Alternatives to Urban College of Boston
Community College of Rhode IslandWarwick, RIAssociate's degrees. Tuition: $13k. Approximately 12,300 students. Safe campus. Has strong presence in general studies, nursing, and medical assistant programs. ROTC programs are offered.
Southern New Hampshire UniversityManchester, NHAssociate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $15k. Moderately priced on-campus housing option. Roughly 164,100 students. Generally safe campus. Specializes in management, business, and psychology programs. ROTC programs are offered. SAT 990 to enroll.
NHTI Concord's Community CollegeConcord, NHAssociate's degrees. Tuition: $15k. Moderately priced on-campus housing. About 2,700 students. Dangerous campus. Well known for their medical assistant, medical, and general studies programs.
Other Nearby Colleges
Emerson CollegeBoston, MABachelor's and master's degrees. Great student retention rate. Tuition: $52k. On-campus housing option. Roughly 5,900 students. Dangerous campus. Top offerings include film and acting, medical, and communication and journalism programs. SAT 1300, ACT 31 to enroll.
Suffolk UniversityBoston, MAAssociate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $43k. Premium on-campus housing option. More than 6,800 students. Dangerous campus. Best known for management, law, and business programs. SAT 1140, ACT 27 to enroll.
Bay State CollegeBoston, MAAssociate's and bachelor's degrees. Tuition: $29k. On-campus housing option. Around 300 students. Focus on nursing, management, and business programs.
Fisher CollegeBoston, MAAssociate's, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Tuition: $33k. On-campus housing option. Roughly 1,500 students. Relatively safe campus. Emphasis on management, business, and criminal justice programs. ROTC programs. ACT 17 to enroll.
North Bennet Street SchoolBoston, MAOutstanding student retention rate. More than 200 students. Safe campus. Specializes in industrial technologies and installation and repair programs.
Berklee College of MusicBoston, MABachelor's and master's degrees. Tuition: $47k. On-campus housing option. Over 8,300 students. Unsafe campus. Known for music, computer science, and management programs.
Northeastern UniversityBoston, MABachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Outstanding retention rate. Tuition: $59k. Above average on-campus housing. Around 30,100 students. Very dangerous campus. Has strong computer science, engineering, and business programs. SAT 1470, ACT 34 to enroll.
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MABachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Outstanding student retention rate. Tuition: $58k. Above average on-campus housing option. More than 11,900 students. Dangerous campus. Concentration on engineering, management, and computer science programs. SAT 1540, ACT 36 to enroll.
Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBoston, MAAssociate's, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Tuition: $38k. Premium on-campus housing. Approximately 4,000 students. Very dangerous campus. Has strong engineering, construction, and computer science programs. ROTC programs are offered. SAT 1180, ACT 28 to enroll.
Cambridge CollegeBoston, MAAssociate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Outstanding retention rate. Tuition: $17k. Approximately 2,200 students. Generally safe campus. Well known for education, management, and business programs.
Simmons UniversityBoston, MABachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $43k. On-campus housing. More than 5,800 students. Unsafe campus. Strong nursing, social work, and library and museum programs. SAT 1260, ACT 30 to enroll.