Massachusetts Colleges & Universities

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University of Phoenix - Boston

The University of Phoenix Boston Campus in Braintree, Massachusetts, is just another way we’re putting higher education within the reach of our students in the Greater Boston area. You can enroll in classes in bachelor’s and master’s degree programs at our campus. Or you can also choose to earn your associate’s, bachelor’s or master’s degree through our Online Campus.

Contact University of Phoenix - Boston to get more information about available programs in your area.

In the Boston area alone, there are more than 40 colleges. Massachusetts includes many well-known colleges and universities including the United States oldest college, Harvard University, and the United States’ first racially integrated school, Nantucket, and notoriously selective Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The state includes 15 public community colleges, nine public state colleges and the five public university campuses. The Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in Massachusetts consists of 58 degree-granting, accredited independent, or private, colleges and universities. Programs offered throughout the state range from two-year degrees to doctoral degrees.