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Best Interdisciplinary Studies Colleges in Massachusetts

53 accredited institutions in Massachusetts offering interdisciplinary studies programs, ranked by annual graduates (IPEDS 2023–24).

53
Colleges
6,660
Graduates/yr
11
Public
Bachelor's
Top Degree

Ranked: Interdisciplinary Studies Programs in Massachusetts

1
PublicBachelor's
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Amherst
1,074
Graduates/yr
58%
Acceptance
$16,591
In-State Tuition
83%
Grad Rate
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2
Private NonprofitMaster's
Harvard University
Cambridge
957
Graduates/yr
3%
Acceptance
$54,269
Tuition
97%
Grad Rate
$5,900
Net Price <$30K
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3
Private NonprofitMaster's
Tufts University
Medford
606
Graduates/yr
10%
Acceptance
$66,358
Tuition
93%
Grad Rate
$9,223
Net Price <$30K
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4
Private NonprofitMaster's
Hult International Business School
Cambridge
432
Graduates/yr
53%
Acceptance
$50,717
Tuition
66%
Grad Rate
$45,320
Net Price <$30K
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5
Private NonprofitMaster's
Northeastern University Professional Programs
Boston
396
Graduates/yr
$48,464
Tuition
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6
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Boston University
Boston
351
Graduates/yr
11%
Acceptance
$63,798
Tuition
90%
Grad Rate
$10,164
Net Price <$30K
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7
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge
339
Graduates/yr
5%
Acceptance
$59,750
Tuition
96%
Grad Rate
$5,347
Net Price <$30K
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8
Private NonprofitMaster's
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester
267
Graduates/yr
58%
Acceptance
$57,960
Tuition
88%
Grad Rate
$30,910
Net Price <$30K
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9
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Boston College
Chestnut Hill
237
Graduates/yr
16%
Acceptance
$66,410
Tuition
91%
Grad Rate
$10,988
Net Price <$30K
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10
PublicAssociate's
Massasoit Community College
Brockton
225
Graduates/yr
$576
In-State Tuition
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11
Private NonprofitMaster's
Bentley University
Waltham
174
Graduates/yr
48%
Acceptance
$58,150
Tuition
88%
Grad Rate
$21,131
Net Price <$30K
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12
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Smith College
Northampton
120
Graduates/yr
20%
Acceptance
$61,260
Tuition
90%
Grad Rate
$14,214
Net Price <$30K
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13
PublicMaster's
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
North Dartmouth
120
Graduates/yr
92%
Acceptance
$14,533
In-State Tuition
49%
Grad Rate
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14
PublicMaster's
University of Massachusetts-Boston
Boston
114
Graduates/yr
83%
Acceptance
$14,905
In-State Tuition
51%
Grad Rate
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15
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Clark University
Worcester
114
Graduates/yr
42%
Acceptance
$54,760
Tuition
77%
Grad Rate
$14,937
Net Price <$30K
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16
Private NonprofitMaster's
Brandeis University
Waltham
111
Graduates/yr
35%
Acceptance
$64,348
Tuition
86%
Grad Rate
$11,116
Net Price <$30K
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17
PublicBachelor's
Fitchburg State University
Fitchburg
102
Graduates/yr
90%
Acceptance
$970
In-State Tuition
53%
Grad Rate
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18
PublicBachelor's
University of Massachusetts-Lowell
Lowell
87
Graduates/yr
85%
Acceptance
$15,850
In-State Tuition
70%
Grad Rate
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19
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Simmons University
Boston
81
Graduates/yr
66%
Acceptance
$44,208
Tuition
71%
Grad Rate
$12,945
Net Price <$30K
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20
PublicBachelor's
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
North Adams
69
Graduates/yr
92%
Acceptance
$1,030
In-State Tuition
49%
Grad Rate
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21
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Suffolk University
Boston
57
Graduates/yr
85%
Acceptance
$44,812
Tuition
60%
Grad Rate
$23,300
Net Price <$30K
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22
Private NonprofitMaster's
Lesley University
Cambridge
57
Graduates/yr
94%
Acceptance
$31,890
Tuition
62%
Grad Rate
$26,082
Net Price <$30K
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23
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Emerson College
Boston
57
Graduates/yr
47%
Acceptance
$53,824
Tuition
79%
Grad Rate
$36,327
Net Price <$30K
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24
Private NonprofitBachelor's
College of the Holy Cross
Worcester
54
Graduates/yr
21%
Acceptance
$60,050
Tuition
90%
Grad Rate
$17,648
Net Price <$30K
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25
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Wellesley College
Wellesley
54
Graduates/yr
14%
Acceptance
$64,000
Tuition
91%
Grad Rate
$10,197
Net Price <$30K
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26
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley
51
Graduates/yr
38%
Acceptance
$63,904
Tuition
85%
Grad Rate
$17,822
Net Price <$30K
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27
Private NonprofitMaster's
Northeastern University
Boston
48
Graduates/yr
6%
Acceptance
$62,000
Tuition
90%
Grad Rate
$2,227
Net Price <$30K
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28
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Emmanuel College
Boston
39
Graduates/yr
81%
Acceptance
$46,200
Tuition
66%
Grad Rate
$25,468
Net Price <$30K
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29
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Cambridge College
Boston
36
Graduates/yr
$18,072
Tuition
13%
Grad Rate
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30
Private NonprofitBachelor's
American International College
Springfield
33
Graduates/yr
97%
Acceptance
$41,970
Tuition
42%
Grad Rate
$22,733
Net Price <$30K
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31
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Merrimack College
North Andover
27
Graduates/yr
74%
Acceptance
$47,636
Tuition
72%
Grad Rate
$26,132
Net Price <$30K
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32
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Curry College
Milton
24
Graduates/yr
92%
Acceptance
$43,670
Tuition
48%
Grad Rate
$23,339
Net Price <$30K
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33
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Lasell University
Newton
18
Graduates/yr
82%
Acceptance
$26,000
Tuition
53%
Grad Rate
$21,776
Net Price <$30K
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34
PublicBachelor's
Bridgewater State University
Bridgewater
15
Graduates/yr
89%
Acceptance
$910
In-State Tuition
55%
Grad Rate
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35
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Wheaton College (Massachusetts)
Norton
15
Graduates/yr
71%
Acceptance
$61,600
Tuition
76%
Grad Rate
$25,906
Net Price <$30K
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36
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Gordon College
Wenham
9
Graduates/yr
59%
Acceptance
$27,000
Tuition
68%
Grad Rate
$18,328
Net Price <$30K
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37
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Nichols College
Dudley
9
Graduates/yr
88%
Acceptance
$38,825
Tuition
64%
Grad Rate
$18,940
Net Price <$30K
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38
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Regis College
Weston
9
Graduates/yr
89%
Acceptance
$47,770
Tuition
69%
Grad Rate
$23,781
Net Price <$30K
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39
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Springfield College
Springfield
9
Graduates/yr
70%
Acceptance
$42,566
Tuition
68%
Grad Rate
$19,057
Net Price <$30K
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40
Private NonprofitMaster's
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Boston
9
Graduates/yr
85%
Acceptance
$40,410
Tuition
69%
Grad Rate
$32,946
Net Price <$30K
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41
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Assumption University
Worcester
9
Graduates/yr
87%
Acceptance
$48,552
Tuition
75%
Grad Rate
$19,271
Net Price <$30K
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42
Private NonprofitBachelor's
College of Our Lady of the Elms
Chicopee
6
Graduates/yr
88%
Acceptance
$40,095
Tuition
65%
Grad Rate
$18,726
Net Price <$30K
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43
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Montserrat College of Art
Beverly
6
Graduates/yr
$37,300
Tuition
62%
Grad Rate
$24,930
Net Price <$30K
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44
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Hampshire College
Amherst
6
Graduates/yr
70%
Acceptance
$54,892
Tuition
57%
Grad Rate
$15,172
Net Price <$30K
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45
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Eastern Nazarene College
Quincy
3
Graduates/yr
59%
Acceptance
$27,350
Tuition
35%
Grad Rate
$16,140
Net Price <$30K
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46
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Stonehill College
Easton
3
Graduates/yr
73%
Acceptance
$52,800
Tuition
81%
Grad Rate
$18,779
Net Price <$30K
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47
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Amherst College
Amherst
3
Graduates/yr
10%
Acceptance
$66,650
Tuition
93%
Grad Rate
$7,895
Net Price <$30K
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48
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Endicott College
Beverly
3
Graduates/yr
72%
Acceptance
$38,312
Tuition
75%
Grad Rate
$27,284
Net Price <$30K
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49
PublicBachelor's
Framingham State University
Framingham
3
Graduates/yr
85%
Acceptance
$970
In-State Tuition
50%
Grad Rate
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50
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Bard College at Simon's Rock
Great Barrington
3
Graduates/yr
97%
Acceptance
$63,140
Tuition
$21,580
Net Price <$30K
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51
PublicAssociate's
Northern Essex Community College
Haverhill
3
Graduates/yr
$600
In-State Tuition
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52
Private NonprofitBachelor's
Williams College
Williamstown
3
Graduates/yr
10%
Acceptance
$64,540
Tuition
97%
Grad Rate
$4,561
Net Price <$30K
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53
PublicAssociate's
Holyoke Community College
Holyoke
3
Graduates/yr
$5,520
In-State Tuition
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Studying Interdisciplinary Studies in Massachusetts

Massachusetts has 53 accredited colleges offering interdisciplinary studies programs, producing 6,660 graduates annually. Of these, 11 are public institutions with subsidized in-state tuition for Massachusetts residents.

When evaluating programs, consider accreditation, internship placement rates, and faculty expertise. Always file the FAFSA — the net price after grants can be dramatically lower than sticker tuition, especially at public institutions.

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Data source: Graduate counts from IPEDS 2023–24 C2023_A Completions survey (NCES). Tuition, acceptance rate, and graduation rate from IPEDS HD2023, ADM2023, DRVGR2023.