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5,994
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401
programs
648
occupations
Massachusetts

143 institutions

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R1 ResearchPrivate (nonprofit)

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

Grad rate
89%
Admit rate
11.1%
Enrollment
37,737
Net price
$24,402
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R1 ResearchPrivate (nonprofit)

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts

Grad rate
91%
Admit rate
5.2%
Enrollment
32,553
Net price
$30,915
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R1 ResearchPublicLand-grant

University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts

Grad rate
83%
Admit rate
59.7%
Enrollment
31,726
Net price
$22,383
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R1 ResearchPrivate (nonprofit)

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Grad rate
98%
Admit rate
3.6%
Enrollment
30,259
Net price
$19,066
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R2 ResearchPublic

University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Lowell, Massachusetts

Grad rate
65%
Admit rate
83.0%
Enrollment
16,598
Net price
$17,163
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R2 ResearchPublic

University of Massachusetts - Boston

Boston, Massachusetts

Grad rate
49%
Admit rate
83.8%
Enrollment
15,575
Net price
$17,707
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R1 ResearchPrivate (nonprofit)

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

Grad rate
91%
Admit rate
16.4%
Enrollment
15,432
Net price
$41,704
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R1 ResearchPrivate (nonprofit)

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts

Grad rate
94%
Admit rate
11.5%
Enrollment
13,599
Net price
$39,998
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R1 ResearchPrivate (nonprofit)Land-grant

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Grad rate
96%
Admit rate
4.5%
Enrollment
11,886
Net price
$20,111
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Community CollegePublicHSI

Bunker Hill Community College

Boston, Massachusetts

Grad rate
13%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
9,876
Net price
$7,818
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublic

Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater, Massachusetts

Grad rate
53%
Admit rate
87.8%
Enrollment
9,727
Net price
$16,383
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Community CollegePublic

Middlesex Community College

Bedford, Massachusetts

Grad rate
23%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
9,374
Net price
$2,624
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate (nonprofit)

Berklee College of Music

Boston, Massachusetts

Grad rate
67%
Admit rate
43.5%
Enrollment
8,369
Net price
$49,465
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R2 ResearchPublic

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

North Dartmouth, Massachusetts

Grad rate
52%
Admit rate
90.6%
Enrollment
7,968
Net price
$20,927
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Community CollegePublic

Quinsigamond Community College

Worcester, Massachusetts

Grad rate
22%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
7,811
Net price
$9,090
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R2 ResearchPrivate (nonprofit)

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, Massachusetts

Grad rate
90%
Admit rate
60.2%
Enrollment
7,584
Net price
$43,071
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Doctoral/ProfessionalPrivate (nonprofit)

Northeastern University Professional Programs

Boston, Massachusetts

Grad rate
No freshman cohort
Admit rate
No freshman entry
Enrollment
7,411
Net price
No freshman cohort
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Community CollegePublic

Bristol Community College

Fall River, Massachusetts

Grad rate
22%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
6,950
Net price
$5,547
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Doctoral/ProfessionalPrivate (nonprofit)

Suffolk University

Boston, Massachusetts

Grad rate
61%
Admit rate
82.3%
Enrollment
6,356
Net price
$29,618
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublic

Salem State University

Salem, Massachusetts

Grad rate
50%
Admit rate
95.9%
Enrollment
6,230
Net price
$15,996
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Private (nonprofit)

MCPHS University

Boston, Massachusetts

Grad rate
62%
Admit rate
85.2%
Enrollment
5,945
Net price
$39,545
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublic

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, Massachusetts

Grad rate
55%
Admit rate
86.9%
Enrollment
5,892
Net price
$14,262
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate (nonprofit)

Merrimack College

North Andover, Massachusetts

Grad rate
70%
Admit rate
70.0%
Enrollment
5,862
Net price
$37,927
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPublic

Worcester State University

Worcester, Massachusetts

Grad rate
61%
Admit rate
88.0%
Enrollment
5,745
Net price
$13,381
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Community CollegePublicHSI

North Shore Community College

Danvers, Massachusetts

Grad rate
18%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
5,743
Net price
$9,000
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Community CollegePublic

Massasoit Community College

Brockton, Massachusetts

Grad rate
19%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
5,574
Net price
$8,460
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Community CollegePublicHSI

Springfield Technical Community College

Springfield, Massachusetts

Grad rate
32%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
5,447
Net price
$5,662
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate (nonprofit)

Bentley University

Waltham, Massachusetts

Grad rate
87%
Admit rate
45.1%
Enrollment
5,333
Net price
$37,930
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate (nonprofit)

Emerson College

Boston, Massachusetts

Grad rate
77%
Admit rate
51.3%
Enrollment
5,263
Net price
$49,180
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R1 ResearchPrivate (nonprofit)

Brandeis University

Waltham, Massachusetts

Grad rate
86%
Admit rate
40.5%
Enrollment
5,205
Net price
$35,736
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