Nello stato del Massachusetts ci sono più di 100 istituti universitari (Università e College).

La più antica università è quella di Harvard, che è l'unica dello stato a essere sorta prima della Rivoluzione americana. La più recente, invece, è il College di Ingegneria Franklin W. Olin (1997).

Per numero di studente la più piccola è la Conway School of Landscape Design con 19 iscritti la più grande è la Università di Boston con 30.000 circa.

La maggior parte degli istituti sono concentrati o nella città di Boston o nella periferia della capitale.

Elenco Nome Sede Tipo Studenti Fondazione American International College Springfield Privata / Non-Profit1885 Amherst College Amherst Privata / Non-Profit1821 Andover Newton Theological School Newton Privata / Non-Profit3501965 Anna Maria College Paxton Privata / Non-Profit1946 Assumption University Worcester Privata / Non-Profit1904 Babson College Wellesley Privata / Non-Profit1919 Bard College a Simon's Rock Great Barrington Privata / Non-Profit 4031964 Bay Path College Longmeadow Privata / Non-Profit1897 Bay State College Boston Privata / For-Profit3541946 Becker College Worcester Privata / Non-Profit1784 Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology Boston Privata / Non-Profit513 1908 Bentley University Waltham Privata / Non-Profit1917 Berklee College of Music Boston Privata / Non-Profit1945 Berkshire Community College Pittsfield Pubblica1960 Blessed John XXIII National Seminary Weston Privata / Non-Profit561964 Boston Architectural College Boston Privata / Non-Profit 1889 Boston Baptist College Milton Privata / Non-Profit 153 1976 Boston College Chestnut Hill Privata / Non-Profit 1863 Boston Conservatory Boston Privata / Non-Profit 630 1867 Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis Brookline Privata / Non-Profit 178 1973 Boston University Boston Privata / Non-Profit 1839 Brandeis University Waltham Privata / Non-Profit1948 Bridgewater State University Bridgewater Pubblica 1840 Bristol Community College Fall River Pubblica 1965 Bunker Hill Community College Boston Privata / Non-Profit1973 Cambridge College Cambridge Privata / Non-Profit1971 Cape Cod Community College West Barnstable Pubblica1961 Clark University Worcester Privata / Non-Profit1887 College of the Holy Cross Worcester Privata / Non-Profit1843 Conway School of Landscape Design Conway Privata / Non-Profit 191972 Curry College Milton Privata / Non-Profit1879 Dean College Franklin Privata / Non-Profit 1865 Eastern Nazarene College Quincy Private 1900 Elms CollegeCollege of Our Lady of the Elms Chicopee Private 1928 Emerson College Boston Private 1880 Emmanuel College Boston Private 1919 Endicott College Beverly Private 1939 Episcopal Divinity School Cambridge Private 108 1975 Fisher College Boston Private 1903 Fitchburg State University Fitchburg Public 1894 Framingham State University Framingham Public 1839 Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering Needham Private 2991997 Gordon College Wenham Private1889 Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary South Hamilton Private 1969 Greenfield Community College Greenfield Public1962 Hampshire College Amherst Private 1970 Harvard University Cambridge Private 1636 Hebrew College Newton Private 201 1921 Hellenic College and Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology Brookline Private2111937 Holyoke Community College Holyoke Public 1946 Hult International Business School Cambridge Private1964 Labouré College Boston Private 5481892 Lasell College Newton Private1851 Lesley University Cambridge Private1909 Longy School of Music Cambridge Private 1915 Marian Court College Swampscott Private 3501964 Massachusetts Bay Community College Wellesley Public 1961 Massachusetts College of Art and Design Boston Public1873 Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts North Adams Public1894 Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Boston Private1823 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge Private 1861 Massachusetts Maritime Academy Bourne Public1891 Massachusetts School of Law Andover Private6361988 Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology Boston Private3041974 Massasoit Community College Brockton Public 1966 Merrimack College North Andover Private 1947 Middlesex Community College Bedford Public1970 Montserrat College of Art Beverly Private 285 1970 Mount Holyoke College South Hadley Private 1837 Mount Ida College Newton Private1899 Mount Wachusett Community College Gardner Public 1963 New England College of Optometry Boston Private4641894 New England Conservatory Boston Private787 1867 New England Institute of Art Brookline For-profit1952 New England School of Law Boston Private 1938 Newbury College Brookline Private 1962 Nichols College Dudley Private 1815 North Shore Community College Lynn Public 1965 Northeastern University Boston Private 1898 Northern Essex Community College Haverhill Public 1972 Pine Manor College Chestnut Hill Private 472 1911 Quincy College Quincy Public 1958 Quinsigamond Community College Worcester Public 1963 Regis College Weston Private1927 Roxbury Community College Roxbury Public 1973 Saint John's Seminary Brighton Private1181884 Salem State University Salem Public 1854 Salter College West Boylston For-profit3011937 School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston Private797 1876 Simmons College Boston Private 1899 Smith College Northampton Private 1875 Southern New England School of Law North Dartmouth Private256 1981 Springfield College Springfield Private 1885 Springfield Technical Community College Springfield Public 1967 Stonehill College Easton Private 1948 Suffolk University Boston Private 1906 Tufts University Medford Private1852 University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst Public1863 University of Massachusetts Boston Boston Public 1964 University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Dartmouth Public1895 University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell Public1894 University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester Public 1962 Urban College of Boston Boston Private6731993 Wellesley College Wellesley Private 1875 Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston Private 1904 Western New England University (as of July 1, 2011) Springfield Private 1919 Westfield State University Westfield Public 1838 Wheaton College Norton Private 1834 Wheelock College Boston Private1939 Williams College Williamstown Private 1793 Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Woods Hole Private1930 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester Private 1865 Worcester State University Worcester Public 1874 Zion Bible College Haverhill Private 265 1924

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