| School | Location [note 1] | Control [1] | Type [1] | Enrollment | Founded | Accreditation [14] |
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| American International College | Springfield | Private not-for-profit | Master's university | 2,010 [15] | 1885 [15] | AOTA, APTA, CCNE, NECHE [15] |
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| Amherst College | Amherst | Private not-for-profit | Baccalaureate college | 1,898 [16] | 1821 [16] | NECHE [16] |
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| Anna Maria College | Paxton | Private not-for-profit | Master's university | 1,436 [17] | 1946 [17] | NECHE, NLNAC [17] |
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| Assumption University | Worcester | Private not-for-profit | Master's university | 2,059 [18] | 1904 [18] | NECHE, CCNE [18] |
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| Babson College | Wellesley | Private not-for-profit | Special-focus institution | 3,932 [19] | 1919 [20] | NECHE [20] |
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| Bay Path University | Longmeadow | Private not-for-profit | Master's university | 2,605 [21] | 1897 [22] | AOTA, CCNE, NECHE [22] |
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| Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology | Boston | Private not-for-profit | Baccalaureate/associate's college | 513 [23] | 1908 [23] | NECHE [23] |
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| Bentley University | Waltham | Private not-for-profit | Master's university | 5,333 [24] | 1917 [25] | NECHE [25] |
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| Berklee College of Music | Boston | Private not-for-profit | Master's university | 8,369 [26] | 1945 [27] | NECHE [27] |
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| Berkshire Community College | Pittsfield | Public | Associate's college | 1,367 [28] | 1960 [28] | APTA, ACEN, NECHE [28] |
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| Boston Architectural College | Boston | Private not-for-profit | Special-focus institution | 747 [29] | 1889 [29] | NECHE [29] |
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| Boston Baptist College | Milton | Private not-for-profit | Special-focus institution | 43 [30] | 1976 [30] | NECHE [30] |
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| Boston College | Chestnut Hill | Private not-for-profit | Research university | 15,234 [31] | 1863 [32] | AANA, ABA, APA, ATS, CNE, NECHE [32] |
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| Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis | Brookline | Private not-for-profit | Special-focus institution | 155 [33] | 1973 [33] | NECHE [33] |
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| Boston University | Boston | Private not-for-profit | Research university | 37,737 [34] | 1839 [35] [36] | ABA, ADA, ACEND, AOTA, APTA, APA, ASHA, ATS, CEA, CEPH, LCME, NASM, NECHE [35] |
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| Brandeis University | Waltham | Private not-for-profit | Research university | 4,696 [37] | 1948 [38] | NECHE [38] |
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| Bridgewater State University | Bridgewater | Public | Master's university | 9,492 [39] | 1840 [40] | ASHA, NECHE [40] |
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| Bristol Community College | Fall River, New Bedford, Taunton, Attleboro | Public | Associate's college | 5,822 [41] | 1965 [41] | ACEN, ADA, AOTA, COMTA, NECHE [41] |
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| Bunker Hill Community College | Boston | Public | Associate's college | 8,439 [42] | 1973 [42] | ACEN, CEA, JRCERT, NECHE [42] |
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| Cambridge College | Cambridge | Private not-for-profit | Master's university | 2,135 [43] | 1971 [43] | NECHE [43] |
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| Cape Cod Community College | West Barnstable | Public | Associate's college | 2,336 [44] | 1961 [44] | ACEN, ADA, NECHE [44] |
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| Clark University | Worcester | Private not-for-profit | Research university | 3,559 [45] | 1887 [46] | APA, NECHE [46] |
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| College of the Holy Cross | Worcester | Private not-for-profit | Baccalaureate college | 3,256 [47] | 1843 [48] | NECHE [48] |
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| Conway School of Landscape Design | Northampton | Private not-for-profit | Special-focus institution | 18 [7] | 1972 [7] | NECHE [7] |
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| Curry College | Milton | Private not-for-profit | Master's university | 2,052 [49] | 1879 [49] | CCNE, NECHE [49] |
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| Dean College | Franklin | Private not-for-profit | Baccalaureate college | 1,189 [50] | 1865 [50] | NECHE [50] |
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| Elms College | Chicopee | Private not-for-profit | Master's university | 1,268 [51] | 1928 [52] | CCNE, NECHE [52] |
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| Emerson College | Boston | Private not-for-profit | Master's university | 5,891 [53] | 1880 [53] | ASHA, NECHE, [53] |
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| Emmanuel College | Boston | Private not-for-profit | Baccalaureate college | 1,954 [54] | 1919 [55] | CCNE, NECHE [55] |
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| Endicott College | Beverly | Private not-for-profit | Master's university | 4,575 [56] | 1939 [57] | ACEN, CCNE, NECHE [57] |
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| Fisher College | Boston | Private not-for-profit | Baccalaureate college | 1,421 [58] | 1903 [58] | NECHE [58] |
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| Fitchburg State University | Fitchburg | Public | Master's university | 6,100 [59] | 1894 [60] | CCNE, NECHE [60] |
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| Framingham State University | Framingham | Public | Master's university | 3,529 [61] | 1839 [62] | ACEN, ACEND, CCNE, NECHE, NLNAC [62] |
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| Gordon College | Wenham | Private not-for-profit | Baccalaureate college | 1,595 [63] | 1889 [64] | NECHE [64] |
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| Gordon–Conwell Theological Seminary | South Hamilton | Private not-for-profit | Special-focus institution | 1,334 [65] | 1969 [65] | ATS, NECHE [65] |
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| Greenfield Community College | Greenfield | Public | Associate's college | 1,419 [66] | 1962 [66] | ACEN, COMTA, NECHE [66] |
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| Hampshire College | Amherst | Private not-for-profit | Baccalaureate college | 508 [67] | 1970 [67] | NECHE [67] |
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| Harvard University | Cambridge | Private not-for-profit | Research university | 21,189 [68] | 1636 [69] | ABA, ADA, APA, ATS, CEPH, LCME, NECHE [69] |
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| Hebrew College | Newton | Private not-for-profit | Special-focus institution | 212 [70] | 1921 [70] | NECHE [70] |
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| Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology | Brookline | Private not-for-profit | Baccalaureate college | 199 [71] | 1937 [71] | ATS, NECHE [71] |
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| Holyoke Community College | Holyoke | Public | Associate's college | 3,550 [72] | 1946 [72] | ACEN, JRCERT, NECHE [72] |
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| Hult International Business School | Cambridge | Private not-for-profit | Special-focus institution | 2,176 [73] | 1964 [73] | NECHE [73] |
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| Labouré College | Boston | Private not-for-profit | Special-focus institution | 983 [74] | 1892 [74] | ACEND, ACEN, CCNE, JRCERT, NECHE [74] |
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| Lasell University | Newton | Private not-for-profit | Master's university | 1,454 [75] | 1851 [76] | NECHE [76] |
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| Lesley University | Cambridge | Private not-for-profit | Doctorate-granting university | 3,406 [77] | 1909 [77] | NECHE [77] |
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| Longy School of Music of Bard College | Cambridge | Private not-for-profit | Special-focus institution | 315 [78] | 1915 [78] | NASM, NECHE [78] |
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| Massachusetts Bay Community College | Wellesley | Public | Associate's college | 3,497 [79] | 1961 [79] | NECHE [79] |
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| Massachusetts College of Art and Design | Boston | Public | Special-focus institution | 1,939 [80] | 1873 [80] | NASAD, NECHE [80] |
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| Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | North Adams | Public | Baccalaureate college | 896 [81] | 1894 [82] | JRCERT, NECHE [82] |
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| Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | Boston, Worcester Manchester | Private not-for-profit | Special-focus institution | 5,945 [83] | 1823 [84] | ACAHM, ACPE, ADA, CCNE, CEPH, JRCERT, NECHE [84] |
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| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge | Private not-for-profit | Research university | 11,886 [85] | 1861 [86] | NECHE [86] |
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| Massachusetts Maritime Academy | Bourne | Public | Master's university | 1,493 [87] | 1891 [88] | NECHE [88] |
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| Massachusetts School of Law | Andover | Private not-for-profit | Special-focus institution | 295 [89] | 1988 [89] | NECHE [89] |
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| Massasoit Community College | Brockton, Middleboro, Canton | Public | Associate's college | 4,810 [90] | 1966 [90] | ACEN, JRCERT, NECHE [90] |
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| Merrimack College | North Andover | Private not-for-profit | Master's university | 5,505 [91] | 1947 [91] | ACEND, CCNE, NECHE [91] |
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| MGH Institute of Health Professions | Boston | Private not-for-profit | Special-focus institution | 1,353 [92] | 1977 [92] | ACEN, AOTA, APTA, ASHA, CCNE, JRCERT, NECHE [92] |
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| Middlesex Community College | Lowell, Bedford | Public | Associate's college | 7,770 [93] | 1970 [93] | JRCERT, NECHE [93] |
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| Montserrat College of Art | Beverly | Private not-for-profit | Baccalaureate college | 296 [94] | 1970 [94] | NASAD, NECHE [94] |
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| Mount Holyoke College | South Hadley | Private not-for-profit | Baccalaureate college | 2,275 [95] | 1837 [96] | NECHE [96] |
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| Mount Wachusett Community College | Gardner | Public | Associate's college | 2,868 [97] | 1963 [97] | ACEN, ADA, COMTA, NECHE [97] |
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| New England College of Optometry | Boston | Private not-for-profit | Special-focus institution | 536 [98] | 1894 [98] | AOA, NECHE [98] |
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| New England Conservatory of Music | Boston | Private not-for-profit | Special-focus institution | 796 [99] | 1867 [99] | NASM, NECHE [98] |
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| New England Law Boston | Boston | Private not-for-profit | Special-focus institution | 1,060 [100] | 1938 [100] | ABA [100] |
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| Nichols College | Dudley | Private not-for-profit | Master's university | 1,526 [101] | 1931 [102] | NECHE [102] |
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| North Shore Community College | Danvers | Public | Associate's college | 4,391 [103] | 1965 [103] | ACEN, AOTA, APTA, JRCERT, NECHE [103] |
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| Northeastern University | Boston | Private not-for-profit | Research university | 39,774 [104] | 1898 [105] | ABA, ACPE, APTA, APA, ASHA, CCNE, CANAEP, CEPH, NECHE [105] |
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| Northern Essex Community College | Haverhill | Public | Associate's college | 4,339 [106] | 1972 [106] | NECHE [106] |
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| Northpoint Bible College | Haverhill | Private not-for-profit | Special-focus institution | 225 [107] | 1924 [107] | ABHE [107] |
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| Olin College | Needham | Private not-for-profit | Special-focus institution | 386 [108] | 1997 [108] | NECHE [108] |
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| Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary | Weston | Private not-for-profit | Special-focus institution | 47 [109] | 1964 [109] | ATS [109] |
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| Quincy College | Quincy | Public | Associate's college | 2,602 [110] | 1958 [110] | ACEN, NECHE [110] |
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| Quinsigamond Community College | Worcester | Public | Associate's college | 6,481 [111] | 1963 [111] | ACEN, ADA, AOTA, JRCERT, NECHE [111] |
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| Regis College | Weston | Private not-for-profit | Master's university | 3,230 [112] | 1927 [112] | ACEN, ADA, AOTA, ASHA, NECHE [112] |
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| Roxbury Community College | Roxbury | Public | Associate's college | 1,214 [113] | 1973 [113] | ACEN, JRCERT, NECHE [113] |
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| Saint John's Seminary | Brighton | Private not-for-profit | Special-focus institution | 103 [114] | 1884 [114] | ATS, NECHE [114] |
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| Salem State University | Salem | Public | Master's university | 6,239 [115] | 1854 [116] | ACEN, AOTA, CCNE, NECHE [116] |
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| Simmons University | Boston | Private not-for-profit | Doctorate-granting university | 5,348 [117] | 1899 [118] | ACEND, APTA, CCNE, CEPH, NECHE [118] |
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| Smith College | Northampton | Private not-for-profit | Baccalaureate college | 2,915 [119] | 1875 [120] | NECHE [120] |
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| Springfield College | Springfield | Private not-for-profit | Doctorate-granting university | 2,984 [121] | 1885 [122] | AOTA, APA, APTA, NECHE [122] |
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| Springfield Technical Community College | Springfield | Public | Associate's college | 3,945 [123] | 1967 [123] | ACEN, ADA, AOTA, APTA, COMTA, JRCERT, NECHE [123] |
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| Stonehill College | Easton | Private not-for-profit | Baccalaureate college | 2,491 [124] | 1948 [125] | NECHE [125] |
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| Suffolk University | Boston | Private not-for-profit | Research university | 6,403 [126] | 1906 [127] | ABA, APA, JRCERT, NECHE [127] |
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| Tufts University | Medford, Somerville | Private not-for-profit | Research university | 13,599 [128] | 1852 [129] | AOTA, AVMA, NECHE [129] |
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| University of Massachusetts Amherst | Amherst | Public | Research university | 31,318 [130] | 1863 [8] | ACEND, APA, ASHA, CCNE, CEPH, NECHE [8] |
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| University of Massachusetts Boston | Boston | Public | Research university | 15,428 [131] | 1964 [132] | APA, CCNE, NECHE [132] |
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| University of Massachusetts Dartmouth | Dartmouth | Public | Research university | 7,968 [133] | 1962 [134] | ACEN, CCNE, NECHE [134] |
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| University of Massachusetts Lowell | Lowell | Public | Research university | 16,797 [135] | 1894 [136] | ACEND, APTA, CCNE, CEPH, NECHE [136] |
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| University of Massachusetts Medical School | Worcester | Public | Special-focus institution | 1,352 [137] | 1962 [137] | CCNE, JRCERT, LCME, NECHE [74] [137] |
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| Urban College of Boston | Boston | Private not-for-profit | Associate's college | 596 [138] | 1993 [138] | NECHE [138] |
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| Wellesley College | Wellesley | Private not-for-profit | Baccalaureate college | 2,285 [139] | 1875 [140] | NECHE [140] |
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| Wentworth Institute of Technology | Boston | Private not-for-profit | Master's university | 3,920 [141] | 1904 [141] | NECHE [141] |
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| Western New England University | Springfield | Private not-for-profit | Doctorate-granting university | 3,674 [142] | 1919 [143] | ABA, ACPE, AOTA, NECHE [143] |
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| Westfield State University | Westfield | Public | Master's university | 4,702 [144] | 1838 [144] | CCNE, NECHE [144] |
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| Wheaton College | Norton | Private not-for-profit | Baccalaureate college | 1,773 [145] | 1834 [146] | NECHE [146] |
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| William James College | Newton | Private not-for-profit | Special-focus institution | 897 [147] | 1974 [147] | APA, NECHE [147] |
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| Williams College | Williamstown | Private not-for-profit | Baccalaureate college | 2,150 [148] | 1793 [149] | NECHE [149] |
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| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Worcester | Private not-for-profit | Research university | 7,388 [150] | 1865 [151] | NECHE [151] |
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| Worcester State University | Worcester | Public | Master's university | 5,311 [152] | 1874 [152] | ACEN, AOTA, ASHA, CCNE, NECHE [152] |
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