Alternatives to Pope St John XXIII National Seminary
Harvard UniversityCambridge, MAAssociate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Outstanding student retention rate. Tuition: $53k. Premium on-campus housing. Roughly 30,700 students. Very dangerous campus. Emphasis on management, business, and education programs. SAT 1530, ACT 35 to enroll.
Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MABachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Outstanding student retention rate. Tuition: $63k. Above average on-campus housing. About 15,300 students. Very dangerous campus. Specializes in accounting and finance, management, and economics programs. SAT 1460, ACT 34 to enroll.
Saint John's SeminaryBrighton, MABachelor's and master's degrees. Outstanding retention rate. Tuition: $28k. On-campus housing option. About 200 students. Safe campus. Affiliated with Roman Catholic Church.
Boston UniversityBoston, MABachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Excellent retention rate. Tuition: $61k. Above average on-campus housing. Approximately 36,800 students. Dangerous campus. Concentration on management, medical, and biology programs. SAT 1400, ACT 33 to enroll.
Holy Apostles College and SeminaryCromwell, CTAssociate's, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Tuition: $9k. On-campus housing. Over 800 students. Safe campus. Best known for offering theology and religion and philosophy programs. Affiliated with Roman Catholic Church.
Laboure College of HealthcareMilton, MAAssociate's and bachelor's degrees. Outstanding retention rate. Tuition: $30k. Over 1,000 students. Safe campus. Well known for nursing program. Affiliated with Roman Catholic Church.
University of Massachusetts BostonBoston, MABachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $36k. Above average on-campus housing option. Over 15,600 students. Relatively safe campus. Emphasis on nursing, management, and business programs. ACT 27 to enroll.
Other Nearby Colleges
Regis CollegeWeston, MAAssociate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $46k. Moderately priced on-campus housing option. More than 3,300 students. Unsafe campus. Offers strong nursing, medical, and medical assistant programs. ROTC programs. SAT 930, ACT 22 to enroll.
Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MABachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Excellent retention rate. Tuition: $62k. Above average on-campus housing option. About 5,600 students. Dangerous campus. Top offerings include biology, political science, and social work programs. SAT 1430, ACT 33 to enroll.
Wellesley CollegeWellesley, MABachelor's degrees. Outstanding student retention rate. Tuition: $62k. Above average on-campus housing. Roughly 2,500 students. Dangerous campus. Strong emphasis on computer science, economics, and biology programs. SAT 1470, ACT 34 to enroll.
Lasell UniversityNewton, MAAssociate's, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Tuition: $41k. On-campus housing option. Around 1,600 students. Very dangerous campus. Best known for psychology, management, and criminal justice programs. SAT 1080, ACT 24 to enroll.
Babson CollegeWellesley, MABachelor's and master's degrees. Outstanding retention rate. Tuition: $55k. Premium on-campus housing. Roughly 4,000 students. Very dangerous campus. Emphasis on management program. SAT 1400, ACT 32 to enroll.
Bentley UniversityWaltham, MABachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Excellent retention rate. Tuition: $57k. Above average on-campus housing. More than 5,200 students. Very dangerous campus. Has strong presence in business, accounting and finance, and management programs. SAT 1310, ACT 30 to enroll.
William James CollegeNewton, MABachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $10k. More than 900 students. Safe campus. Specializes in psychology and medical programs.
Framingham State UniversityFramingham, MABachelor's and master's degrees. Tuition: $7k. Above average on-campus housing. More than 4,200 students. Very dangerous campus. Offers strong education, psychology, and English and literature programs. ROTC programs are offered. SAT 1060, ACT 22 to enroll.
Lesley UniversityCambridge, MABachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $31k. Above average on-campus housing option. More than 3,500 students. Very dangerous campus. Best known for offering education, psychology, and general studies programs. SAT 1060, ACT 23 to enroll.
Emmanuel CollegeBoston, MABachelor's and master's degrees. Tuition: $44k. On-campus housing option. Around 2,100 students. Unsafe campus. Focus on biology, psychology, and management programs. ROTC programs are available. SAT 1200, ACT 28 to enroll.
MCPHS UniversityBoston, MABachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $36k. Premium on-campus housing option. About 6,900 students. Generally safe campus. Strong pharmacy, medical, and nursing programs. ROTC programs are available. SAT 1200, ACT 28 to enroll.
Simmons UniversityBoston, MABachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $43k. On-campus housing option. About 5,800 students. Unsafe campus. Well known for their nursing, social work, and library and museum programs. SAT 1260, ACT 30 to enroll.
Massachusetts College of Art and DesignBoston, MABachelor's and master's degrees. Tuition: $27k. Above average on-campus housing. More than 2,000 students. Generally safe campus. Emphasis on art, graphic design and animation, and computer science programs. SAT 1080, ACT 24 to enroll.
Tufts UniversityMedford, MABachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Outstanding retention rate. Tuition: $64k. Above average on-campus housing option. More than 13,500 students. Dangerous campus. Places a focus on medical, biology, and political science programs. SAT 1490, ACT 34 to enroll.