Alternatives to The New England Conservatory of Music
Berklee College of MusicBoston, MA
Bachelor's and master's degrees. Tuition: $47k. On-campus housing. Over 8,300 students. Unsafe campus. Best known for music, computer science, and management programs.
University of HartfordWest Hartford, CT
Associate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $43k. Moderately priced on-campus housing option. Around 5,800 students. Very dangerous campus. Offers strong business, management, and medical programs. ROTC programs are available. ACT 26 to enroll.
Boston UniversityBoston, MA
Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Excellent retention rate. Tuition: $61k. Above average on-campus housing. Roughly 36,800 students. Dangerous campus. Popular management, medical, and biology programs. SAT 1400, ACT 33 to enroll.
Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA
Associate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Outstanding student retention rate. Tuition: $53k. Premium on-campus housing option. Roughly 30,700 students. Very dangerous campus. Has strong 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 option. More than 17,200 students. Dangerous campus. Known for management, business, and engineering programs. ROTC programs are available. ACT 28 to enroll.
Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA
Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Excellent retention rate. Tuition: $62k. Above average on-campus housing. Around 5,600 students. Dangerous campus. Has strong biology, political science, and social work programs. SAT 1430, ACT 33 to enroll.
Keene State CollegeKeene, NH
Bachelor's and master's degrees. Tuition: $23k. Moderately priced on-campus housing. Around 2,900 students. Very dangerous campus. Strong education, occupational safety and health, and psychology programs. ROTC programs are available. SAT 990, ACT 22 to enroll.
University of ConnecticutStorrs, CT
Associate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Excellent retention rate. Tuition: $38k. Moderately priced on-campus housing option. More than 27,100 students. Very dangerous campus. Best known for offering engineering, accounting and finance, and biology programs. SAT 1300, ACT 31 to enroll.
Brown UniversityProvidence, RI
Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Outstanding student retention rate. Tuition: $63k. Above average on-campus housing. Approximately 11,200 students. Very dangerous campus. Best known for medical, computer science, and biology programs. SAT 1530, ACT 35 to enroll.
Other Nearby Colleges
Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA
Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Outstanding student retention rate. Tuition: $59k. Above average on-campus housing. Around 30,100 students. Very dangerous campus. Best known for offering computer science, engineering, and business programs. SAT 1470, ACT 34 to enroll.
Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBoston, MA
Associate's, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Tuition: $38k. Premium on-campus housing. Approximately 4,000 students. Very dangerous campus. Concentration on engineering, construction, and computer science programs. ROTC programs. SAT 1180, ACT 28 to enroll.
Simmons UniversityBoston, MA
Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $43k. On-campus housing option. More than 5,800 students. Unsafe campus. Strong emphasis on nursing, social work, and library and museum programs. SAT 1260, ACT 30 to enroll.
Massachusetts College of Art and DesignBoston, MA
Bachelor's and master's degrees. Tuition: $27k. Above average on-campus housing option. More than 2,000 students. Generally safe campus. Focus on art, graphic design and animation, and computer science programs. SAT 1080, ACT 24 to enroll.
MCPHS UniversityBoston, MA
Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $36k. Premium on-campus housing option. Around 6,900 students. Generally safe campus. Strong pharmacy, medical, and nursing programs. ROTC programs are offered. SAT 1200, ACT 28 to enroll.
Emmanuel CollegeBoston, MA
Bachelor's and master's degrees. Tuition: $44k. On-campus housing option. Roughly 2,100 students. Unsafe campus. Emphasis on biology, psychology, and management programs. ROTC programs are available. SAT 1200, ACT 28 to enroll.
Bay State CollegeBoston, MA
Associate's and bachelor's degrees. Tuition: $29k. On-campus housing. Roughly 300 students. Well known for nursing, management, and business programs.
Fisher CollegeBoston, MA
Associate's, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Tuition: $33k. On-campus housing option. Roughly 1,500 students. Relatively safe campus. Concentration on management, business, and criminal justice programs. ROTC programs are available. ACT 17 to enroll.
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA
Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Outstanding retention rate. Tuition: $58k. Above average on-campus housing option. Around 11,900 students. Dangerous campus. Well known for engineering, management, and computer science programs. SAT 1540, ACT 36 to enroll.