Four-Year Colleges and Universities in Massachusetts

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American International College (Springfield, MA): Private liberal arts and professional studies college
Amherst College (Amherst, MA): Private liberal arts college
Anna Maria College (Paxton, MA): Private Catholic liberal arts college
Assumption University (Worcester, MA): Private Catholic liberal arts university
Babson College (Babson Park, MA): Private specialized business administration and management college
Bard College at Simon's Rock (Great Barrington, MA): Private undergraduate liberal arts college, with early college program
Bay Path University (Longmeadow, MA): Private comprehensive university for women
Bentley University (Waltham, MA): Private specialized undergraduate business university
Berklee College of Music (Boston, MA): Private specialized music and performing arts college

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Boston Architectural College (Boston, MA): Private specialized design college
Boston Baptist College (Boston, MA): Private specialized biblical college
Boston College (Chestnut Hill, MA): Private Jesuit Catholic research college
Boston Conservatory at Berklee (Boston, MA): Private performing arts institution

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Boston University (Boston, MA): Private research university

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Brandeis University (Waltham, MA): Private liberal arts university
Bridgewater State University (Bridgewater, MA): Public liberal arts and professional studies university
Cambridge College (Boston, MA): Private comprehensive college with focus on adult education
Clark University (Worcester, MA): Private liberal arts university
College of the Holy Cross (Worcester, MA): Private Catholic undergraduate liberal arts college

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Curry College (Milton, MA): Private liberal arts college
Dean College (Franklin, MA): Private undergraduate liberal arts college

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Eastern Nazarene College (Quincy, MA): Private Christian liberal arts and sciences college
Elms College (Chicopee, MA): Private Catholic liberal arts college
Emerson College (Boston, MA): Private liberal arts college

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Emmanuel College (Boston, MA): Private Catholic liberal arts and sciences college

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Endicott College (Beverly, MA): Private comprehensive undergraduate college
Fisher College (Boston, MA): Private liberal arts college

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Fitchburg State University (Fitchburg, MA): Public comprehensive university
Framingham State University (Framingham, MA): Public comprehensive arts and sciences university
Gordon College (Wenham, MA): Private liberal arts college

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Hampshire College (Amherst, MA): Private liberal arts college
Harvard University (Cambridge, MA): Private Ivy League comprehensive university
Hellenic College Holy Cross (Brookline, MA): Private Christian liberal arts college
Lasell University (Newton, MA): Private liberal arts and professional studies university
Lesley University (Cambridge, MA): Private liberal arts university
Longy School of Music of Bard College (Cambridge, MA): Private specialized music conservatory
Massachusetts College of Art and Design (Boston, MA): Public specialized visual arts college
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (North Adams, MA): Public liberal arts college
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (Boston, MA): Private specialized health sciences college
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA): Private specialized technology university
Massachusetts Maritime Academy (Buzzards Bay, MA): Public specialized naval and commercial maritime training college
Merrimack College (North Andover, MA): Private Catholic liberal arts college

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Montserrat College of Art (Beverly, MA): Private specialized visual arts college
Mount Holyoke College (South Hadley, MA): Private liberal arts college for women
New England Conservatory of Music (Boston, MA): Private specialized music institution
Nichols College (Dudley, MA): Private business and liberal arts colleges
Northeastern University (Boston, MA): Private research university

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Northpoint Bible College (Haverhill, MA): Private Christian biblical college
Olin College of Engineering (Needham, MA): Private specialized technology college
Regis College (Weston, MA): Private Catholic liberal arts and sciences
Saint John's Seminary (Brighton, MA): Private Catholic seminary
Salem State University (Salem, MA): Public liberal arts university
School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts (Boston, MA): Private specialized visual arts institution
Simmons University (Boston, MA): Private comprehensive university, with undergraduate college for women
Smith College (Northampton, MA): Private liberal arts college for women
Springfield College (Springfield, MA): Private multipurpose college
Stonehill College (Easton, MA): Private Catholic liberal arts college
Suffolk University (Boston, MA): Private research university

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Tufts University (Medford, MA): Private comprehensive university
University of Massachusetts Amherst (Amherst, MA): Public comprehensive research university
University of Massachusetts Boston (Boston, MA): Public comprehensive research university
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (North Dartmouth, MA): Public comprehensive research university

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University of Massachusetts Lowell (Lowell, MA): Public comprehensive research university
Wellesley College (Wellesley, MA): Private liberal arts college for women
Wentworth Institute of Technology (Boston, MA): Private specialized technology college

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Western New England University (Springfield, MA): Private comprehensive university

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Westfield State University (Westfield, MA): Public comprehensive university
Wheaton College (Norton, MA): Private liberal arts college

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Williams College (Williamstown, MA): Private liberal arts college
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (Worcester, MA): Private specialized technology college

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Worcester State University (Worcester, MA): Public liberal arts and sciences university

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About This List

Are you thinking about attending college in the Bay State? You can check out all the four-year colleges and universities in Massachusetts right here.

Massachusetts offers students a unique blend of academic excellence, innovative technology, historical significance, and cultural richness. The state’s educational epicenter of Boston is filled with history, museums, theaters, and a vibrant student population from around the world, creating a stimulating environment both on and off campus. Massachusetts’ charming college towns like Cambridge, Amherst, and Northampton are full of bookstores, cafes, and art venues, making them ideal for intellectual exploration. The state’s scenic coastlines, forests, and seasonal beauty offer students outdoor experiences highlighted by fall foliage and gorgeous beaches. Massachusetts’ combination of top-tier academics, cultural diversity, and rich history makes it an inspiring place to attend college.

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