Online College Courses in Massachusetts (MA)

Located in the heart of New England, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, or the "Old Bay State," is home to more than 6.5 million people. Massachusetts is famous for its historic landmarks, scenic beauty, and mix of urban and rural lifestyles. Massachusetts is also home to many of the country's most-respected institutes of higher education, including Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the University of Massachusetts system.

Boston. Sometimes referred to as Beantown, Boston is one of the country's oldest cities and is home to several historic sites dating back to before the American Revolution. Boston is also home to many colleges and universities, and is frequently listed among America's best college towns. As such, there are many opportunities to take online college courses in Boston or at one of its many schools.

• Bay State College. Serving just more than 1,200 students, this four-year, private, for-profit college provides bachelor's degrees but most students pursue associate degrees. Bay State College offers a variety of online courses and degree programs, including business, criminal justice, and marketing.
• Boston Architectural College. Boston Architectural College offers bachelor's and master's degrees and certificates to approximately 1,400 students. It offers several online certificate and degree programs, including architecture, historic preservation, and sustainable design.
• Boston University. Boston University is a large private college in the heart of Boston, serving more than 32,000 students through bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees, and post-baccalaureate and post-master's certificates. BU offers online courses and degree programs in music education, health communication, insurance management, and information security.
• Bunker Hill Community College. Serving more than 12,000 students, Bunker Hill Community College is a large public institution offering two-year degrees and certificates. Bunker Hill offers a variety of online courses and degree programs, including associate degrees and certificates.
• Emmanuel College. A small, private, Catholic school, Emmanuel College provides bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees, and certificates, to approximately 2,500 students. Emmanuel offers a variety of online courses and degree programs, including biopharmaceutical leadership, human resource management, and research administration.
• Fisher College. Though Fisher College does offer bachelor's degrees, most of its 1,800 students pursue associate degrees. The private not-for-profit school offers online courses and degrees in a variety of fields, including marketing, public administration, early childhood education, medical coding, and other fields.
• Laboure College. With fewer than 800 students, Laboure is a tiny, private, not-for-profit Catholic school with a sole focus on health care education through associate and bachelor's degrees and certificate programs. Laboure offers degrees in nursing, health information technology, nutrition and food management, and other fields.
• Massachusetts College of Art and Design. A four-year public school, MCAD offers certificates, bachelor's, and master's degrees to nearly 2,500 students in a variety of art-related fields. Available online courses include courses in folklore, Russian art, film viewing and criticism, and mythology and literature.
• Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Services is a private, not-for-profit school that serves more than 4,600 students through certificate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral programs. It offers online courses and degree programs in dental hygiene, nursing, regulatory affairs and health policy, and other fields.
• Massachusetts College of Professional Psychology. This four-year, private, not-for-profit school serves more than 500 students through certificates and bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. It offers online courses in a variety of fields and degree programs, including organizational and leadership psychology.
• MGH Institute of Health Professions. Founded by Massachusetts General Hospital, this four-year, private, not-for-profit school serves just over 1,000 students in certificate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree programs. It offers online coursework in professions including physical therapy, and nursing certificates in HIV/AIDS.
• New England College of Business and Finance. Though it does offer bachelor's and master's degrees, New England College of Business and Finance is a private, for-profit institution that primarily offers associate degrees to more than 1,100 students. It offers online coursework in accounting, marketing, management, and other fields.
• Northeastern University. A four-year, private, not-for-profit institution, Northeastern University serves nearly 30,000 students through associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree programs, and certificate programs. Northeastern offers more than 60 online programs, including criminal justice, graphic design, healthcare management, nutrition, and physical therapy.
• Simmons College. Serving nearly 5,000 students, this private, not-for-profit school offers certificates and bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. It offers several degree programs that are entirely online, including health professions management, library and information science, and history.
• Suffolk University. Suffolk University, a four-year, private not-for-profit school serves more than 9,000 students through certificate programs and associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Suffolk offers online courses in a variety of fields, including intercultural communication, comparative politics, sociology, and business administration.
• University of Massachusetts – Boston. The Boston campus of the four-year public university serves more than 15,000 students in certificate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral programs. It offers a variety of online courses and degree programs, in fields including building and construction technology, hospitality and tourism, Latin, music, engineering, and women's studies.
• University of Phoenix – Boston. The Boston campus of the national, four-year, private, for-profit university serves nearly 300 students through bachelor's and master's degree programs. Phoenix offers several online degree programs, including business, psychology, and education.

Worcester. Roughly equal distance from Boston and Providence, Rhode Island, Worcester is home to roughly 180,000 people in central Massachusetts. Worcester is also home to several colleges and universities, many of which extend enrollment through online college courses in Worcester and beyond.

• Assumption College. This Catholic, private not-for-profit college serves more than 2,700 students through certificates, associate degree, bachelor's degree and master's degree programs. It offers online coursework in a variety of fields including business, social science, and humanities.
• Becker College. Becker College is a small, private, four-year, not-for-profit school that serves more than 1,700 students in associate and bachelor's degree programs. It offers a variety of online courses in finance, education, writing, and other fields.
• Clark University. Serving more than 3,400 students, Clark University is a private, not-for-profit institution offering certificates and bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Clark offers degrees in a variety of fields including criminal justice, communications, and business.
• Quinsigamond Community College. Quinsigamond is a two-year, public college serving nearly 9,000 students on campus but more than 13,000 students annually when its online programs are taken into account. It offers certificates and associate degrees in a variety of fields, and online programs in business administration, criminal justice, fire science, and hospitality.
• University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester. This four-year public school offers master's degrees, post-master's certificates, and doctoral degrees to nearly 1,200 students. It offers online continuing education opportunities to medical professionals.
• Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Serving more than 5,300 students through bachelor's, master's, and doctoral programs, the four-year private institution offers education in a variety of fields. Online programs are offered in business, engineering, fire protection, and other fields.
• Worcester State University. This four-year public school serves more than 5,700 students through certificates and bachelor's and master's degree programs. It offers online for-credit and continuing education courses in fields including biology, business, education, and psychology.

Cambridge. Located just outside Boston across the Charles River, Cambridge is home to roughly 105,000 people and a handful of colleges, including the most highly-regarded schools in the country and world. It is considered to be one of the most-educated cities in the country, and its residents and those across the country and globe have many opportunities to take online college courses in Cambridge.

• Cambridge College. This four-year, private, not-for-profit school serves more than 4,400 students, in primarily post-graduate programs, but including bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree programs, and certificates. It offers online courses in fields including education, communication, and religion.
• Episcopal Divinity School. Episcopal Divinity School is a tiny, private, four-year, not-for-profit Episcopalian school serving fewer than 100 students through certificate, master's of divinity, and doctor of divinity programs. Online degree programs are offered, and course topics include the New Testament, Hebrew scriptures, and leadership and supervision.
• Harvard University. Harvard University, the country's oldest institution of higher education, serves more than 27,000 students through associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree programs, as well as certificates. It offers a variety of courses and programs online, including courses in anthropology, biotechnology, computer science, creative writing, and economics.
• Lesley University. Lesley University is a private, not-for-profit school that serves nearly 6,000 primarily post-undergraduate students through associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees, as well as certificate programs. Lesley offers online coursework in a variety of subjects, including microeconomics, novel writing, calculus, and educational technology.
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology. One of the nation's most prestigious schools, MIT is a four-year, private, not-for-profit school serving more than 10,000 students through bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree programs. MIT offers degrees in a variety of fields including aeronautics and astronautics, brain and cognitive sciences, foreign languages, management, and urban studies and planning.