Massachusetts graduate schools awarded over 2698 graduate degrees from 75 colleges in 2008-2009. Boston, Cambridge, Worcester, North Dartmouth and Newton have the greatest number of graduate schools in Massachusetts. Popular graduate degree programs include Masters of Business Administration (MBA), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD), Doctor of Medicine (MD), Masters in Nursing (MSN) and Masters in Public Health (MPH).
There are 39 business schools in Massachusetts that offer MBA programs. There are many types of MBA degrees including an MBA in Accounting, Economics, Entrepreneurial Management, Finance, Marketing, Operations and Technology Management. In addition to traditional Massachusetts business schools, students may now access graduate programs online. This is particularly important for students who do not have access to a program locally.
Other graduate degree programs in Massachusetts include: business and management, computer science and engineering, education and teaching, family and social work, medical administration, medicine, nursing and emergency medicine, security and law enforcement and therapy and counseling.
We call these QuickSchools -- Our term for schools with flexible schedules, simple applications, online info request forms, and very rapid response to requests for info.
| School | City | Degrees | Quick Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Phoenix | Braintree, Burlington, Westborough | Doctorate, Master |
| School | City | Degrees | Open Admission |
|---|---|---|---|
| American International College | Springfield | Doctorate, Master, Post-Master's certificate | No |
| Andover Newton Theological School | Newton Centre | Doctorate, First-professional degree, Master | No |
| Anna Maria College | Paxton | Master, Post-Master's certificate | No |
| Assumption College | Worcester | Master, Post-Master's certificate | No |
| Atlantic Union College | South Lancaster | Master | Yes |
| Babson College | Wellesley | Master, Post-Master's certificate | No |
| Bay Path College | Longmeadow | Master | No |
| Bentley University | Waltham | Master, Post-Master's certificate | No |
| Blessed John XXIII National Seminary | Weston | Master | No |
| Boston Architectural College | Boston | Master | Yes |
| Boston College | Chestnut Hill | Doctorate, First-professional degree, Master, Post-Master's certificate | No |
| Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis | Brookline | Doctorate, Master, Post-Master's certificate | No |
| Boston University | Boston | Doctorate, First-professional certificate, First-professional degree, Master, Post-Master's certificate | No |
| Brandeis University | Waltham | Doctor's degree - research/scholarship, Master | No |
| Bridgewater State College | Bridgewater | Master, Post-Master's certificate | No |
| Cambridge College | Cambridge | Doctorate, Master, Post-Master's certificate | Yes |
| Clark University | Worcester | Doctor's degree - research/scholarship, Master, Post-Master's certificate | No |
| College of Our Lady of the Elms | Chicopee | Master, Post-Master's certificate | No |
| Conway School of Landscape Design | Conway | Master | No |
| Curry College | Milton | Master | No |
| Eastern Nazarene College | Quincy | Master | No |
| Emerson College | Boston | Doctorate, Master | No |
| Emmanuel College Boston | Boston | Master, Post-Master's certificate | No |
| Endicott College | Beverly | Master | No |
| Episcopal Divinity School | Cambridge | Doctorate, First-professional certificate, First-professional degree, Master | No |
| Fitchburg State College | Fitchburg | Master, Post-Master's certificate | No |
| Framingham State College | Framingham | Master | No |
| Gordon College Wenham | Wenham | Master | No |
| Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary | South Hamilton | Doctor's degree - other, Master | No |
| Harvard University | Cambridge | Doctor's degree - professional practice, Doctor's degree - research/scholarship, Master, Post-Master's certificate | No |
| Hebrew College | Newton Centre | Master | No |
| Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology | Brookline | Master | Yes |
| Lasell College | Newton | Master | No |
| Lesley University | Cambridge | Doctor's degree - research/scholarship, Master, Post-Master's certificate | No |
| Longy School of Music | Cambridge | Master, Post-Master's certificate | No |
| Massachusetts College of Art and Design | Boston | Master | No |
| Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | North Adams | Master, Post-Master's certificate | No |
| Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | Boston | Doctor's degree - professional practice, Doctor's degree - research/scholarship, Master | No |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge | Doctor's degree - research/scholarship, Master | No |
| Massachusetts Maritime Academy | Buzzards Bay | Master | No |
| Massachusetts School of Law | Andover | First-professional degree | No |
| Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology | Boston | Doctorate, Master | No |
| Merrimack College | North Andover | Master | No |
| MGH Institute of Health Professions | Boston | Master, Post-Master's certificate | No |
| Mount Holyoke College | South Hadley | Master | No |
| National Graduate School of Quality Management | Falmouth | Master | No |
| New England College of Optometry | Boston | Doctor's degree - professional practice, Master | No |
| New England Law Boston | Boston | First-professional degree | No |
| New England School of Acupuncture | Newton | Master | No |
| Nichols College | Dudley | Master | No |
| Northeastern University | Boston | Doctorate, First-professional degree, Master, Post-Master's certificate | No |
| Pine Manor College | Chestnut Hill | Master | No |
| Regis College | Weston | Master, Post-Master's certificate | No |
| Saint John's Seminary | Brighton | Master | No |
| School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston | Boston | Master | No |
| Simmons College | Boston | Doctorate, Master, Post-Master's certificate | No |
| Smith College | Northampton | Doctor's degree - research/scholarship, Master | No |
| Southern New England School of Law | North Dartmouth | First-professional degree | No |
| Stonehill College | Easton | Master | No |
| Suffolk University | Boston | Doctorate, First-professional degree, Master, Post-Master's certificate | No |
| The Boston Conservatory | Boston | Master, Post-Master's certificate | No |
| The New England Conservatory of Music | Boston | Doctorate, Master | No |
| Tufts University | Medford | Doctorate, First-professional certificate, First-professional degree, Master, Post-Master's certificate | No |
| University of Massachusetts Amherst | Amherst | Doctor's degree - research/scholarship, Master, Post-Master's certificate | No |
| University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester | Worcester | Doctorate, First-professional degree, Master, Post-Master's certificate | No |
| University of Massachusetts Boston | Boston | Doctorate, Master, Post-Master's certificate | No |
| University of Massachusetts Dartmouth | North Dartmouth | Doctorate, Master, Post-Master's certificate | No |
| University of Massachusetts Lowell | Lowell | Doctorate, Master, Post-Master's certificate | No |
| Western New England College | Springfield | Doctor's degree - professional practice, Master | No |
| Westfield State College | Westfield | Master, Post-Master's certificate | No |
| Wheelock College | Boston | Master, Post-Master's certificate | No |
| Williams College | Williamstown | Master | No |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Worcester | Doctorate, Master | No |
| Worcester State College | Worcester | Master | No |
| School | City | Degrees | Quick Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| ITT Technical Institute | Online | Master | |
| University of Phoenix Online | Online | Master |
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