History programs in Massachusetts
53 colleges in Massachusetts offer History, from associate's degree to doctorate (research). The most graduates in 2023-24 came from Harvard University, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, and Boston College.
Updated · Sources: IPEDS 2023-24, College Scorecard
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Colleges
Sorted by graduates in History. No college pays to be on this list or to rank higher.
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Harvard University
Cambridge, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree Master's degree Doctorate (research)- Average net price
- $19,066
- Graduation rate
- 98%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $101,817
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University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Amherst, MA · 4-year · Public
Bachelor's degree Master's degree Doctorate (research)- Average net price
- $22,383
- Graduation rate
- 83%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $71,631
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Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree Master's degree Doctorate (research)- Average net price
- $41,704
- Graduation rate
- 91%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $103,937
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Boston University
Boston, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree Master's degree Doctorate (research)- Average net price
- $24,402
- Graduation rate
- 89%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $83,238
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Bridgewater State University
Bridgewater, MA · 4-year · Public
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $16,383
- Graduation rate
- 53%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $57,466
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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
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University of Massachusetts-Boston
Boston, MA · 4-year · Public
Bachelor's degree Master's degree- Average net price
- $17,707
- Graduation rate
- 49%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $65,865
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Brandeis University
Waltham, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree Master's degree Doctorate (research)- Average net price
- $35,736
- Graduation rate
- 86%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $77,231
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Tufts University
Medford, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree Master's degree Doctorate (research)- Average net price
- $39,998
- Graduation rate
- 94%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $83,214
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Williams College
Williamstown, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $17,716
- Graduation rate
- 94%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $88,665
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Worcester State University
Worcester, MA · 4-year · Public
Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree- Average net price
- $13,381
- Graduation rate
- 61%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $60,624
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Clark University
Worcester, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree Master's degree Doctorate (research)- Average net price
- $28,714
- Graduation rate
- 77%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $62,381
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Northeastern University
Boston, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree Master's degree Doctorate (research)- Average net price
- $30,915
- Graduation rate
- 91%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $92,538
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University of Massachusetts-Lowell
Lowell, MA · 4-year · Public
Bachelor's degree Master's degree- Average net price
- $17,163
- Graduation rate
- 65%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $64,874
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Amherst College
Amherst, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $23,367
- Graduation rate
- 94%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $77,644
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Salem State University
Salem, MA · 4-year · Public
Bachelor's degree Master's degree- Average net price
- $15,996
- Graduation rate
- 50%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $56,662
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Smith College
Northampton, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $27,579
- Graduation rate
- 89%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $64,027
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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
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Westfield State University
Westfield, MA · 4-year · Public
Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree- Average net price
- $16,721
- Graduation rate
- 54%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $57,346
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Springfield College
Springfield, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $30,587
- Graduation rate
- 74%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $48,036
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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
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Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $26,441
- Graduation rate
- 84%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $58,418
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Simmons University
Boston, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree Master's degree- Average net price
- $25,265
- Graduation rate
- 72%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $63,494
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Assumption University
Worcester, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $29,498
- Graduation rate
- 75%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $74,895
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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
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Stonehill College
Easton, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $33,016
- Graduation rate
- 76%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $77,745
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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
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Wheaton College (Massachusetts)
Norton, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $29,822
- Graduation rate
- 73%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $67,725
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Gordon College
Wenham, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $24,883
- Graduation rate
- 69%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $52,119
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Fitchburg State University
Fitchburg, MA · 4-year · Public
Bachelor's degree Master's degree- Average net price
- $14,262
- Graduation rate
- 55%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $53,874
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Wellesley College
Wellesley, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $25,496
- Graduation rate
- 92%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $84,803
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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
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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
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Endicott College
Beverly, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $40,654
- Graduation rate
- 76%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $58,336
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Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
North Adams, MA · 4-year · Public
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $16,068
- Graduation rate
- 56%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $48,102
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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
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Western New England University
Springfield, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $27,290
- Graduation rate
- 64%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $73,157
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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
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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
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Eastern Nazarene College
Quincy, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree -
Lesley University
Cambridge, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $31,152
- Graduation rate
- 58%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $51,173
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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
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College of Our Lady of the Elms
Chicopee, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $17,545
- Graduation rate
- 68%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $51,540
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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
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Hampshire College
Amherst, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $24,034
- Graduation rate
- 54%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $46,938
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Lasell University
Newton, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $27,511
- Graduation rate
- 59%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $49,705
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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
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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
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Sattler College
Boston, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Graduation rate
- 81%
- Acceptance rate
- 69%
- Undergrads
- 57
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American International College
Springfield, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $23,274
- Graduation rate
- 46%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $53,124
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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
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Bard College at Simon's Rock
Great Barrington, MA · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $31,625
- Graduation rate
- 68%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $46,543
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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
Program 54.0101, CIP 2020. Colleges and award levels from IPEDS 2023-24 completions; costs and outcomes from College Scorecard (June 2026).