Here are the best four year colleges in Massachusetts. This guide includes both private and non-profit universities and colleges in Massachusetts.
American International College
- Springfield, Massachusetts
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Midsize City
Website: www.aic.edu/
- Amherst, Massachusetts
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.amherst.edu/
- Paxton, Massachusetts
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Rural
Website: www.annamaria.edu/
- Worcester, Massachusetts
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Midsize City
Website: www.assumption.edu/
- Longmeadow, Massachusetts
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.baypath.edu/
- Worcester, Massachusetts
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Midsize City
Website: www.becker.edu/
- Waltham, Massachusetts
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Small City
Website: www.bentley.edu/
- Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Small City
Website: www.bc.edu/
- Boston, Massachusetts
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Large City
Website: www.bu.edu/
- Waltham, Massachusetts
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Small City
Website: www.brandeis.edu/
- Bridgewater, Massachusetts
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.bridgew.edu/
- Boston, Massachusetts
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Large City
Website: www.cambridgecollege.edu/
- Worcester, Massachusetts
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Midsize City
Website: www.clarku.edu/
- Worcester, Massachusetts
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Midsize City
Website: www.holycross.edu/
- Milton, Massachusetts
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.curry.edu/
- Quincy, Massachusetts
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Suburb
Website: enc.edu/
- Boston, Massachusetts
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Large City
Website: www.emerson.edu/
- Boston, Massachusetts
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Large City
Website: www.emmanuel.edu/
- Beverly, Massachusetts
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.endicott.edu/
- Boston, Massachusetts
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Large City
Website: www.fisher.edu/
- Fitchburg, Massachusetts
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.fitchburgstate.edu/
- Framingham, Massachusetts
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Small City
Website: www.framingham.edu/
- Wenham, Masssachusetts
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.gordon.edu/
- Amherst, Massachusetts
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.hampshire.edu/
- Cambridge, Massachusetts
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Midsize City
Website: www.harvard.edu/
- Newton, Massachusetts
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Small City
Website: www.lasell.edu/
- Cambridge, Massachusetts
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Midsize City
Website: www.lesley.edu/
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
- North Adams, Massachusetts
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Town
Website: https://www.mcla.edu/
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Cambridge, Massachusetts
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Midsize City
Website: www.mit.edu/
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
- Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.maritime.edu/
- North Andover, Massachusetts
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.merrimack.edu/
MGH Institute of Health Professions
- Boston, Massachusetts
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Large City
Website: www.mghihp.edu/
- South Hadley, Massachusetts
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.mtholyoke.edu/
- Brookline, Massachusetts
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Suburb
Website: newbury.edu/
- Boston, Massachusetts
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Large City
Website: www.northeastern.edu/
- Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.pmc.edu/
- Weston, Massachusetts
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.regiscollege.edu/
- Salem, Massachusetts
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.salemstate.edu/
- Boston, Massachusetts
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Large City
Website: www.simmons.edu/
- Northampton, Massachusetts
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.smith.edu/
- Springfield, Massachusetts
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Midsize City
Website: springfield.edu/
- Easton, Massachusetts
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.stonehill.edu/
- Boston, Massachusetts
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Large City
Website: www.suffolk.edu/
- Medford, Massachusetts
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.tufts.edu/
University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Amherst, Massachusetts
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.umass.edu/
University of Massachusetts Boston
- Boston, Massachusetts
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Large City
Website: www.umb.edu/
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
- North Dartmouth, Massachusetts
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.umassd.edu/
University of Massachusetts Lowell
- Lowell, Massachusetts
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.uml.edu/
- Wellesley, Massachusetts
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.wellesley.edu/
Western New England University
- Springfield, Massachusetts
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Midsize City
Website: www.wne.edu/
- Westfield, Massachusetts
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Suburb
Website: www.westfield.ma.edu/
- Norton, Massachusetts
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Suburb
Website: wheatoncollege.edu/
- Williamstown, Massachusetts
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Town
Website: www.williams.edu/
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- Worcester, Massachusetts
- 4-year, Private not-for-profit
- Setting: Midsize City
Website: www.wpi.edu/
- Worcester, Massachusetts
- 4-year, Public
- Setting: Midsize City
Website: www.worcester.edu/
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