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2021 Best Colleges in Massachusetts by Salary Score

By the GradReports team | Updated 3/1/2021

This list of the top 25 universities in Massachusetts highlights schools whose alumni earned higher salaries compared to alumni with the same major at other colleges. Salary Score is calculated by comparing median alumni earnings in the first year after graduation for each major at a college to data for the same major at other universities. We then compiled these program scores into an overall Salary Score to show how each university stacks up against other schools across the country. The top 25 schools in Massachusetts all scored higher than the median for colleges in the United States, with Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology ranking #1 and #2 in our list of the best colleges in the U.S. We also found that Massachusetts has the second-highest median Salary Score for bachelor's degrees in the country.

To be considered for our state rankings, schools must offer and provide data for at least 8 bachelor's programs. You can click on a school's name to view individual program scores. Read our methodology to learn more about how schools were ranked.

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Our Salary Scoreâ„¢ is based on data reported by the U.S. Department of Education
Rank School Location Annual Tuition Salary Scoreâ„¢
#1 #1 Harvard University Cambridge Cambridge $51,925 99.54
#2 #2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge Cambridge $53,790 99.13
#3 #3 Boston College Chestnut Hill Chestnut Hill $57,910 96.56
#4 #4 Amherst College Amherst Amherst $58,640 95.90
#5 #5 Bentley University Waltham Waltham $51,830 95.76
#6 #6 Northeastern University Boston Boston $53,506 93.59
#7 #7 College of the Holy Cross Worcester Worcester $54,740 92.76
#8 #8 Williams College Williamstown Williamstown $57,280 91.23
#9 #9 Stonehill College Easton Easton $44,420 89.81
#10 #10 Wellesley College Wellesley Wellesley $56,052 88.99
#11 #11 Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston Boston $34,970 85.61
#12 #12 Boston University Boston Boston $55,892 84.92
#13 #13 Tufts University Medford Medford $58,578 84.23
#14 #14 Fisher College Boston Boston $31,992 81.25
#15 #15 Brandeis University Waltham Waltham $57,561 80.98
#16 #16 Endicott College Beverly Beverly $34,200 80.51
#17 #17 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester Worcester $52,320 79.93
#18 #18 Emmanuel College - MA Boston Boston $41,448 77.55
#19 #19 University of Massachusetts - Boston Boston Boston $14,613 75.43
#20 #20 University of Massachusetts - Amherst Amherst Amherst $16,389 75.17
#21 #21 Worcester State University Worcester Worcester $10,161 73.47
#22 #22 Suffolk University Boston Boston $40,104 72.67
#23 #23 Merrimack College North Andover North Andover $43,340 72.21
#24 #24 Assumption University Worcester Worcester $42,316 72.17
#25 #25 Emerson College Boston Boston $49,432 70.26