Boston Colleges, Universities, Trade and Vocational Schools

Everest Institute
Brighton, Massachusetts

Founded in 1851 as Duff's Business Institute, the school offers career education programs in 12 states with greater than 25 locations.

• Programs: Business And Management, Computer Science And Engineering, Construction Trades, Engineering Technician, Law, Medical Administration, Medical Support And Technology, Nursing And Emergency Medicine, Office And Administration, Security And Law Enforcement, Therapy And Counseling
• Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Diploma

Kaplan Career Institute
Boston, Massachusetts; Charlestown, Massachusetts

Offers career training and degree programs in business, health care, information systems, legal studies, secretarial science studies, and specialized technology.

• Programs: Business And Management, Computer Science And Engineering, Construction Trades, Law, Mechanics And Repair, Medical Administration, Medical Support And Technology, Nutrition And Exercise Therapy, Security And Law Enforcement
• Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Certificate, Diploma

Empire Beauty Schools
Boston, Massachusetts

Offers cosmetology career training. Located at 37 campuses across the U.S.

• Programs: Beauty And Cosmetology
• Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology
41 Berkeley St
Boston, Massachusetts 02116

• Programs: Several programs. Most popular include: automotive tech, automobile mechanics, electronics tech, HVAC, electrician, biomedical tech, pharmacy tech, mechanical engineering tech.
• Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Associate's. Bachelor's.
• Student Body: 513 students, 484 full-time equivalent.
• Dorms: 42 student capacity.
• Flexibility: Weekend classes available.
• Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Remedial services. Member of a national athletic association.

Boston Architectural College
320 Newbury Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02115-2703

• Programs: architecture, architectural services, interior architecture, environmental design.
• Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Bachelor's. Master's.
• Student Body: 1,338 students, 1,081 full-time equivalent.
• Flexibility: Distance learning. Weekend classes available. Credit for experience. AP credits.
• Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Remedial services.

Bunker Hill Community College
250 New Rutherford Ave
Boston, Massachusetts 02129-2925

• Programs: Many programs. Most popular include: registered nursing, business management, general studies, medical assistant, radiation therapist, criminal justice and police, accounting, psychology.
• Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Associate's.
• Student Body: 8,806 students, 5,538 full-time equivalent.
• Flexibility: Distance learning. Weekend classes available. Credit for experience. AP credits. Some high school credits accepted.
• Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. On-campus daycare. Remedial services. Study abroad option. Member of a national athletic association.

Roxbury Community College
1234 Columbus Ave
Roxbury Crossing, Massachusetts 02120-3400

• Programs: Many programs. Most popular include: liberal arts and humanities, registered nursing, business management, biology, criminal justice and safety, early childhood education, business and related services, radiation therapist.
• Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Associate's.
• Student Body: 2,398 students, 1,513 full-time equivalent.
• Flexibility: Distance learning. Credit for experience. AP credits. Some high school credits accepted.
• Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Remedial services. Member of a national athletic association.

Urban College of Boston
178 Tremont St 7th Fl
Boston, Massachusetts 02111-1093

• Programs: early childhood education, human services, general studies.
• Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Associate's.
• Student Body: 673 students, 247 full-time equivalent.
• Flexibility: Credit for experience.
• Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Remedial services.

Wentworth Institute of Technology
550 Huntington Ave
Boston, Massachusetts 02115

• Programs: Many programs. Most popular include: architectural engineering tech, mechanical engineering tech, construction management, civil engineering tech, architecture, electronics tech, computer science, computer engineering tech.
• Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Associate's. Bachelor's.
• Student Body: 3,728 students, 3,140 full-time equivalent.
• Dorms: 1,932 student capacity.
• Flexibility: Weekend classes available. AP credits. Some high school credits accepted.
• Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Remedial services. Study abroad option. Member of a national athletic association.

Bay State College
122 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 02116

• Programs: Several programs. Most popular include: animation and special effects, business management, criminal justice and safety, fashion merchandising, merchandising sales and marketing, child care management, medical assistant, physical therapist assistant.
• Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Associate's. Bachelor's.
• Student Body: 354 students, 643 full-time equivalent.
• Dorms: 175 student capacity.
• SAT: not generally required.
• Flexibility: Weekend classes available. AP credits. Some high school credits accepted.
• Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Remedial services.

Berklee College of Music
1140 Boylston St
Boston, Massachusetts 02215

• Programs: music theory and composition, music, music management, recording arts tech, music performance, music teaching, music therapy, various music studies.
• Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Bachelor's.
• Student Body: 4,090 students, 4,277 full-time equivalent.
• Dorms: 748 student capacity.
• SAT: not generally required.
• Flexibility: Credit for experience. AP credits. Some high school credits accepted.
• Notable: Career counseling. Remedial services. Study abroad option.

Boston Baptist College
950 Metropolitan Ave
Boston, Massachusetts 02136-4030

• Programs: bible studies.
• Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Associate's. Bachelor's.
• Student Body: 153 students, 104 full-time equivalent.
• Dorms: 135 student capacity.
• SAT 25-75th percentile: Verbal: 420-600. Math: 380-500.
• Flexibility: Distance learning. Weekend classes available. AP credits. Some high school credits accepted.
• Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Remedial services.

Boston University
One Silber Way
Boston, Massachusetts 02215

• Programs: Many programs. Most popular include: business management, psychology, communication studies, international relations, economics, law, journalism, biological and biomedical sciences.
• Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Bachelor's. Master's. Doctor's. First-professional degree.
• Student Body: 32,053 students, 28,628 full-time equivalent.
• Dorms: 10,616 student capacity.
• SAT 25-75th percentile: Verbal: 580-680. Math: 590-690. Writing: 590-670.
• Flexibility: Distance learning. Weekend classes available. AP credits.
• Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Study abroad option. Member of a national athletic association.

Butera School of Art
111 Beacon St
Boston, Massachusetts 02116

• Programs: commercial art.
• Degrees/Certificates: Certificates.
• Student Body: 56 students, 30 full-time equivalent.
• SAT: not generally required.
• Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance.

Emerson College
120 Boylston Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02116-4624

• Programs: Many programs. Most popular include: radio and television, creative writing, marketing, cinematography, drama, publishing, broadcast journalism, speech pathology.
• Degrees/Certificates: Bachelor's. Master's. Doctor's.
• Student Body: 4,380 students, 4,102 full-time equivalent.
• Dorms: 1,644 student capacity.
• SAT 25-75th percentile: Verbal: 580-680. Math: 550-640. Writing: 580-670.
• Flexibility: AP credits. Some high school credits accepted.
• Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Study abroad option. Member of a national athletic association.

Emmanuel College Boston
400 the Fenway
Boston, Massachusetts 02115

• Programs: Many programs. Most popular include: business management, communication studies, counseling psychology, elementary school teaching, registered nursing, human resources, liberal arts and sciences, biology.
• Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Bachelor's. Master's.
• Student Body: 2,467 students, 2,245 full-time equivalent.
• Dorms: 1,220 student capacity.
• SAT 25-75th percentile: Verbal: 490-590. Math: 480-580.
• Flexibility: Distance learning. Weekend classes available. AP credits. Some high school credits accepted.
• Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Remedial services. Study abroad option. Member of a national athletic association.

Fisher College
118 Beacon St
Boston, Massachusetts 02116

• Programs: Many programs. Most popular include: business management, general studies, medical coding, medical records tech, early childhood education, accounting, medical assistant, administrative assistant.
• Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Associate's. Bachelor's.
• Student Body: 1,225 students, 1,103 full-time equivalent.
• Dorms: 328 student capacity.
• SAT: not generally required.
• Flexibility: Distance learning. Weekend classes available. AP credits. Some high school credits accepted.
• Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Remedial services. Study abroad option.

Laboure College
2120 Dorchester Ave
Boston, Massachusetts 02124-5698

• Programs: registered nursing, medical records tech, radiation therapist, electroencephalographic tech, human nutrition.
• Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Associate's.
• Student Body: 548 students, 330 full-time equivalent.
• SAT: not generally required.
• Flexibility: Distance learning. Weekend classes available.
• Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Remedial services.

MGH Institute of Health Professions
36 1st Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 02129-4557

• Programs: various nursing, communication disorders, physical therapy, communication disorders services, radiographer, health professions.
• Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Bachelor's. Master's.
• Student Body: 864 students, 774 full-time equivalent.
• Flexibility: Distance learning. Credit for experience.
• Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. On-campus daycare.

Massachusetts College of Art and Design
621 Huntington Ave
Boston, Massachusetts 02115-5882

• Programs: Many programs. Most popular include: art education, graphic design, fashion design, illustration, photography, painting, film and photography, industrial design.
• Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Bachelor's. Master's.
• Student Body: 2,312 students, 1,845 full-time equivalent.
• Dorms: 370 student capacity.
• SAT 25-75th percentile: Verbal: 510-620. Math: 480-590. Writing: 500-600.
• Flexibility: Distance learning. Credit for experience. AP credits. Some high school credits accepted.
• Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Remedial services. Study abroad option.

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
179 Longwood Ave
Boston, Massachusetts 02115-5896

• Programs: Several programs. Most popular include: pharmacy, dental hygienist, registered nursing, physician assistant, pharmacy courses, radiographer, nuclear medical tech, pharmacy administration.
• Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Bachelor's. Master's.
• Student Body: 3,626 students, 3,620 full-time equivalent.
• Dorms: 727 student capacity.
• SAT 25-75th percentile: Verbal: 470-560. Math: 490-585. Writing: 480-570.
• Flexibility: Distance learning. AP credits. Some high school credits accepted.
• Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance.

Massachusetts General Hospital Dietetic Internship
Fruit St
Boston, Massachusetts 02114-2696

• Programs: dietitian.
• Degrees/Certificates: Certificates.
• Student Body: 22 students, 12 full-time equivalent.
• Notable: Career counseling.

Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology
221 Rivermoor St
Boston, Massachusetts 02132

• Programs: clinical psychology, school psychology, psychopharmacology, counseling psychology.
• Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Master's. Doctor's.
• Student Body: 304 students, 267 full-time equivalent.
• Flexibility: Distance learning.
• Notable: Remedial services.

New England College of Optometry
424 Beacon St
Boston, Massachusetts 02115

• Programs: optometry, ophthalmic support services, vision science.
• Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Master's.
• Student Body: 464 students, 471 full-time equivalent.
• Notable: Career counseling. Remedial services. Study abroad option.

New England Law-Boston
154 Stuart St
Boston, Massachusetts 02116

• Programs: law.
• Degrees/Certificates: First-professional degree.
• Student Body: 1,103 students.
• Notable: Career counseling. Study abroad option.

New England School of Photography
537 Commonwealth Ave
Boston, Massachusetts 02215

• Programs: photography.
• Degrees/Certificates: Certificates.
• Student Body: 142 students, 142 full-time equivalent.
• SAT: not generally required.
• Flexibility: AP credits.
• Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance.

North Bennet Street School
39 North Bennet St
Boston, Massachusetts 02113-1914

• Programs: carpentry, musical instrument repair, furniture design, locksmith, precision production, jewelrymaking.
• Degrees/Certificates: Certificates.
• Student Body: 155 students, 153 full-time equivalent.
• SAT: not generally required.
• Notable: Placement assistance.

Northeastern University
360 Huntington Ave
Boston, Massachusetts 02115-5000

• Programs: Many programs. Most popular include: business, accounting, finance, criminal justice and safety, law, physical therapy, marketing, school psychology.
• Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Associate's. Bachelor's. Master's. Doctor's. First-professional degree.
• Student Body: 24,434 students, 21,484 full-time equivalent.
• Dorms: 7,425 student capacity.
• SAT 25-75th percentile: Verbal: 580-660. Math: 610-690. Writing: 580-670.
• Flexibility: Distance learning. Weekend classes available. AP credits. Some high school credits accepted.
• Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Remedial services. Study abroad option. Member of a national athletic association.

Saint John's Seminary
127 Lake St
Brighton, Massachusetts 02135

• Programs: theological and ministerial studies, ministry, pre-ministerial studies, theology.
• Degrees/Certificates: Bachelor's. Master's.
• Student Body: 118 students, 99 full-time equivalent.
• Dorms: 92 student capacity.

School of the Museum of Fine Arts-Boston
230 The Fenway
Boston, Massachusetts 02115-5596

• Programs: fine arts, art education, graphic design, illustration.
• Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Bachelor's. Master's.
• Student Body: 797 students, 749 full-time equivalent.
• Dorms: 60 student capacity.
• SAT 25-75th percentile: Verbal: 510-610. Math: 450-580. Writing: 485-600.
• Flexibility: Credit for experience. AP credits.
• Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Remedial services. Study abroad option.

Simmons College
300 The Fenway
Boston, Massachusetts 02115-5898

• Programs: Many programs. Most popular include: library science, special ed, business management, registered nursing, social work, communication studies, physical therapy, elementary school teaching.
• Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Bachelor's. Master's. Doctor's.
• Student Body: 4,733 students, 4,393 full-time equivalent.
• Dorms: 1,139 student capacity.
• SAT 25-75th percentile: Verbal: 510-600. Math: 500-590. Writing: 520-620.
• Flexibility: Distance learning. Credit for experience. AP credits. Some high school credits accepted.
• Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Remedial services. Study abroad option. Member of a national athletic association.

Suffolk University
8 Ashburton Pl Beacon Hill
Boston, Massachusetts 02108-2770

• Programs: Many programs. Most popular include: law, business management, accounting, finance, criminology, marketing, public administration, public relations.
• Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Associate's. Bachelor's. Master's.
• Student Body: 9,103 students, 6,481 full-time equivalent.
• Dorms: 1,048 student capacity.
• SAT 25-75th percentile: Verbal: 450-550. Math: 450-560. Writing: 450-560.
• Flexibility: Distance learning. Weekend classes available. AP credits. Some high school credits accepted.
• Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Remedial services. Study abroad option. Member of a national athletic association.

The Boston Conservatory
8 the Fenway
Boston, Massachusetts 02215

• Programs: music, various performing arts, dance.
• Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Bachelor's. Master's.
• Student Body: 630 students, 646 full-time equivalent.
• Dorms: 200 student capacity.
• SAT: not generally required.
• Flexibility: Credit for experience. AP credits. Some high school credits accepted.
• Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Remedial services.

The New England Conservatory of Music
290 Huntington Ave
Boston, Massachusetts 02115-5018

• Programs: Several programs. Most popular include: violin, guitar, and strings, jazz, voice, music performance, piano, music theory and composition, music pedagogy, music history and theory.
• Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Bachelor's. Master's. Doctor's.
• Student Body: 787 students, 741 full-time equivalent.
• Dorms: 154 student capacity.
• SAT: not generally required.
• Flexibility: AP credits.
• Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Remedial services. Study abroad option.

University of Massachusetts-Boston
100 Morrissey Blvd
Boston, Massachusetts 02125-3393

• Programs: Many programs. Most popular include: business management, teacher education, psychology, registered nursing, English, criminal justice and safety, sociology, special ed.
• Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Bachelor's. Master's. Doctor's.
• Student Body: 13,433 students, 10,333 full-time equivalent.
• SAT 25-75th percentile: Verbal: 420-550. Math: 450-560.
• Flexibility: Distance learning. Credit for experience. AP credits. Some high school credits accepted.
• Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. On-campus daycare. Remedial services. Study abroad option. Member of a national athletic association.

Wheelock College
200 the Riverway
Boston, Massachusetts 02215-4176

• Programs: Many programs. Most popular include: family studies, early childhood education, social work, elementary school teaching, child development, special ed, visual and performing arts, American studies.
• Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Associate's. Bachelor's. Master's.
• Student Body: 1,086 students, 1,074 full-time equivalent.
• Dorms: 540 student capacity.
• SAT 25-75th percentile: Verbal: 440-520. Math: 420-530. Writing: 430-540.
• Flexibility: Credit for experience. AP credits. Some high school credits accepted.
• Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Study abroad option. Member of a national athletic association.