Graduate Schools in the Boston Area

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• Graduate School
• CAMBRIDGE, MA
• Rating 4.8 out of 5  15 reviews

Master's Student: I couldn't imagine a better graduate experience. The quality of the educational experience goes beyond the classroom with a myriad of opportunities for experiential learning and giving back to the community, as well as interact with the some of the brightest students and professors in the country...Read 15 Reviews

Harvard University

• Graduate School
• CAMBRIDGE, MA
• Rating 4.79 out of 5  58 reviews

Niche User: The veteran's admission team answered all of my questions quickly. The information was always transparent and I never waited longer than 48 hours for a response. Each person I spoke with, either over the phone or through email, treated me with respect and professionalism. As a working mother of four small children, it eased my mind to know that Harvard veterans admission services actually cared about my questions and concerns...Read 58 Reviews

Tufts University

• Graduate School
• MEDFORD, MA
• Rating 4.83 out of 5  12 reviews

Doctoral Student: Tufts is a great university for anyone who is eager to develop their professional and academic careers in a small-mid sized campus space. Situated in the midst of other universities, Tufts offers students the opportunity to branch outside of campus and connect with others in the Boston area. I especially love that Tufts has a lot of resources for students, yet the atmosphere and campus culture is not unfriendly or highly competitive. Professors and staff are highly available and genuinely strive for student success...Read 12 Reviews

Northeastern University

• Graduate School
• BOSTON, MA
• Rating 4.44 out of 5  89 reviews

Graduate Student: As a graduate student at Northeastern University I had a wonderful time! I met so many new and interesting people from all around the world that I can most certainly call my friends! Professors were always very helpful and tried to explain everything to students in depth! The fact that it has the co-op program, allows students to put into practice everything that they have learned. Therefore, after the completion of any degree, most students have already jobs offers waiting for them...Read 89 Reviews

Boston College

• Graduate School
• CHESTNUT HILL, MA
• Rating 4.32 out of 5  19 reviews

Graduate Student: Great for graduate school because you do not feel grouped in with the undergraduates and they respect your time more so. Great campus and easy to get around. Professors come from all different backgrounds and areas and have a lot to offer, always available to help!...Read 19 Reviews

Boston University

• Graduate School
• BOSTON, MA
• Rating 4.49 out of 5  87 reviews

Master's Student: Wonderful staff, faculty, students, and university! BU has a lot to offer towards the betterment of its students, such as resources, opportunities, aid, etc. Highly recommended university! Totally worth everything about it...Read 87 Reviews

Babson College

• Graduate School
• BABSON PARK, MA
• Rating 4.75 out of 5  4 reviews

Graduate Student: The professors are outstanding - always willing to help and are incredibly experienced in their respective fields. Great school for aspiring entrepreneurs!Read 4 Reviews

Brandeis University

• Graduate School
• WALTHAM, MA
• Rating 4.25 out of 5  12 reviews

Master's Student: I like Brandeis for many reasons, but I feel there are two main reasons. First and foremost, I love the focus that the professors and university personnel put in their classes and programs. They are focusing on social justice and equality. At the same time, there you can find much diversity of students and reality...Read 12 Reviews

Bentley University McCallum Graduate School of Business

• Graduate School
• WALTHAM, MA
• Rating 4.7 out of 5  10 reviews

Master's Student: It found Bentley university an exceptional place when it comes to business studies with it's great reputation. It's strategically located in Waltham, Massachusetts – and within easy reach of Boston. As one of the nation's leading business schools, the private university attracts students from all around the world, with 23% of its population made up by international students from over 80 different countries makes it an easily accessible learning center. It's flexible when it comes to scheduling classes so they're great for students like me ...Bentley offers great career services & guidance which I find very unique for example I have been always given guidance and immediate feedbacks in time, indeed  I thank the management for that spirit even if am abite far from the university but at least I feel welcomed already at the university...The networking opportunities and resources It offers contributes greatly in students job preparing skills and knowledge,Read 10 Reviews

Emerson College

• Graduate School
• BOSTON, MA
• Rating 4.79 out of 5  34 reviews

Niche User: Emerson College has the best location! It's located in the heart of Boston and near Boston Common. You can easily go to the AMC Movie, Chinatown, Theators, CVS, Public Garden, and so many other beautiful places. It's super convenient with the subway station right in front of the campus (green line and orange line). You can also walk to the sea port, Charles River, and other Universities within 20 minutes. The school has also just renewed the buildings and corporate with other restaurants. You will love it!...Read 34 Reviews

University of Massachusetts - Lowell

• Graduate School
• LOWELL, MA
• Rating 4 out of 5  19 reviews

Alum: Great engineering school with professors who want to see the students be successful. Great dining food at Fox Hall. All engineering classes are in Ball hall so I didn't need to go to different campuses. The return investment was great since I found a job at the even during the COVID. The housing options weren't cheap enough for students and the local areas had a lot of drug addicts. I didn't join any clubs, but I heard people had a great experience in their clubs. If you go to the school website there is no recognition or acknowledgment of any of the graduates from this year from the little ones or grades Kor 8. They did nothing special for any students. Many Schools went out of their way for their students to make the memories they were missing due to this tragic pandemic special. This administration did nothing but the bare minimum. So sad that families paid for this treatment. They did not check on families. Only emails the administration sent were from the Archdiocese...Read 19 Reviews

Simmons University

• Graduate School
• BOSTON, MA
• Rating 4.33 out of 5  84 reviews

Master's Student: I am currently enrolled at Simmons's Graduate School of Social Work. I have learned so much already in my last four terms about the field of social work and have been met with intelligent peers who challenge and sharpen me, as well as thoughtful and knowledgeable professors. The program is very writing focused which I greatly enjoy. One aspect of my experience at Simmons that has been poor is working with the field department. This department helps students obtain internship placements which is a very important aspect of the program, and unfortunately, I have found the department to be very unorganized...Read 84 Reviews

Berklee College of Music

• Graduate School
• BOSTON, MA
• Rating 4.82 out of 5  22 reviews

Master's Student: It was always my dream to study in the US. I knew Berklee is one of the best places because of faculty and peers. People from all around the globe is making Berklee the best place on earth. The best is that some of the best faculties becoming your mentors, and who knows, maybe they will hire you some day!...Read 22 Reviews

University of Massachusetts - Boston

• Graduate School
• BOSTON, MA
• Rating 4.16 out of 5  32 reviews

Graduate Student: What sets my experience to a 4-star rating is my program's commitment to my personal development. The Master of Fine Arts program consists of big-hearted, bold, creative thinkers, both students and professors, and I'm so grateful to have had the opportunity to study with them. ...Financial and bureaucratic nonsense, however, did majorly impact my studies. Everyone in graduate school has to tighten their belts. But the administration admitted me with a letter granting "full tuition remission," and some fees as an in-state student, and then two weeks from the start of my first term, I got an $8,000 bill! And it just went from there. There's a lot of denial or abdication of responsibility for this miscommunication, and there are many departments on campus shortchanged because the administrative higher-ups prioritize glitzy parking lots over educational support programs and paying their employees in a timely fashion and to a degree commensurate with their expertise and experience...Read 32 Reviews

Gordon College

• Graduate School
• WENHAM, MA
• Rating 4.25 out of 5  4 reviews

Master's Student: Overall I had a very positive experience. Student life was vibrant, the professors invested in their students and the campus itself is beautiful.Read 4 Reviews

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences

• Graduate School
• BOSTON, MA
• Rating 4.09 out of 5  45 reviews

Graduate Student: In the ever advancing world of heaith and technology, MCPHS university keeps me updated with the best standards of knowledge and skills to grow as a devoted pharmacist. Along with carrying a vision in contributing to the development of field of pharmacy with delivering high-quality research works that would ultimately prove beneficial to the community. It is an academy of brains for years. It introduces the student to a range of analytical perspectives instead of a single-minded approach. Along with availing the excellent infrastructure facilities and immaculate research opportunities it has to offer, I am sure that the invigorating academic environment, advanced technology and interaction with the distinguished faculty helps the student upgrade knowledge about the development of the pharmaceutical sector...Read 45 Reviews

Emmanuel College - Massachusetts

• Graduate School
• BOSTON, MA

Suffolk University

• Graduate School
• BOSTON, MA
• Rating 4.5 out of 5  8 reviews

Master's Student: The campus is wonderful, it is in Downtown Boston right in between all the BIG 4 companies so you will see them in a lot of the career fairs. We have a great career development center which mainly runs on Handshake, which is extremely convenient as I can also meet other students or alumni there as well, like you would on LinkedIn. ...Oh, and they actually opened up the dormitories for the homeless during Covid-19. What other colleges do that?Definitely recommend this school.Read 8 Reviews

Merrimack College

• Graduate School
• NORTH ANDOVER, MA
• Rating 4.14 out of 5  21 reviews

Alum: I went to Merrimack from 2011-2017. North Andover in general is a very high end location. Wealthy area, very clean too. The Andover city area is beautiful. Merrimack is a great school. Good teachers who actually care. Very good social life and party life. Party life was so good that I was actually shocked my first year. Living in the royal crest apartments next door is great, definitely take a year or two there. A lot of new construction has gone down, countless amount of dorms which are really nice. Food isn’t that bad. They offer an arraignment of pretty good food. Never understood any comments when I was searching in 2010 that the food was bad, it’s not bad and I worried about it more then you. It’s not an easy school but again good teachers. Safe area too. Lawrence is heavily surveilled by police. Crime never comes down to the Andover/ North Andover area. Just all together a very school to get a good job. Happy I picked this school...Read 21 Reviews

Endicott College

• Graduate School
• BEVERLY, MA
• Rating 4.36 out of 5  11 reviews

Master's Student: I have had such a positive experience at Endicott thus far. I am on track to graduate in May 2021 and I couldn't say enough good things about this school. This program is very comprehensive and I feel like it has equipped me with the knowledge and tools necessary to practice upon graduation...Read 11 Reviews

Massachusetts College of Art & Design

• Graduate School
• BOSTON, MA
• Rating 2 out of 5  1 review

Wentworth Institute of Technology

• Graduate School
• BOSTON, MA
• Rating 5 out of 5  6 reviews

Niche User: I personally enjoyed my classes, I feel like they're very interactive and small enough for me comfortable with asking questions when I need to. Also, professors were extremely nice and willing to meet with students after class and had good reasonable office hours. The community at the school is lively, there is always something to do on campus, like events, pop up information sessions, club meetings that are completely open to anyone, intramural sports etc. Housing is also pretty good suites aren't to small and resident assiatance are pretty cool...Read 6 Reviews

Rivier University

• Graduate School
• NASHUA, NH
• Rating 4 out of 5  15 reviews

Master's Student: I recommend Rivier University for online learning. Overall, it was a great experience. The professors care about your success. The courses were challenging but I learned a lot. I am glad I enrolled in the FNP program online. It was a great way to enroll as a part time student while working at the same time. Every week in each class you do a discussion board where you interact with your classmates. You respond to each others posts weekly. Canvas was challenging at first if you haven’t done online classes before but I quickly got the hang of it. The program was affordable compared to others, which was a motivator. A lot of my co-workers also attend Rivier. My co-workers have similar reviews and viewpoints. One thing that is challenging though is that you have to find your own clinicals. I think this is the most difficult and negative part of the program. Overall, I would recommend it to other prospective graduate students. It is a great program and prepares you for your future...Read 15 Reviews

Lasell University

• Graduate School
• NEWTON, MA
• Rating 4.33 out of 5  6 reviews

Graduate Student: As a graduate student at Lasell, I can say this college deserves 5 stars in terms of quality of education, campus beauty, class ratio and good professors. I heard from other students living on campus that the dorms are very nice and well maintained! Being 8 miles away from Boston is the best! No need to worry about traffic, parking and the city stress. I definitely recommend it to anyone!...Read 6 Reviews

Framingham State University

• Graduate School
• FRAMINGHAM, MA
• Rating 4.8 out of 5  5 reviews

Master's Student: Framingham State University is an amazing school with caring and dedicated educators. These educators are not only there to help you succeed but are also there to be mentors. This diverse population of students really brings unique conversations and experiences in the class room. The food at Framingham State University is delicious yet nutritious as it is overseen by Registered Dietitians. The campus is easy to get to and easy to maneuver. I have never had any issues trying to find a classroom. The students and educators are always happy to help with any questions that come up...Read 5 Reviews