Massachusetts has a number of colleges and universities with different qualities that should be considered. From a safety standpoint, University of Massachusetts – Boston beats out Bridgewater State College with a safety score of 94.3 out of 100 to 92.1 out of 100.
The average student loan varies from school to school with Simmons College having the highest average outstanding student loan amount of $11,137. However, students are able to save some money by searching online for cheap textbooks with our textbook search engine located in the sidebar.
When determining the best overall college or university in Massachusetts, including multiple factors such as quality of education, safety, cost and student reviews – Massachusetts Institute of Technology scores highest with a 99.6 out of 100 score, followed by Amherst College (99.1) and Williams College (98.9). Surprisingly, Harvard finished 4th. For more detailed information on particular schools select from the list below:
- American International College
- Amherst College
- Anna Maria College
- Assumption College
- Atlantic Union College
- Babson College
- Bay Path College
- Becker College
- Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology
- Bentley College
- Berklee College of Music
- Boston Architectural College
- Boston College
- Boston Conservatory
- Boston University
- Brandeis University
- Bridgewater State College
- Cambridge College
- Clark University
- College of the Holy Cross
- Curry College
- Dean College
- Eastern Nazarene College
- Elms College (College of Our Lady of the Elms)
- Emerson College
- Emmanuel College
- Endicott College
- Fisher College
- Fitchburg State College
- Framingham State College
- Gordon College
- Hampshire College
- Harvard University
- Hebrew College
- Hellenic College
- Lasell College
- Lesley University
- Longy School of Music
- Massachusetts College of Art
- Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
- Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Massachusetts Maritime Academy
- Merrimack College
- Montserrat College of Art
- Mount Holyoke College
- Mount Ida College
- New England College of Optometry
- New England Conservatory of Music
- New England Institute of Art
- Newbury College
- Nichols College
- Northeastern University
- Pine Manor College
- Regis College
- Salem State College
- School of the Museum of Fine Arts
- Simmons College
- Simon’s Rock College of Bard
- Smith College
- Springfield College
- St. John’s Seminary
- Stonehill College
- Suffolk University
- Tufts University
- University of Massachusetts-Amherst
- University of Massachusetts-Boston
- University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
- University of Massachusetts-Lowell
- Wellesley College
- Wentworth Institute of Technology
- Western New England College
- Westfield State College
- Wheaton College
- Wheelock College
- Williams College
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Worcester State College
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