麻省波士顿地区是全美教育水平最高的，这里有着世界著名的高等学府，例如麻省理工，哈佛。下面是麻省大学名单及其排名。
| Name/Rank | Tuition and Fees | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Harvard University | $48,949 | 6,710 |
| Cambridge, MA | ||
| #2 in National Universities | ||
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | $49,892 | 4,524 |
| Cambridge, MA | ||
| #5 in National Universities (tie) | ||
| Tufts University | $54,318 | 5,508 |
| Medford, MA | ||
| #29 in National Universities | ||
| Boston College | $53,346 | 9,309 |
| Chestnut Hill, MA | ||
| #32 in National Universities (tie) | ||
| Brandeis University | $53,582 | 3,608 |
| Waltham, MA | ||
| #34 in National Universities (tie) | ||
| Boston University | $52,082 | 17,944 |
| Boston, MA | ||
| #37 in National Universities (tie) | ||
| Northeastern University | $49,497 | 13,473 |
| Boston, MA | ||
| #40 in National Universities (tie) | ||
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | $48,628 | 4,432 |
| Worcester, MA | ||
| #61 in National Universities (tie) | ||
| University of Massachusetts--Amherst | $33,662 (out-of-state), $15,596 (in-state) | 23,373 |
| Amherst, MA | ||
| #75 in National Universities (tie) | ||
| Clark University | $44,400 | 2,289 |
| Worcester, MA | ||
| #81 in National Universities (tie) | ||
| University of Massachusetts--Lowell | $31,865 (out-of-state), $14,800 (in-state) | 13,639 |
| Lowell, MA | ||
| #156 in National Universities (tie) | ||
| Lesley University | $26,550 | 1,929 |
| Cambridge, MA | ||
| #181 in National Universities (tie) | ||
| Suffolk University | $37,270 | 5,290 |
| Boston, MA | ||
| #181 in National Universities (tie) | ||
| University of Massachusetts--Boston | $32,985 (out-of-state), $13,828 (in-state) | 12,847 |
| Boston, MA | ||
| #202 in National Universities (tie) | ||
| University of Massachusetts--Dartmouth | $28,285 (out-of-state), $13,571 (in-state) | 6,999 |
| North Dartmouth, MA | ||
| #207 in National Universities (tie) | ||
| Williams College | $53,550 | 2,076 |
| Williamstown, MA | ||
| #1 in National Liberal Arts Colleges | ||
| Amherst College | $54,310 | 1,849 |
| Amherst, MA | ||
| #2 in National Liberal Arts Colleges | ||
| Wellesley College | $51,148 | 2,347 |
| Wellesley, MA | ||
| #3 in National Liberal Arts Colleges (tie) | ||
| Smith College | $50,044 | 2,514 |
| Northampton, MA | ||
| #12 in National Liberal Arts Colleges (tie) | ||
| College of the Holy Cross | $50,630 | 2,941 |
| Worcester, MA | ||
| #33 in National Liberal Arts Colleges (tie) | ||
| Mount Holyoke College | $47,940 | 2,199 |
| South Hadley, MA | ||
| #36 in National Liberal Arts Colleges (tie) | ||
| Wheaton College | $50,850 | 1,651 |
| Norton, MA | ||
| #76 in National Liberal Arts Colleges (tie) | ||
| Stonehill College | $41,300 | 2,481 |
| Easton, MA | ||
| #111 in National Liberal Arts Colleges | ||
| Bard College at Simon's Rock 1 | $51,797 | N/A |
| Great Barrington, MA | ||
| #147 in National Liberal Arts Colleges (tie) | ||
| Gordon College | $36,740 | 1,657 |
| Wenham, MA | ||
| #168 in National Liberal Arts Colleges (tie) | ||
| Bentley University | $48,000 | 4,222 |
| Waltham, MA | ||
| #2 in Regional Universities North | ||
| Emerson College | $42,908 | 3,790 |
| Boston, MA | ||
| #7 in Regional Universities North | ||
| Simmons College | $38,590 | 1,801 |
| Boston, MA | ||
| #14 in Regional Universities North | ||
| Massachusetts Maritime Academy | $25,807 (out-of-state), $8,381 (in-state) | 1,677 |
| Buzzards Bay, MA | ||
| #18 in Regional Universities North (tie) | ||
| Dean College | $38,090 | 1,339 |
| Franklin, MA | ||
| #22 in Regional Colleges North (tie) | ||
| Springfield College | $36,535 | 2,110 |
| Springfield, MA | ||
| #25 in Regional Universities North (tie) | ||
| Mount Ida College | $35,720 | 1,357 |
| Newton, MA | ||
| #26 in Regional Colleges North (tie) | ||
| Assumption College | $36,260 | 1,989 |
| Worcester, MA | ||
| #28 in Regional Universities North (tie) | ||
| Fisher College | $30,499 | 1,996 |
| Boston, MA | ||
| #32 in Regional Colleges North | ||
| Endicott College | $32,154 | 3,290 |
| Beverly, MA | ||
| #34 in Regional Universities North (tie) | ||
| Newbury College | $34,470 | 751 |
| Brookline, MA | ||
| #36 in Regional Colleges North (tie) | ||
| Merrimack College | $40,190 | 3,448 |
| North Andover, MA | ||
| #56 in Regional Universities North (tie) | ||
| Western New England University | $35,740 | 2,724 |
| Springfield, MA | ||
| #64 in Regional Universities North (tie) | ||
| Wentworth Institute of Technology | $32,954 | 3,977 |
| Boston, MA | ||
| #71 in Regional Universities North (tie) | ||
| Wheelock College | $36,200 | 726 |
| Boston, MA | ||
| #97 in Regional Universities North (tie) | ||
| Bay Path University | $33,557 | 1,893 |
| Longmeadow, MA | ||
| #102 in Regional Universities North (tie) | ||
| Bridgewater State University | $16,010 (out-of-state), $9,870 (in-state) | 9,562 |
| Bridgewater, MA | ||
| #102 in Regional Universities North (tie) | ||
| College of Our Lady of the Elms | $34,578 | 1,188 |
| Chicopee, MA | ||
| #102 in Regional Universities North (tie) | ||
| Westfield State University | $15,795 (out-of-state), $9,715 (in-state) | 5,610 |
| Westfield, MA | ||
| #116 in Regional Universities North (tie) | ||
| Worcester State University | $15,612 (out-of-state), $10,017 (in-state) | 5,381 |
| Worcester, MA | ||
| #116 in Regional Universities North (tie) | ||
| Framingham State University | $15,420 (out-of-state), $9,340 (in-state) | 4,337 |
| Framingham, MA | ||
| #126 in Regional Universities North (tie) | ||
| Lasell College | $34,600 | 1,788 |
| Newton, MA | ||
| #130 in Regional Universities North (tie) | ||
| Fitchburg State University | $16,255 (out-of-state), $10,175 (in-state) | 4,162 |
| Fitchburg, MA | ||
| #137 in Regional Universities North (tie) | ||
| Salem State University | $16,148 (out-of-state), $9,736 (in-state) | 7,346 |
| Salem, MA | ||
| #137 in Regional Universities North (tie) | ||
| American International College | $33,140 | 1,424 |
| Springfield, MA | ||
| #231-#300 in National Universities | ||
| Anna Maria College | $37,130 | 1,058 |
| Paxton, MA | ||
| #146-#187 in Regional Universities North | ||
| Bay State College 1 | $27,750 | N/A |
| Boston, MA | ||
| #38-#48 in Regional Colleges North | ||
| Becker College 1 | $37,272 | N/A |
| Worcester, MA | ||
| #38-#48 in Regional Colleges North | ||
| Curry College | $38,596 | 2,688 |
| Milton, MA | ||
| #146-#187 in Regional Universities North | ||
| Eastern Nazarene College | $31,780 | 784 |
| Quincy, MA | ||
| #146-#187 in Regional Universities North | ||
| Emmanuel College | $38,844 | 2,012 |
| Boston, MA | ||
| #173-#229 in National Liberal Arts Colleges | ||
| Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | $9,975 (out-of-state), $1,030 (in-state) | 1,444 |
| North Adams, MA | ||
| #173-#229 in National Liberal Arts Colleges | ||
| Pine Manor College | $28,780 | 461 |
| Chestnut Hill, MA | ||
| #173-#229 in National Liberal Arts Colleges | ||
| Babson College | $49,664 | 2,283 |
| Babson Park, MA | ||
| Unranked | ||
| Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology 1 | N/A | N/A |
| Boston, MA | ||
| Unranked | ||
| Berklee College of Music | $42,750 | 5,983 |
| Boston, MA | ||
| Unranked | ||
| Boston Architectural College | $21,174 | 365 |
| Boston, MA | ||
| Unranked | ||
| Boston Conservatory 1 | $44,735 | N/A |
| Boston, MA | ||
| Unranked | ||
| Cambridge College 1 | $14,436 | N/A |
| Cambridge, MA | ||
| Unranked | ||
| Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering | $49,280 | 378 |
| Needham, MA | ||
| Unranked | ||
| Hampshire College 1 | $50,238 | N/A |
| Amherst, MA | ||
| Unranked | ||
| Hellenic College | $22,490 | 100 |
| Brookline, MA | ||
| Unranked | ||
| Massachusetts College of Art and Design | $34,400 (out-of-state), $12,700 (in-state) | 1,835 |
| Boston, MA | ||
| Unranked | ||
| MCPHS University | $32,670 | 3,843 |
| Boston, MA | ||
| Unranked | ||
| Montserrat College of Art | $30,800 | N/A |
| Beverly, MA | ||
| Unranked | ||
| National Graduate School of Quality Management 1 | $11,200 | N/A |
| Falmouth, MA | ||
| Unranked | ||
| New England College of Business and Finance 1 | $11,240 | N/A |
| Boston, MA | ||
| Unranked | ||
| New England College of Optometry 1 | N/A | N/A |
| Boston, MA | ||
| Unranked | ||
| New England Conservatory of Music 1 | $46,930 | N/A |
| Boston, MA | ||
| Unranked | ||
| New England Institute of Art 1 | $18,540 | N/A |
| Brookline, MA | ||
| Unranked | ||
| Nichols College | $34,000 | 1,269 |
| Dudley, MA | ||
| Unranked | ||
| Regis College 1 | N/A | N/A |
| Weston, MA | ||
| Unranked |