Alternatives to Longy School of Music of Bard College
Berklee College of MusicBoston, MA
Bachelor's and master's degrees. Tuition: $47k. On-campus housing. Approximately 8,300 students. Unsafe campus. Well known for music, computer science, and management programs.
Boston UniversityBoston, MA
Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Excellent student retention rate. Tuition: $61k. Above average on-campus housing. Over 36,800 students. Dangerous campus. Strong emphasis on management, medical, and biology programs. SAT 1400, ACT 33 to enroll.
University of HartfordWest Hartford, CT
Associate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $43k. Moderately priced on-campus housing option. Roughly 5,800 students. Very dangerous campus. Popular business, management, and medical programs. ROTC programs are available. ACT 26 to enroll.
Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA
Associate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Outstanding student retention rate. Tuition: $53k. Premium on-campus housing. More than 30,700 students. Very dangerous campus. Concentration on management, business, and education programs. SAT 1530, ACT 35 to enroll.
University of Massachusetts LowellLowell, MA
Associate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $34k. Moderately priced on-campus housing. Approximately 17,200 students. Dangerous campus. Popular management, business, and engineering programs. ROTC programs. ACT 28 to enroll.
Gordon CollegeWenham, MA
Bachelor's and master's degrees. Tuition: $26k. Moderately priced on-campus housing option. Roughly 1,700 students. Very dangerous campus. Emphasis on education, management, and psychology programs. ROTC programs are available. SAT 1160, ACT 26 to enroll.
Bridgewater State UniversityBridgewater, MA
Bachelor's and master's degrees. Tuition: $7k. Above average on-campus housing. Around 9,700 students. Very dangerous campus. Has strong presence in education, psychology, and management programs. ROTC programs are offered. ACT 22 to enroll.
University of Massachusetts AmherstAmherst, MA
Associate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Excellent retention rate. Tuition: $37k. Moderately priced on-campus housing option. Approximately 32,300 students. Very dangerous campus. Best known for business, management, and medical programs. ACT 31 to enroll.
Central Connecticut State UniversityNew Britain, CT
Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $19k. Moderately priced on-campus housing. Approximately 9,500 students. Very dangerous campus. Strong education, psychology, and accounting and finance programs. ROTC programs are available. SAT 1040, ACT 21 to enroll.
Other Nearby Colleges
Lesley UniversityCambridge, MA
Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $31k. Above average on-campus housing. About 3,500 students. Very dangerous campus. Specializes in education, psychology, and general studies programs. SAT 1060, ACT 23 to enroll.
Tufts UniversityMedford, MA
Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Outstanding retention rate. Tuition: $64k. Above average on-campus housing option. Around 13,500 students. Dangerous campus. Popular medical, biology, and political science programs. SAT 1490, ACT 34 to enroll.
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA
Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Outstanding retention rate. Tuition: $58k. Above average on-campus housing. Approximately 11,900 students. Dangerous campus. Known for engineering, management, and computer science programs. SAT 1540, ACT 36 to enroll.
Cambridge CollegeBoston, MA
Associate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Outstanding retention rate. Tuition: $17k. About 2,200 students. Generally safe campus. Specializes in education, management, and business programs.
Emmanuel CollegeBoston, MA
Bachelor's and master's degrees. Tuition: $44k. On-campus housing option. About 2,100 students. Unsafe campus. Popular biology, psychology, and management programs. ROTC programs are offered. SAT 1200, ACT 28 to enroll.
Simmons UniversityBoston, MA
Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $43k. On-campus housing option. Over 5,800 students. Unsafe campus. Concentration on nursing, social work, and library and museum programs. SAT 1260, ACT 30 to enroll.
Fisher CollegeBoston, MA
Associate's, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Tuition: $33k. On-campus housing option. About 1,500 students. Relatively safe campus. Best known for offering management, business, and criminal justice programs. ROTC programs are available. ACT 17 to enroll.
MCPHS UniversityBoston, MA
Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $36k. Premium on-campus housing option. More than 6,900 students. Generally safe campus. Has strong presence in pharmacy, medical, and nursing programs. ROTC programs are available. SAT 1200, ACT 28 to enroll.
Saint John's SeminaryBrighton, MA
Bachelor's and master's degrees. Outstanding student retention rate. Tuition: $28k. On-campus housing option. About 200 students. Safe campus. Affiliated with Roman Catholic Church.
Massachusetts College of Art and DesignBoston, MA
Bachelor's and master's degrees. Tuition: $27k. Above average on-campus housing option. Over 2,000 students. Generally safe campus. Strong emphasis on art, graphic design and animation, and computer science programs. SAT 1080, ACT 24 to enroll.