List of Colleges And Universities In Massachusetts In 2025

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
List of Colleges And Universities In Massachusetts

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
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