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Liberal Arts and Sciences programs in Massachusetts

43 colleges in Massachusetts offer Liberal Arts and Sciences, from associate's degree to master's degree. The most graduates in 2023-24 came from Middlesex Community College, Springfield Technical Community College, and Holyoke Community College.

Colleges

Sorted by graduates in Liberal Arts and Sciences. No college pays to be on this list or to rank higher.

  • Middlesex Community College

    Bedford, MA · 2-year · Public

    Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $2,624
    Graduation rate
    23%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $50,651
  • Springfield Technical Community College

    Springfield, MA · 2-year · Public

    Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $5,662
    Graduation rate
    32%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $36,966
  • Holyoke Community College

    Holyoke, MA · 2-year · Public

    Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $8,068
    Graduation rate
    29%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $37,277
  • Massasoit Community College

    Brockton, MA · 2-year · Public

    Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $8,460
    Graduation rate
    19%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $46,111
  • Bunker Hill Community College

    Boston, MA · 2-year · Public

    Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $7,818
    Graduation rate
    13%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $47,618
  • Westfield State University

    Westfield, MA · 4-year · Public

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $16,721
    Graduation rate
    54%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $57,346
  • Bristol Community College

    Fall River, MA · 2-year · Public

    Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $5,547
    Graduation rate
    22%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $38,663
  • North Shore Community College

    Danvers, MA · 2-year · Public

    Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $9,000
    Graduation rate
    18%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $45,391
  • Greenfield Community College

    Greenfield, MA · 2-year · Public

    Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $7,679
    Graduation rate
    31%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $37,132
  • Northern Essex Community College

    Haverhill, MA · 2-year · Public

    Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $6,046
    Graduation rate
    21%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $42,862
  • University of Massachusetts-Lowell

    Lowell, MA · 4-year · Public

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $17,163
    Graduation rate
    65%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $64,874
  • Bard College at Simon's Rock

    Great Barrington, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Associate's degree Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $31,625
    Graduation rate
    68%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $46,543
  • Quincy College

    Quincy, MA · 4-year · Public

    Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $17,126
    Graduation rate
    15%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $52,506
  • Bentley University

    Waltham, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $37,930
    Graduation rate
    87%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $120,959
  • Mount Wachusett Community College

    Gardner, MA · 2-year · Public

    Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $7,931
    Graduation rate
    24%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $41,118
  • Merrimack College

    North Andover, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $37,927
    Graduation rate
    70%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $75,584
  • Massachusetts Bay Community College

    Wellesley Hills, MA · 2-year · Public

    Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $7,169
    Graduation rate
    17%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $52,654
  • Berkshire Community College

    Pittsfield, MA · 2-year · Public

    Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $9,921
    Graduation rate
    20%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $38,832
  • Endicott College

    Beverly, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Associate's degree Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $40,654
    Graduation rate
    76%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $58,336
  • Cape Cod Community College

    West Barnstable, MA · 2-year · Public

    Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $8,296
    Graduation rate
    22%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $43,670
  • Quinsigamond Community College

    Worcester, MA · 2-year · Public

    Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $9,090
    Graduation rate
    22%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $45,949
  • Emmanuel College

    Boston, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $26,706
    Graduation rate
    68%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $68,245
  • Framingham State University

    Framingham, MA · 4-year · Public

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $16,114
    Graduation rate
    48%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $52,349
  • Bay Path University

    Longmeadow, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Associate's degree Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $14,271
    Graduation rate
    44%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $55,383
  • Roxbury Community College

    Roxbury Crossing, MA · 2-year · Public

    Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $12,244
    Graduation rate
    28%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $38,773
  • Dean College

    Franklin, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $30,684
    Graduation rate
    54%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $38,109
  • University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth

    North Dartmouth, MA · 4-year · Public

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $20,927
    Graduation rate
    52%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $68,804
  • College of the Holy Cross

    Worcester, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $38,782
    Graduation rate
    87%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $90,543
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $20,111
    Graduation rate
    96%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $143,372
  • Boston College

    Chestnut Hill, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $41,704
    Graduation rate
    91%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $103,937
  • Northeastern University

    Boston, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $30,915
    Graduation rate
    91%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $92,538
  • Northeastern University Professional Programs

    Boston, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $92,538
    Median debt
    $24,250
    Undergrads
    1,802
  • American International College

    Springfield, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Associate's degree Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $23,274
    Graduation rate
    46%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $53,124
  • Fisher College

    Boston, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Associate's degree Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $26,649
    Graduation rate
    28%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $49,669
  • Western New England University

    Springfield, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Associate's degree Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $27,290
    Graduation rate
    64%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $73,157
  • Eastern Nazarene College

    Quincy, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree
  • Harvard University

    Cambridge, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree
    Average net price
    $19,066
    Graduation rate
    98%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $101,817
  • Anna Maria College

    Paxton, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $28,333
    Graduation rate
    46%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $46,651
  • Boston University

    Boston, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $24,402
    Graduation rate
    89%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $83,238
  • Curry College

    Milton, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $29,207
    Graduation rate
    51%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $54,400
  • Regis College

    Weston, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $27,477
    Graduation rate
    72%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $52,873
  • Suffolk University

    Boston, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $29,618
    Graduation rate
    61%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $67,506
  • Worcester State University

    Worcester, MA · 4-year · Public

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $13,381
    Graduation rate
    61%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $60,624

Program 24.0101, CIP 2020. Colleges and award levels from IPEDS 2023-24 completions; costs and outcomes from College Scorecard (June 2026).