List of Colleges and Universities in Massachusetts: Massachusetts has 114 Carnegie Classification colleges and institutions. They include fourteen research universities, twenty-one master’s universities, and thirty-four special-focus institutions. Massachusetts has 85 private post-secondary schools, five of which are for-profit. Except for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which was formed by the Morrill Land-Grant Acts but later became private, 30 of the state’s post-secondary institutions are public.
List of Colleges And Universities In Massachusetts
Here is a complete list of all colleges and universities:
American International College
Location: Springfield
Control: Private
Type: Master’s University
Enrollment: 2,010
Founded: 1885
Accreditation: AOTA, APTA, CCNE, NECHE
Amherst College
Location: Amherst
Control: Private
Type: Baccalaureate College
Enrollment: 1,898
Founded: 1821
Accreditation: NECHE
Anna Maria College
Location: Paxton
Control: Private
Type: Master’s University
Enrollment: 1,436
Founded: 1946
Accreditation: NECHE, NLNAC
Assumption University
Location: Worcester
Control: Private
Type: Master’s University
Enrollment: 2,059
Founded: 1904
Accreditation: NECHE, CCNE
Babson College
Location: Wellesley
Control: Private
Type: Special-Focus Institution
Enrollment: 3,989
Founded: 1919
Accreditation: NECHE
Bard College at Simon’s Rock
Location: Great Barrington
Control: Private
Type: Baccalaureate/Associate’s
Enrollment: 298
Founded: 1964
Accreditation: NECHE
Bay Path University
Location: Longmeadow
Control: Private
Type: Master’s University
Enrollment: 2,465
Founded: 1897
Accreditation: AOTA, CCNE, NECHE
Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology
Location: Boston
Control: Private
Type: Baccalaureate/Associate’s
Enrollment: 513
Founded: 1908
Accreditation: NECHE
Bentley University
Location: Waltham
Control: Private
Type: Master’s University
Enrollment: 5,165
Founded: 1917
Accreditation: NECHE
Berklee College of Music
Location: Boston
Control: Private
Type: Master’s University
Enrollment: 8,282
Founded: 1945
Accreditation: NECHE
Berkshire Community College
Location: Pittsfield
Control: Public
Type: Associate’s College
Enrollment: 1,367
Founded: 1960
Accreditation: APTA, ACEN, NECHE
Boston Architectural College
Location: Boston
Control: Private
Type: Special-Focus Institution
Enrollment: 747
Founded: 1889
Accreditation: NECHE
Boston Baptist College
Location: Milton
Control: Private
Type: Special-Focus Institution
Enrollment: 43
Founded: 1976
Accreditation: NECHE
Boston College
Location: Chestnut Hill
Control: Private
Type: Research University
Enrollment: 15,287
Founded: 1863
Accreditation: AANA, ABA, APA, ATS, CNE, NECHE
Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis
Location: Brookline
Control: Private
Type: Special-Focus Institution
Enrollment: 155
Founded: 1973
Accreditation: NECHE
Boston University
Location: Boston
Control: Private
Type: Research University
Enrollment: 36,714
Founded: 1839
Accreditation: ABA, ADA, ACEND, AOTA, APTA, APA, ASHA, ATS, CEA, CEPH, LCME, NASM, NECHE
Brandeis University
Location: Waltham
Control: Private
Type: Research University
Enrollment: 5,581
Founded: 1948
Accreditation: NECHE
Bridgewater State University
Location: Bridgewater
Control: Public
Type: Master’s University
Enrollment: 9,604
Founded: 1840
Accreditation: ASHA, NECHE
Bristol Community College
Location: Fall River, New Bedford, Taunton, Attleboro
Control: Public
Type: Associate’s College
Enrollment: 5,822
Founded: 1965
Accreditation: ACEN, ADA, AOTA, COMTA, NECHE
Bunker Hill Community College
Location: Boston
Control: Public
Type: Associate’s College
Enrollment: 8,439
Founded: 1973
Accreditation: ACEN, CEA, JRCERT, NECHE
Cambridge College
Location: Cambridge
Control: Private
Type: Master’s University
Enrollment: 2,135
Founded: 1971
Accreditation: NECHE
Cape Cod Community College
Location: West Barnstable
Control: Public
Type: Associate’s College
Enrollment: 2,336
Founded: 1961
Accreditation: ACEN, ADA, NECHE
Clark University
Location: Worcester
Control: Private
Type: Research University
Enrollment: 3,770
Founded: 1887
Accreditation: APA, NECHE
College of the Holy Cross
Location: Worcester
Control: Private
Type: Baccalaureate College
Enrollment: 3,083
Founded: 1843
Accreditation: NECHE
Conway School of Landscape Design
Location: Northampton
Control: Private
Type: Special-Focus Institution
Enrollment: 18
Founded: 1972
Accreditation: NECHE
Curry College
Location: Milton
Control: Private
Type: Master’s University
Enrollment: 2,052
Founded: 1879
Accreditation: CCNE, NECHE
Dean College
Location: Franklin
Control: Private
Type: Baccalaureate College
Enrollment: 1,189
Founded: 1865
Accreditation: NECHE
Eastern Nazarene College
Location: Quincy
Control: Private
Type: Master’s University
Enrollment: 535
Founded: 1900
Accreditation: NECHE
Elms College (Chicopee)
Type: Private not-for-profit, Master’s university
Enrollment: 1,275
Founded: 1928
Accreditation: CCNE, NECHE
Emerson College (Boston)
Type: Private not-for-profit, Master’s university
Enrollment: 5,891
Founded: 1880
Accreditation: ASHA, NECHE
Emmanuel College (Boston)
Type: Private not-for-profit, Baccalaureate college
Enrollment: 2,012
Founded: 1919
Accreditation: CCNE, NECHE
Endicott College (Beverly)
Type: Private not-for-profit, Master’s university
Enrollment: 4,006
Founded: 1939
Accreditation: ACEN, CCNE, NECHE
Fisher College (Boston)
Type: Private not-for-profit, Baccalaureate college
Enrollment: 1,421
Founded: 1903
Accreditation: NECHE
Fitchburg State University (Fitchburg)
Type: Public, Master’s university
Enrollment: 6,554
Founded: 1894
Accreditation: CCNE, NECHE
Framingham State University (Framingham)
Type: Public, Master’s university
Enrollment: 4,111
Founded: 1839
Accreditation: ACEN, ACEND, CCNE, NECHE, NLNAC
Gordon College (Wenham)
Type: Private not-for-profit, Baccalaureate college
Enrollment: 1,628
Founded: 1889
Accreditation: NECHE
Gordon–Conwell Theological Seminary (South Hamilton)
Type: Private not-for-profit, Special-focus institution
Enrollment: 1,334
Founded: 1969
Accreditation: ATS, NECHE
Greenfield Community College (Greenfield)
Type: Public, Associate’s college
Enrollment: 1,419
Founded: 1962
Accreditation: ACEN, COMTA, NECHE
Hampshire College
Location: Amherst
Type: Private not-for-profit
Classification: Baccalaureate college
Enrollment: 508
Founded: 1970
Accreditation: NECHE
Harvard University
Location: Cambridge
Type: Private not-for-profit
Classification: Research university
Enrollment: 30,631
Founded: 1636
Accreditation: ABA, ADA, APA, ATS, CEPH, LCME, NECHE
Hebrew College
Location: Newton
Type: Private not-for-profit
Classification: Special-focus institution
Enrollment: 212
Founded: 1921
Accreditation: NECHE
Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology
Location: Brookline
Type: Private not-for-profit
Classification: Baccalaureate college
Enrollment: 131
Founded: 1937
Accreditation: ATS, NECHE
Holyoke Community College
Location: Holyoke
Type: Public
Classification: Associate’s college
Enrollment: 3,550
Founded: 1946
Accreditation: ACEN, JRCERT, NECHE
Hult International Business School
Location: Cambridge
Type: Private not-for-profit
Classification: Special-focus institution
Enrollment: 2,176
Founded: 1964
Accreditation: NECHE
Labouré College
Location: Boston
Type: Private not-for-profit
Classification: Special-focus institution
Enrollment: 983
Founded: 1892
Accreditation: ACEND, ACEN, CCNE, JRCERT, NECHE
Lasell University
Location: Newton
Type: Private not-for-profit
Classification: Master’s university
Enrollment: 1,591
Founded: 1851
Accreditation: NECHE
Lesley University
Location: Cambridge
Type: Private not-for-profit
Classification: Doctorate-granting university
Enrollment: 3,406
Founded: 1909
Accreditation: NECHE
Longy School of Music of Bard College
Location: Cambridge
Type: Private not-for-profit
Classification: Special-focus institution
Enrollment: 315
Founded: 1915
Accreditation: NASM, NECHE
Massachusetts Bay Community College
Location: Wellesley
Type: Public
Classification: Associate’s college
Enrollment: 3,497
Founded: 1961
Accreditation: NECHE
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Location: Boston
Type: Public
Classification: Special-focus institution
Enrollment: 1,939
Founded: 1873
Accreditation: NASAD, NECHE
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Location: North Adams
Type: Public
Classification: Baccalaureate college
Enrollment: 938
Founded: 1894
Accreditation: JRCERT, NECHE
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Location: Cambridge
Type: Private not-for-profit
Classification: Research university
Enrollment: 11,858
Founded: 1861
Accreditation: NECHE
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Location: Bourne
Type: Public
Classification: Master’s university
Enrollment: 1,425
Founded: 1891
Accreditation: NECHE
Massachusetts School of Law
Location: Andover
Type: Private not-for-profit
Classification: Special-focus institution
Enrollment: 295
Founded: 1988
Accreditation: NECHE
Massasoit Community College
Location: Brockton, Middleboro, Canton
Type: Public
Classification: Associate’s college
Enrollment: 4,810
Founded: 1966
Accreditation: ACEN, JRCERT, NECHE
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Location: Boston, Worcester, Manchester
Type: Private not-for-profit
Classification: Special-focus institution
Enrollment: 6,824
Founded: 1823
Accreditation: ACAHM, ACPE, ADA, CCNE, CEPH, JRCERT, NECHE
Merrimack College
Location: North Andover
Type: Private not-for-profit
Classification: Master’s university
Enrollment: 5,505
Founded: 1947
Accreditation: ACEND, CCNE, NECHE
MGH Institute of Health Professions
Location: Boston
Type: Private not-for-profit
Classification: Special-focus institution
Enrollment: 1,353
Founded: 1977
Accreditation: ACEN, AOTA, APTA, ASHA, CCNE, JRCERT, NECHE
Middlesex Community College
Location: Lowell, Bedford
Type: Public
Classification: Associate’s college
Enrollment: 7,770
Founded: 1970
Accreditation: JRCERT, NECHE
Montserrat College of Art
Location: Beverly
Type: Private not-for-profit
Classification: Baccalaureate college
Enrollment: 296
Founded: 1970
Accreditation: NASAD, NECHE
Mount Holyoke College
Location: South Hadley
Type: Private not-for-profit
Classification: Baccalaureate college
Enrollment: 2,392
Founded: 1837
Accreditation: NECHE
Mount Wachusett Community College
Location: Gardner
Type: Public
Classification: Associate’s college
Enrollment: 2,868
Founded: 1963
Accreditation: ACEN, ADA, COMTA, NECHE
New England College of Optometry
Location: Boston
Type: Private not-for-profit
Classification: Special-focus institution
Enrollment: 536
Founded: 1894
Accreditation: AOA, NECHE
New England Conservatory of Music
Location: Boston
Type: Private not-for-profit
Classification: Special-focus institution
Enrollment: 796
Founded: 1867
Accreditation: NASM, NECHE
New England Law Boston
Location: Boston
Type: Private not-for-profit
Classification: Special-focus institution
Enrollment: 1,060
Founded: 1938
Accreditation: ABA
Nichols College
Location: Dudley
Type: Private not-for-profit
Classification: Master’s university
Enrollment: 1,403
Founded: 1815
Accreditation: NECHE
North Shore Community College
Location: Danvers
Type: Public
Classification: Associate’s college
Enrollment: 4,391
Founded: 1965
Accreditation: ACEN, AOTA, APTA, JRCERT, NECHE
Northeastern University
Location: Boston
Type: Private not-for-profit
Classification: Research university
Enrollment: 30,013
Founded: 1898
Accreditation: ABA, ACPE, APTA, APA, ASHA, CCNE, CANAEP, CEPH, NECHE
Northern Essex Community College
Location: Haverhill
Type: Public
Classification: Associate’s college
Enrollment: 4,339
Founded: 1972
Accreditation: NECHE
Northpoint Bible College
Location: Haverhill
Type: Private not-for-profit
Classification: Special-focus institution
Enrollment: 225
Founded: 1924
Accreditation: ABHE
Olin College
Location: Needham
Type: Private not-for-profit
Classification: Special-focus institution
Enrollment: 386
Founded: 1997
Accreditation: NECHE
Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary
Location: Weston
Type: Private not-for-profit
Classification: Special-focus institution
Enrollment: 47
Founded: 1964
Accreditation: ATS
Quincy College
Location: Quincy
Type: Public
Classification: Associate’s college
Enrollment: 2,602
Founded: 1958
Accreditation: ACEN, NECHE
Quinsigamond Community College
Location: Worcester
Type: Public
Classification: Associate’s college
Enrollment: 6,481
Founded: 1963
Accreditation: ACEN, ADA, AOTA, JRCERT, NECHE
Regis College
Location: Weston
Type: Private not-for-profit
Classification: Master’s university
Enrollment: 3,230
Founded: 1927
Accreditation: ACEN, ADA, AOTA, ASHA, NECHE
Roxbury Community College
Location: Roxbury
Type: Public
Classification: Associate’s college
Enrollment: 1,214
Founded: 1973
Accreditation: ACEN, JRCERT, NECHE
Saint John’s Seminary
Location: Brighton
Type: Private not-for-profit
Classification: Special-focus institution
Enrollment: 103
Founded: 1884
Accreditation: ATS, NECHE
Salem State University
Location: Salem
Type: Public
Classification: Master’s university
Enrollment: 6,539
Founded: 1854
Accreditation: ACEN, AOTA, CCNE, NECHE
Simmons University
Location: Boston
Type: Private not-for-profit
Classification: Doctorate-granting university
Enrollment: 5,710
Founded: 1899
Accreditation: ACEND, APTA, CCNE, CEPH, NECHE
Smith College
Location: Northampton
Type: Private not-for-profit
Classification: Baccalaureate college
Enrollment: 2,873
Founded: 1875
Accreditation: NECHE
Springfield College
Location: Springfield
Type: Private not-for-profit
Classification: Doctorate-granting university
Enrollment: 3,382
Founded: 1885
Accreditation: AOTA, APA, APTA, NECHE
Springfield Technical Community College
Location: Springfield
Type: Public
Classification: Associate’s college
Enrollment: 3,945
Founded: 1967
Accreditation: ACEN, ADA, AOTA, APTA, COMTA, JRCERT, NECHE
Stonehill College
Location: Easton
Type: Private not-for-profit
Classification: Baccalaureate college
Enrollment: 2,543
Founded: 1948
Accreditation: NECHE
Suffolk University
Location: Boston
Type: Private not-for-profit
Classification: Research university
Enrollment: 6,734
Founded: 1906
Accreditation: ABA, APA, JRCERT, NECHE
Tufts University
Location: Medford, Somerville
Type: Private not-for-profit
Classification: Research university
Enrollment: 13,431
Founded: 1852
Accreditation: AOTA, AVMA, NECHE
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Location: Amherst
Type: Public
Classification: Research university
Enrollment: 32,229
Founded: 1863
Accreditation: ACEND, APA, ASHA, CCNE, CEPH, NECHE
University of Massachusetts Boston
Location: Boston
Type: Public
Classification: Research university
Enrollment: 15,586
Founded: 1964
Accreditation: APA, CCNE, NECHE
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Location: Dartmouth
Type: Public
Classification: Research university
Enrollment: 7,457
Founded: 1962
Accreditation: ACEN, CCNE, NECHE
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Location: Lowell
Type: Public
Classification: Research university
Enrollment: 17,153
Founded: 1894
Accreditation: ACEND, APTA, CCNE, CEPH, NECHE
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Location: Worcester
Type: Public
Classification: Special-focus institution
Enrollment: 1,352
Founded: 1962
Accreditation: CCNE, JRCERT, LCME, NECHE
Urban College of Boston
Location: Boston
Type: Private not-for-profit
Classification: Associate’s college
Enrollment: 596
Founded: 1993
Accreditation: NECHE
Wellesley College
Location: Wellesley
Type: Private not-for-profit
Classification: Baccalaureate college
Enrollment: 2,447
Founded: 1875
Accreditation: NECHE
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Location: Boston
Type: Private not-for-profit
Classification: Master’s university
Enrollment: 3,920
Founded: 1904
Accreditation: NECHE
Western New England University
Location: Springfield
Type: Private not-for-profit
Classification: Doctorate-granting university
Enrollment: 3,430
Founded: 1919
Accreditation: ABA, ACPE, AOTA, NECHE
Westfield State University
Location: Westfield
Type: Public
Classification: Master’s university
Enrollment: 4,702
Founded: 1838
Accreditation: CCNE, NECHE
Wheaton College
Location: Norton
Type: Private not-for-profit
Classification: Baccalaureate college
Enrollment: 1,667
Founded: 1834
Accreditation: NECHE
William James College
Location: Newton
Type: Private not-for-profit
Classification: Special-focus institution
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1974
Accreditation: APA, NECHE
Williams College
Location: Williamstown
Type: Private not-for-profit
Classification: Baccalaureate college
Enrollment: 2,222
Founded: 1793
Accreditation: NECHE
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Location: Worcester
Type: Private not-for-profit
Classification: Research university
Enrollment: 7,308
Founded: 1865
Accreditation: NECHE
Worcester State University
Location: Worcester
Type: Public
Classification: Master’s university
Enrollment: 5,311
Founded: 1874
Accreditation: ACEN, AOTA, ASHA, CCNE, NECHE
List of Defunct Institutions in Massachusetts
Here is the list of
- Andover Theological Seminary
- Andover Junior College
- Andover Institute of Business
- Andover Newton Theological Seminary
- Aquinas College
- ArsDigita University
- Art Institute of Boston
- Atlantic Union College
- Bay State College
- Becker College
- Berkshire Christian College
- Berkshire Medical College
- Boston Business School
- Boston Female Medical School
- Boston State College
- Bouvé College
- Bradford College
- Bradford Durfee College of Technology
- Bryant & Stratton Business Institute
- Bryant Stratton College
- Burdett College
- Bussey Institution
- Calvin Coolidge College
- Cambridge Junior College
- Campbell School
- Cardinal Cushing College
- Cardinal O’Connell Seminary
- Cape Cod Hospital School of Nursing
- Central New England College
- Chamberlayne Junior College
- Chandler School for Women
- College of Physicians and Surgeons
- College of Saint Joseph
- Comers Commercial College
- Coyne School of Technical Electricity
- Crane Theological School
- Divine Providence Institute
- Episcopal Divinity School
- Garland Junior College
- Grahm Junior College
- Hallmark Institute of Photography
- Hampden College of Pharmacy
- Holliston Junior College
- Hyannis State Teachers College
- Ipswich Female Seminary
- Kinyon-Campbell Business School
- Kinyon School
- LaFosse Teacher Training College
- Lay College
- Leicester Junior College
- Lowell State College
- Lowell Technological Institute
- Marian Court College
- Marist College and Seminary
- Massachusetts College of Osteopathy
- Middlesex University
- Monroe College of Oratory
- Mount Alvernia College
- Mount Ida College
- New Bedford Institute of Technology
- New England Female Medical College
- New England Institute of Applied Funeral Arts and Sciences
- New England Institute of Art
- New England School of Photography
- Newbury College
- Newton College of the Sacred Heart
- Newton Junior College
- Newton Theological Institution
- Northampton Junior College
- Oblate College & Seminary
- Oread Institute
- Our Lady of Sorrows
- Perry Normal School
- Pine Manor College
- Queen of Apostles Seminary
- Radcliffe College
- Regina Coeli College
- Revere Lay College
- Sacred Heart College for Teachers
- Saint Gabriel’s Institute
- Saint Hyacinth College & Seminary
- Saint Joseph Teacher Training Institute
- Saint Paul’s House of Studies
- Saint Stephen’s College
- School for Christian Workers
- School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- Southern New England School of Law
- Staley School of the Spoken Word
- Stanley College
- Stevens College
- Swain School of Design
- Swedenborg School of Religion
- Vesper George School of Art
- Wang Institute of Graduate Studies
- Wheelock College
- Winter Hill Business College
- Worcester Junior College
- Worcester Medical Institute
- Worcester Technical Institute
FAQs: List of Colleges And Universities In Massachusetts
How many state universities are in Massachusetts?
There are six comprehensive state universities and three specialized state colleges, making a total of nine institutions under the Massachusetts State University System.
Which is the largest Massachusetts state university?
Bridgewater State University (BSU) is the largest by enrollment, followed by Salem State University (SSU).
What are the most popular majors?
Common majors include:
- Business Administration
- Education (Teaching)
- Criminal Justice
- Nursing
- Psychology
- Computer Science
