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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