The immediate metropolitan Boston area is home to dozens of colleges, universities and professional schools as well as a number of specialty institutions of learning. If one were to visit the Boston area in the summer and then again in the fall, winter, or spring, they would quickly confirm this by witnessing an explosion in the population owing to the influx of students that matriculate at the myriad educational institutions packed into a relatively few square miles.
Traditional 4-Year Schools in the Boston Area
In terms of the “standard” academic approach, the greater Boston area is home to a number of well-respected four year institutions granting bachelor's degrees (many of these also have numerous Masters and Doctorate graduate degree programs) in a range of subjects in the undergraduate liberal arts curriculum including:
- Bentley University
- Boston College
- Boston University
- Brandeis University
- Curry College
- Emerson College
- Emmanuel College
- Harvard University
- Lesley University
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Mount Ida College
- Newbury College
- Northeastern University
- Pine Manor College
- Regis College
- Simmons College
- Stonehill College
- Suffolk University
- Tufts University
- University of Massachusetts at Boston
- Wellesley College
- Wheaton College
- Wheelock College
Specialty Colleges in the Boston Area
If the more traditional liberal arts curriculum is not the approach a potential student wishes to take, the Boston area also is home to a number of schools with academic specialties that are focused on specific areas of education. These more specialized institutions include:
- Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
- Wentworth Institute of Technology
- Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Boston Institutions for Learning in the Arts
For a student wishing to pursue studies in areas related to design, fine arts and music, the Boston area is home to a number of widely known and respected institutions that focus on education and training in the arts. Amongst these are institutions including:
- Berklee College of Music
- Boston Conservatory
- Longy School of Music
- Massachusetts College of Art and Design
- New England Conservatory
- School of the Museum of Fine Arts
Professional Schools in Boston
Boston is known worldwide as a center of education, high technology, biotechnology and healthcare. This is due, in no small part, to the large number of graduate and professional degree programs associated with the institutions named above. The immediate Boston area is home to numerous professional schools. Within the city of Boston are three medical schools and three dental schools, with one of each affiliated with Boston University, Tufts University, and Harvard University. Optometric training can be pursued at the New England College of Optometry.
For those wishing to pursue a career in law, legal education and training can be pursued at the law schools affiliated with Boston College, Boston University, Harvard University, Northeastern University, and Suffolk University as well as the stand-alone New England School of Law.
There are numerous other educational opportunities in the greater Boston area in areas such as business and international relations. And for those looking to begin their post-secondary educational experiences with pursuit of an Associate’s degree, the Boston area is home to a large number of community colleges and other centers where two year programs of instruction can provide a solid grounding for starting a career.
The Boston area is home to numerous centers of higher learning, an important reason for the pre-eminence of Boston in the knowledge-based economy.
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