |
| Western New England University | Springfield | MA | www1.wne.edu | Certificates Associates Bachelors Masters Doctorate |
Campus | No |
| Westfield State University | Westfield | MA | www.westfield.ma.edu | Bachelors Masters |
Campus | No |
| Wheaton College | Norton | MA | www.wheatoncollege.edu | Bachelors |
Campus | No |
| William James College | Newton | MA | www.williamjames.edu | Bachelors Masters Doctorate |
Hybrid | No |
| Williams College | Williamstown | MA | www.williams.edu | Bachelors Masters |
Campus | No |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Worcester | MA | www.wpi.edu | Bachelors Masters Doctorate |
Campus | No |
| Worcester State University | Worcester | MA | www.worcester.edu | Bachelors Masters |
Campus | No |