Liberal Arts Colleges in Boston

A liberal arts education is a classic form of education that focuses on the humanities, social science, natural science, and formal science. The central idea of a liberal arts education is to provide a well-rounded educational experience. In universities, research is often the main focus, and many times graduate students are teaching classes. But in liberal arts colleges, more importance is placed on student-tteacher interaction. This means that classes are taught by faculty with more opportunity for student interaction and mentoring. It also means smaller class sizes with optimal teacher/student ratios.

There are concerns that a liberal arts education may be too broad in today’s career-focused environment. But statistics show that liberal arts graduates perform well in the job world. As a matter of fact, they are actually showing higher job and income prospects when compared to other students a few years after graduation.

The Boston area is well known for its liberal arts colleges. In fact, there are over 15 liberal arts schools in the Boston area. Additionally, there are many colleges and universities that offer liberal arts undergraduate education without being considered typical liberal arts colleges.

Many schools also grant specific degrees in liberal arts, starting from associate to bachelor’s, master's, and even up to doctorate level. These programs are not liberal arts programs in the traditional sense, but they contain some of the elements of a liberal arts education.

 

Liberal Arts Colleges in Boston

Following are the liberal art colleges in the Boston area. They are listed by size, not rank. Please click on the name for more information. 

School Tuition Selectivity Size Location Degrees
Endicott College Medium Tuition Medium Selective Medium Size College Suburban Boston Location CertificateAssociate DegreeBachelor's DegreeDegreeMSDegreeEmptyContinued Education
Endicott College Medium Tuition Medium Selective Medium Size College City Location DegreeEmptyDegreeEmptyBachelor's DegreeDegreeMSDoctorate DegreeContinued Education
Curry College Medium Tuition Medium Selective Medium Size College Metro Boston Location DegreeEmptyDegreeEmptyBachelor's DegreeDegreeMSDegreeEmptyDegreeEmpty
Merrimack College Medium Tuition Medium Selective Medium Size College Suburban Boston Location DegreeEmptyAssociate DegreeBachelor's DegreeDegreeMS
Wellesley College High Tuition Very Selective Medium Size College Suburban Boston Location DegreeEmptyDegreeEmptyBachelor's Degree
Emmanuel College Medium Tuition Medium Selective Medium Size College City Location DegreeEmptyDegreeEmptyBachelor's DegreeDegreeMSDegreeEmptyContinued Education
Lasell College> Medium Tuition Somewhat Selective Small College Metro Boston Location DegreeEmptyDegreeEmptyBachelor's DegreeDegreeMS 
Gordon College Medium Tuition Medium Selectivity Small College Suburban Boston Location DegreeEmptyDegreeEmptyBachelor's DegreeDegreeMSDegreeEmptyDegreeEmpty
Regis College Medium Tuition Somewhat Selective Small College Metro Boston Location CertificateAssociate DegreeBachelor's DegreeDegreeMSDoctorate DegreeContinued Education
Amherst College High Tuition Very Selective Small College Suburban Boston Location DegreeEmptyDegreeEmptyBachelor's Degree
Eastern Nazarene College Medium Tuition Medium Selective Small College Metro Boston Location CertificateAssociate DegreeBachelor's DegreeDegreeMSDegreeEmptyContinued Education
Wheelock College Medium Tuition Medium Selective Small College City Location DegreeEmptyDegreeEmptyBachelor's DegreeDegreeMSDegreeEmptyContinued Education
Newbury College> Medium Tuition Somewhat Selective Small College Metro Boston Location CertificateAssociate DegreeBachelor's Degree
Pine Manor College Medium Tuition Medium Selective Small College Metro Boston Location CertificateAssociate DegreeBachelor's DegreeDegreeMSDegreeEmptyDegreeEmpty
Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology Low Tuition Open Admission Small College  Metro Boston Location DegreeEmptyDegreeEmptyBachelor's DegreeDegreeMS

 

Liberal Arts Education in Boston - Four Year Colleges and Universities

Following are the colleges and universities in the Boston area with liberal arts undergraduate programs or offering many liberal arts majors. They are listed by size, not rank.  Please click on the name for more information.

School Tuition Selectivity Size Location Liberal Arts Degrees
Boston Unversity High Tuition Medium Selective Large College City Location CertificateAssociate DegreeBachelor's DegreeDegreeMSDoctorate DegreeContinued Education
Harvard University High Tuition Very Selective Large College City Location CertificateAssociate DegreeBachelor's DegreeDegreeMSDoctorate DegreeContinued Education
Northeastern University High Tuition Very Selective Large College City Location CertificateAssociate DegreeBachelor's DegreeDegreeMSDoctorate DegreeContinued Education
University of Massachusetts Low Tuition Somewhat Selective Large College Metro Boston Location CertificateAssociate DegreeBachelor's DegreeDegreeMSDoctorate Degree
Boston College High Tuition Very Selective Large College City Location DegreeEmptyAssociate DegreeBachelor's DegreeDegreeMSDoctorate DegreeContinued Education
Bridgewater State University Low Tuition Somewhat Selective Large College Suburban Boston Location CertificateDegreeEmptyBachelor's DegreeDegreeMSDegreeEmptyContinued Education
Tufts University High Tuition Very Selective Large College City Location DegreeEmptyDegreeEmptyBachelor's DegreeDegreeMSDoctorate DegreeContinued Education
Salem State University Low Tuition SelectivityOne15x15 Large College Suburban Boston Location CertificateAssociate DegreeBachelor's DegreeDegreeMSDegreeEmptyContinued Education
Suffolk University Medium Tuition Somewhat Selective Large College City Location CertificateAssociate DegreeBachelor's DegreeDegreeMSDoctorate DegreeContinued Education
Framingham State University Low Tuition Medium Selective Medium Size College Suburban Boston Location DegreeEmptyDegreeEmptyBachelor's DegreeDegreeMSDegreeEmptyContinued Education
Brandeis University High Tuition Very Selective Medium Size College Metro Boston Location DegreeEmptyDegreeEmptyBachelor's DegreeDegreeMSDoctorate DegreeContinued Education
Lesley University Medium Tuition Medium Selective Medium Size College City Location DegreeEmptyDegreeEmptyBachelor's DegreeDegreeMSDoctorate DegreeContinued Education

 

Liberal Arts Education in Boston - Two Year Colleges

Following are two-year colleges in the Boston area with liberal arts majors granting associate degrees.  They are listed by size, not rank. Please click on the name for more information.

School Tuition Selectivity Size Location Liberal Arts Degrees
Quincy College Low Tuition Open Admission Medium Size College Metro Boston Location DegreeEmptyAssociate Degree
Urban College of Boston Low Tuition Open Admission Small College City Location DegreeEmptyAssociate Degree
Bunker Hill Community College Low Tuition Open Admission Large College City Location DegreeEmptyAssociate Degree
North Shore Community College Low Tuition Open Admission Medium Size College Suburban Boston Location DegreeEmptyAssociate Degree
Northern Essex Community College Low Tuition Open Admission Medium Size College Suburban Boston Location DegreeEmptyAssociate Degree
Massachusetts Bay Community College Low Tuition Open Admission Medium Size College Suburban Boston Location DegreeEmptyAssociate Degree
Roxbury Community College Low Tuition Open Admission Small College City Location DegreeEmptyAssociate Degree

 

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