The science and technology fields are fascinating and growing fields of study. Demand for scientists and engineers for the so-called STEM degrees (science, technology, engineering, and math) has been strong and increasing.
The Boston area is a hotspot for scientific activity, with top-notch companies in pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical technology, information technology, and many types of research. The Boston area colleges provide broad-based science education with the most popular science degrees in biology, biochemistry, biotechnology, mathematics, neuroscience, chemistry, and physics.
Science Colleges in Boston - Four-Year Colleges and Universities
Following are the Boston area four-year colleges and universities with science degrees. The colleges are listed by the number of students attending, not rank. Please click on the school name for more information.
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| Boston Unversity |  |
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    Popular: Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Epidemiology, Biomedical, Biotechnology, Mathematics, Neuroscience, Physics |
| Harvard University | |
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Popular: Evolutionary Biology, Applied Mathematics, Neurobiology, Epidemiology, Chemistry, Cellular Biology, Physics, Biostatistics, More... |
| Northeastern University | |
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Popular: Biology, Neuroscience, Mathematics, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Physics, Biomedical |
| University of Massachusetts |  |
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Popular: Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Mathematics |
| Boston College | |
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Popular: Biology, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, Biochemistry, Environmental |
| MIT | |
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Popular: Biology, Mathematics, Physics, Neuroscience, Oceanography |
| Bridgewater State University | |
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Popular: Biology, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry |
| Tufts University | |
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Popular: Biomedical, Biology, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, Epidemiology, Biochemistry |
| Salem State University | |
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Popular: Biomedical, Biology, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Geology |
| Suffolk University |  |
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Popular: Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Radiation Biology |
| MCPHS University | |
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Popular: Pharmacology, Cellular Biology |
| Framingham State University | |
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Popular: Biology, Mathematics, Chemistry |
| Brandeis University | |
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Popular: Biology, Neuroscience, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Physics, More.. |
| Lasell College> | |
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Popular: Ecology, Environmental Sciences |
| Endicott College | |
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Popular: Biotechnology |
| Simmons College | |
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Popular: Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Mathematics |
| Curry College | |
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Popular: Biology |
| Merrimack College | |
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Popular: Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology, Biochemistry |
| Wellesley College | |
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Popular: Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Neuroscience, Physics |
| Emmanuel College | |
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Popular: Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Forensic Chemistry |
| Lasell College | |
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Popular: Mathematics |
| Gordon College | |
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Popular: Biology, Physics, Mathematics |
| Regis College | |
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Popular: Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry |
| Amherst College | |
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Popular: Biology, Mathematics, Neuroscience, Environmental, Chemistry, Biochemistry |
| Eastern Nazarene College | |
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Popular: Biology, Mathematics |
| Wheelock College | |
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Popular: Mathematics |
| Pine Manor College | |
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Popular: Biology |
| New England College of Optometry | |
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Popular: Vision Science |
Science Colleges in Boston - Two-Year Colleges and Universities
Following are the Boston area two-year colleges with science degrees. The colleges are listed by the number of students attending, not rank. Click on the school name for more information.
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| Quincy College | |
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 Popular: Biology Technician |
| Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology | |
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Popular: Biomedical Technician |
| Bunker Hill Community College | |
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Popular: Biology, Biotechnology, Mathematics |
| North Shore Community College | |
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Popular: Biology Technician |
| Massachusetts Bay Community College | |
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Popular: Biotechnology, Biology |
| Roxbury Community College | |
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Popular: Biology, Biotechnology |
