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Best Colleges in Massachusetts (2026)

147 colleges ranked by graduate earnings, acceptance rates, and outcomes — powered by federal data from the U.S. Department of Education.

147

Colleges

$59,509

Avg Earnings (10yr)

$23,909

Avg Net Price

65%

Avg Admit Rate

62%

Avg Grad Rate

State Overview

Massachusetts is home to 147 colleges and universities, ranging from research universities to community colleges. Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads the state in graduate earnings, with state alumni earning $59,509 on average ten years after enrollment. Whether you're looking for a flagship research university, a liberal arts college, or a career-focused program, Massachusetts offers diverse options across all price points.

Quick Facts — Massachusetts Colleges

Highest Earning

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

$143,372median earnings

Most Selective

Harvard University

3%acceptance rate

Best Grad Rate

Harvard University

98%6-yr grad rate

Most Affordable

Middlesex Community College

$3,694avg net price

Top 10 Colleges in Massachusetts by Graduate Earnings

Ranked by median earnings 10 years after enrollment. Public and private nonprofit only.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge·Private Nonprofit

Admit

Net Price

$19,813

Grad Rate

96%

Earnings

$143,372

Franklin W Olin College of Engineering

Needham·Private Nonprofit

Admit

22%

Net Price

$20,575

Grad Rate

93%

Earnings

$129,455

MCPHS University

Boston·Private Nonprofit

Admit

85%

Net Price

$35,084

Grad Rate

62%

Earnings

$125,557

Babson College

Wellesley·Private Nonprofit

Admit

20%

Net Price

$38,876

Grad Rate

93%

Earnings

$123,938

Bentley University

Waltham·Private Nonprofit

Admit

48%

Net Price

$38,787

Grad Rate

88%

Earnings

$120,959

Boston College

Chestnut Hill·Private Nonprofit

Admit

16%

Net Price

$39,866

Grad Rate

91%

Earnings

$103,937

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester·Private Nonprofit

Admit

59%

Net Price

$43,273

Grad Rate

89%

Earnings

$103,470

Harvard University

Cambridge·Private Nonprofit

Admit

Net Price

$16,816

Grad Rate

98%

Earnings

$101,817

Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing

Medford·Private Nonprofit

Admit

N/A

Net Price

N/A

Grad Rate

N/A

Earnings

$101,466

Northeastern University

Boston·Private Nonprofit

Admit

Net Price

$32,116

Grad Rate

91%

Earnings

$92,538

Most Affordable Colleges in Massachusetts

Lowest average net price after grants and scholarships. Public and private nonprofit only.

#1 Most AffordablePublic

Middlesex Community College

Bedford, MA

$3,694/ yr avg net

19% grad rate

#2 Most AffordablePublic

Northern Essex Community College

Haverhill, MA

$3,971/ yr avg net

19% grad rate

#3 Most AffordablePublic

Bristol Community College

Fall River, MA

$6,235/ yr avg net

21% grad rate

#4 Most AffordablePublic

Bunker Hill Community College

Boston, MA

$6,313/ yr avg net

18% grad rate

#5 Most AffordablePublic

Holyoke Community College

Holyoke, MA

$6,860/ yr avg net

27% grad rate

Popular Majors

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All Colleges in Massachusetts

All 147 accredited institutions. Click column headers to sort.

School	City	Type	Admit Rate	Net Price	Grad Rate	Earnings (10yr)
Alexander Academy	Lunenburg	Private For-Profit	N/A	$26,172	75%	N/A
American International College	Springfield	Private Nonprofit	97%	$25,299	40%	$53,124
Amherst College	Amherst	Private Nonprofit	10%	$18,246	93%	$77,644
Anna Maria College	Paxton	Private Nonprofit	90%	$29,396	40%	$46,651
Assabet Valley Regional Technical School	Marlborough	Public	33%	$36,348	72%	N/A
Assumption University	Worcester	Private Nonprofit	87%	$28,853	73%	$74,895
Babson College	Wellesley	Private Nonprofit	20%	$38,876	93%	$123,938
Bancroft School of Massage Therapy	Worcester	Private For-Profit	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bard College - Holyoke Microcollege	Holyoke	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	$46,543
Bard College at Simon's Rock	Great Barrington	Private Nonprofit	97%	$36,684	59%	$46,543
Bay Path University	Longmeadow	Private Nonprofit	74%	$14,590	52%	$55,383
Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology	Boston	Private Nonprofit	N/A	$16,172	45%	$57,556
Bentley University	Waltham	Private Nonprofit	48%	$38,787	88%	$120,959
Berklee College of Music	Boston	Private Nonprofit	50%	$50,404	67%	$33,647
Berkshire Community College	Pittsfield	Public	N/A	$8,177	19%	$38,832
Blackstone Valley Vocational Regional School District	Upton	Public	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Blue Hills Regional Technical School	Canton	Public	100%	$16,405	N/A	N/A
Boston Architectural College	Boston	Private Nonprofit	N/A	$37,891	31%	$62,123
Boston Baptist College	Boston	Private Nonprofit	100%	$16,321	51%	$34,159
Boston College	Chestnut Hill	Private Nonprofit	16%	$39,866	91%	$103,937
Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis Inc	Brookline	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Boston University	Boston	Private Nonprofit	11%	$26,996	89%	$83,238
Brandeis University	Waltham	Private Nonprofit	35%	$33,885	87%	$77,231
Bridgewater State University	Bridgewater	Public	89%	$17,970	55%	$57,466
Bristol Community College	Fall River	Public	N/A	$6,235	21%	$38,663
Bunker Hill Community College	Boston	Public	N/A	$6,313	18%	$47,618
Cambridge College	Boston	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	$45,998
Cape Cod Community College	West Barnstable	Public	N/A	$8,403	22%	$43,670
Catherine Hinds Institute of Esthetics	Woburn	Private For-Profit	N/A	$19,272	94%	N/A
Charles H McCann Technical School	North Adams	Public	N/A	$9,909	90%	N/A
Clark University	Worcester	Private Nonprofit	42%	$27,711	77%	$62,381
COLLECTIV Academy-Worcester	Worcester	Private For-Profit	N/A	$34,772	85%	N/A
College of Our Lady of the Elms	Chicopee	Private Nonprofit	88%	$21,436	70%	$51,540
College of the Holy Cross	Worcester	Private Nonprofit	21%	$36,868	90%	$90,543
Conway School of Landscape Design	Northampton	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Curry College	Milton	Private Nonprofit	92%	$29,504	50%	$54,400
Dean College	Franklin	Private Nonprofit	74%	$30,236	44%	$38,109
DiGrigoli School of Cosmetology	West Springfield	Private For-Profit	N/A	$18,701	73%	$14,195
Diman Regional Technical Institute	Fall River	Public	64%	$20,861	72%	N/A
Eastern Nazarene College	Quincy	Private Nonprofit	59%	$17,733	43%	$54,727
EINE Inc	Tewksbury	Private For-Profit	N/A	$36,029	N/A	N/A
Emerson College	Boston	Private Nonprofit	47%	$46,766	78%	$62,832
Emmanuel College	Boston	Private Nonprofit	81%	$31,569	66%	$68,245
Empire Beauty School-Malden	Malden	Private For-Profit	N/A	$18,689	58%	$23,921
Endicott College	Beverly	Private Nonprofit	72%	$39,324	77%	$58,336
FINE Mortuary College	Norwood	Private For-Profit	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Fisher College	Boston	Private Nonprofit	71%	$25,702	27%	$49,669
Fitchburg State University	Fitchburg	Public	90%	$15,432	55%	$53,874
Framingham State University	Framingham	Public	85%	$16,698	52%	$52,349
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering	Needham	Private Nonprofit	22%	$20,575	93%	$129,455
Gordon College	Wenham	Private Nonprofit	59%	$24,817	68%	$52,119
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary	South Hamilton	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Greater Lowell Technical School	Tyngsboro	Public	100%	$22,505	86%	N/A
Greenfield Community College	Greenfield	Public	N/A	$8,081	28%	$37,132
Hampshire College	Amherst	Private Nonprofit	70%	$25,810	59%	$46,938
Harvard University	Cambridge	Private Nonprofit	3%	$16,816	98%	$101,817
Hebrew College	Newton	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology	Brookline	Private Nonprofit	90%	$14,334	57%	$51,724
Holyoke Community College	Holyoke	Public	N/A	$6,860	27%	$37,277
Hult International Business School	Cambridge	Private Nonprofit	53%	$42,402	65%	N/A
Jupiter Beauty Academy	Boston	Private For-Profit	N/A	$11,860	66%	N/A
Laboure College of Healthcare	Milton	Private Nonprofit	41%	N/A	N/A	$62,200
Lasell University	Newton	Private Nonprofit	82%	$24,944	57%	$49,705
Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing	Medford	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	$101,466
Lesley University	Cambridge	Private Nonprofit	94%	$31,805	62%	$51,173
Longy School of Music of Bard College	Cambridge	Private Nonprofit	84%	$43,291	50%	$46,543
Lowell Academy Hairstyling Institute	Lowell	Private For-Profit	N/A	$16,686	62%	N/A
Massachusetts Bay Community College	Wellesley Hills	Public	N/A	$7,388	17%	$52,654
Massachusetts College of Art and Design	Boston	Public	77%	$23,764	68%	$43,582
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts	North Adams	Public	92%	$18,707	53%	$48,102
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Cambridge	Private Nonprofit	5%	$19,813	96%	$143,372
Massachusetts Maritime Academy	Buzzards Bay	Public	95%	$26,661	79%	$82,392
Massachusetts School of Barbering	Quincy	Private For-Profit	N/A	$16,248	76%	N/A
Massachusetts School of Law	Andover	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Massasoit Community College	Brockton	Public	N/A	$7,718	21%	$46,111
MCPHS University	Boston	Private Nonprofit	85%	$35,084	62%	$125,557
Merrimack College	North Andover	Private Nonprofit	74%	$37,899	70%	$75,584
MGH Institute of Health Professions	Boston	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	$87,130
Middlesex Community College	Bedford	Public	N/A	$3,694	19%	$50,651
Mildred Elley-Pittsfield Campus	Pittsfield	Private For-Profit	N/A	$25,069	32%	$38,830
Montserrat College of Art	Beverly	Private Nonprofit	N/A	$34,725	62%	$33,022
Monty Tech	Fitchburg	Public	100%	$35,312	75%	N/A
Motoring Technical Training Institute	Seekonk	Private For-Profit	N/A	$17,747	82%	$48,281
Mount Holyoke College	South Hadley	Private Nonprofit	38%	$29,562	84%	$58,418
Mount Wachusett Community College	Gardner	Public	N/A	$8,651	28%	$41,118
National Aviation Academy of New England	Concord	Private For-Profit	N/A	$32,825	77%	$59,009
New England College of Optometry	Boston	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
New England Hair Academy	Malden	Private For-Profit	N/A	$19,653	76%	N/A
New England Law-Boston	Boston	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Massachusetts	North Andover	Private For-Profit	N/A	$15,735	72%	$53,085
Nichols College	Dudley	Private Nonprofit	88%	$31,065	61%	$58,063
North Bennet Street School	Boston	Private Nonprofit	N/A	$35,199	91%	$43,993
North Shore Community College	Danvers	Public	N/A	$7,321	19%	$45,391
Northeastern University	Boston	Private Nonprofit	6%	$32,116	91%	$92,538
Northeastern University Professional Programs	Boston	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	$92,538
Northern Essex Community College	Haverhill	Public	N/A	$3,971	19%	$42,862
Northpoint Bible College	Haverhill	Private Nonprofit	N/A	$27,662	42%	$42,210
Pope St John XXIII National Seminary	Weston	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Porter and Chester Institute - Brockton	Brockton	Private For-Profit	N/A	N/A	N/A	$41,588
Porter and Chester Institute - Chicopee	Chicopee	Private For-Profit	N/A	N/A	N/A	$41,588
Porter and Chester Institute of Worcester	Worcester	Private For-Profit	N/A	N/A	N/A	$41,588
Quincy College	Quincy	Public	N/A	$14,317	16%	$52,506
Quinsigamond Community College	Worcester	Public	N/A	$7,764	21%	$45,949
Regis College	Weston	Private Nonprofit	89%	$28,346	68%	$52,873
Rob Roy Academy-Fall River	Fall River	Private For-Profit	N/A	$29,207	71%	$32,113
Rob Roy Academy-New Bedford	New Bedford	Private For-Profit	N/A	$25,041	55%	N/A
Rob Roy Academy-Taunton	Taunton	Private For-Profit	N/A	$19,252	43%	N/A
Rob Roy Academy-Worcester	Worcester	Private For-Profit	N/A	$22,542	79%	$30,033
Roxbury Community College	Roxbury Crossing	Public	N/A	$12,544	12%	$38,773
Saint John's Seminary	Brighton	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Salem State University	Salem	Public	96%	$18,441	55%	$56,662
Sattler College	Boston	Private Nonprofit	54%	N/A	N/A	N/A
Shawsheen Valley School of Practical Nursing	Billerica	Public	N/A	$20,676	91%	N/A
Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of Nursing	Brockton	Private Nonprofit	52%	$25,162	N/A	$88,084
Simmons University	Boston	Private Nonprofit	66%	$27,313	73%	$63,494
Smith College	Northampton	Private Nonprofit	20%	$26,181	89%	$64,027
Southeastern Technical Institute	South Easton	Public	49%	$11,768	67%	N/A
Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational School District	Charlton	Public	100%	$32,513	75%	N/A
Spa Tech Institute-North Andover	North Andover	Private For-Profit	N/A	$27,248	N/A	$27,803
Spa Tech Institute-Plymouth	Plymouth	Private For-Profit	N/A	$19,494	86%	$27,803
Spa Tech Institute-Westboro	Westborough	Private For-Profit	N/A	$18,910	71%	$27,803
Springfield College	Springfield	Private Nonprofit	70%	$29,187	70%	$48,036
Springfield College-Regional Online and Continuing Education	Springfield	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	$48,036
Springfield Technical Community College	Springfield	Public	N/A	$8,196	24%	$36,966
Stonehill College	Easton	Private Nonprofit	73%	$29,969	80%	$77,745
Suffolk University	Boston	Private Nonprofit	85%	$30,031	60%	$67,506
Technology Learning Center	Oxford	Private For-Profit	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
The New England Conservatory of Music	Boston	Private Nonprofit	43%	$42,556	79%	$34,483
Thomas Aquinas College - New England	Northfield	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	$55,619
Tri County Regional Vocational Technical High School	Franklin	Public	N/A	$25,900	88%	N/A
Tufts University	Medford	Private Nonprofit	10%	$35,435	94%	$83,214
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School	Worcester	Public	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
University of Massachusetts-Amherst	Amherst	Public	58%	$23,691	83%	$71,631
University of Massachusetts-Boston	Boston	Public	83%	$18,282	51%	$65,865
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth	North Dartmouth	Public	92%	$20,605	52%	$68,804
University of Massachusetts-Lowell	Lowell	Public	85%	$18,627	71%	$64,874
Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School	Bourne	Public	100%	$23,394	63%	N/A
Urban College of Boston	Boston	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	23%	$35,472
Wellesley College	Wellesley	Private Nonprofit	14%	$25,008	91%	$84,803
Wentworth Institute of Technology	Boston	Private Nonprofit	85%	$34,170	69%	$82,721
Western New England University	Springfield	Private Nonprofit	83%	$31,170	66%	$73,157
Westfield State University	Westfield	Public	81%	$18,561	57%	$57,346
Wheaton College (Massachusetts)	Norton	Private Nonprofit	71%	$30,934	78%	$67,725
William James College	Newton	Private Nonprofit	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Williams College	Williamstown	Private Nonprofit	10%	$14,852	96%	$88,665
Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Worcester	Private Nonprofit	59%	$43,273	89%	$103,470
Worcester State University	Worcester	Public	90%	$14,738	57%	$60,624

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