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MA's Best Small Colleges In 2018: Niche

Sure, you've got your MITs and Harvards, but which of the small schools are the best in the state?

MASSACHUSETTS – If you'd like to be one of a few on campus – instead of one of tens of thousands – you might be looking at a small college. Fortunately, higher education in Massachusetts extends well beyond Harvard, UMass and Boston College. The Bay State has plenty of small colleges, many of which are held in high regard nationally.

Niche's 2018 list of the top small colleges in Massachusetts takes a look at small private and public colleges with less than 5,000 students. The site examined factors such as acceptance rate, student and alumni surveys, quality of professors, average loan amount, alumni salaries and more to compile its rankings. To read more about Niche's methodology, click here.

Below are the 25 best small colleges in Massachusetts in 2018, according to Niche:

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  1. Amherst College, Amherst
  2. Wellesley College, Wellesley
  3. Williams College, Williamstown
  4. Smith College, Northampton
  5. College of the Holy Cross, Worcester
  6. Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley
  7. Babson College, Wellesley
  8. Clark University, Worcester
  9. Stonehill College, Easton
  10. Simmons College, Boston
  11. Wheaton College, Norton
  12. Bay Path University, Longmeadow
  13. Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Buzzards Bay
  14. Gordon College, Wenham
  15. Assumption College, Worcester
  16. Western New England University, Springfield
  17. Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston
  18. Springfield College, Springfield
  19. Hampshire College, Amherst
  20. Emmanuel College, Boston
  21. College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee
  22. Wheelock College, Boston
  23. Endicott College, Beverly
  24. Bay State College, Boston
  25. Lasell College, Newton

Click here to see the full list.

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