
Here are some tips for selecting schools, based on an analysis comparing each school to all others across dozens of factors:
Schools Concentrating On Middle School Teachers
- Focus: For schools with a focus on this career area, look at Northeastern and UMass Lowell.
Fastest Response From Schools
- Request Info: For the fastest information for prospective students, look at the Spotlight schools on this page.
Student Body
- Part-Time: For schools emphasizing part-time studies, consider UMass Boston, Worcester State, Bridgewater State, and Fitchburg State.
- Female: For schools particularly welcoming to female students, consider Lesley.
- Diverse: For a diverse student body, consider BU, UMass Boston, Framingham State, and Northeastern.
- Adult Learners: For lots of adult learners, consider Lesley, Fitchburg State, Framingham State, and Cape Cod Community College.
School Setting
- Out of State: For geographic diversity, take note of BU, Tufts University, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, and BC.
- Dorms: For a residential campus environment, take note of Gordon, Merrimack College, Eastern Nazarene College, and BC.
Excellence
- SAT: For students with high SAT scores, look at Tufts University, BC, Northeastern, and BU.
- % Accepted: For selective institutions, look at Tufts University, BC, Northeastern, and MassArt.
- Class Size: For small class sizes, look at Hebrew College, Tufts University, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, and BC.
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