Boston Colleges and Universities

Written by Julie Greiner

Boston - rich in history and heritage - home to Paul Revere, the Declaration of Independence, the Freedom Trail, John F. Kennedy's Presidential Library. . . Not all Boston is about tea parties of the past - this is a city of many fine, world renown Universities and Colleges carving a path to the future.

Universities of Boston Massachusetts

Northeastern University encompasses six full-time undergraduate colleges; School of Arts and Sciences, Bouve College of Health Sciences, Business Administration School of Engineering an Technology, School of General Studies and School of Law.

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Boston College Graduate School of Social Work is a accredited program. Boston University is an independent, coeducational, non-sectarian recognized learning and research institution. Brandeis University was founded in 1948 and is the youngest private research university and the only non sectarian Jewish-sponsored college or university in the country.

Colleges of Boston Massachusetts

Wentworth Institute of Technology offers a bachelor's degree program in architecture, computer science, design, engineering, engineering technology and management of technology. Boston Baptist College offers a degree program for training men and women for the church ministry. Metropolitan College is one of the 16 degree colleges of Boston University. MET is specifically designed for offering major credit courses at night, offering working adults the opportunity for on going education and degrees. Boston College Graduate School of Social Work offers a fully degree program. Emerson College

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is the only major college or university in the country dedicated to communication and the arts. Emmanuel College is a Catholic, liberal arts and sciences college offering undergraduate and graduate programs. Fisher College is a small private college offering a liberal arts program. Simmons College is a four-year, private, non-sectarian undergraduate women's college with a liberal arts program.

Specialized Institutes of Boston Massachusetts

Bunker Hill Community College offers multi-campus institution and one of the largest community colleges in the state.. Bunker Hill offers 65 associate degree and certificate programs that prepare students for employment and transfer to four-year universities. The New England Conservatory of Music, Community Music Center of Boston, Boston Conservatory and Berklee College are all fine examples of educational training for musicians. The Harvard Business College was founded in 1908 in Boston. Simmons College was recently named a "Best College" in the U.S. News & World Report. The New England School of Law and Suffok University Law School both reside in Boston.

Tufts University School of Dental Medicine and School of Medicine is located in Boston, along with their teaching clinics. The Harvard Medical School and School of Dental Medicine and the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences are also located in Boston. Bryman Institute offers programs for preparing high-school graduate students in the fields of Dental Assisting, Medical Assisting, Medical Administrative Assistant, Computer Office and Pharmacy Technician training.

The choices to higher education and the field of your liking are so varied in Boston. Large universities offering 4-year degrees and graduate schools or a two-year vocational school to prepare for the work force faster.