Boston, MA Education - Public Schools, Colleges & Universities

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state rank#80
76/100
us rank#7,710

Boston school information

IndexBostonMassachusettsNational
Total public schools681,25593,277
Student/Teacher ratio15:114:116:1
Total private schools2256330,422
Total post-secondary schools532019,109
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There are 68 public schools in Boston, MA and a total of 1,255 public schools in Massachusetts. There are 22 private schools in Boston, MA and a total of 563 private schools in Massachusetts. There are 53 post-secondary schools in Boston, MA and a total of 201 post-secondary schools in Massachusetts.

The student to teacher ratio in Boston, MA for public schools is 15:1, which is 12.7% greater than the Massachusetts student to teacher ratio and 5.6% less than the national student to teacher ratio.

Education level achieved in Boston

IndexBostonMassachusettsNational
Completed 8th grade82%89.5%83.2%
Completed high school78.9%87.1%79.3%
Completed some college54.9%58.4%49.7%
Completed associate degree40.4%40.1%28.8%
Completed bachelors35.6%32.3%22.8%
Completed masters15.3%12.9%8.4%
Completed professional degree5.5%3.9%2.8%
Completed doctorate1.9%1.5%0.9%
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Highest level of education achieved in Boston (grades 4-12)

Highest level of education achieved in Boston (high school & post-secondary)

Data displayed in the above graphs is based on 2000 census data.

Universities and colleges in Boston, Massachusetts

NameAddressPhone #
Bay State College122 Commonwealth Avenue617-236-8000
Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology41 Berkeley St617-423-4630
Berklee College of Music1140 Boylston St617-747-2222
Berlitz Language Centers437 Boylston Street
Blaine the Beauty Career School-Boston30 West Street508-370-7447 / 113
Boston Academy of English59 Temple Place, 2nd Floor
Boston Architectural Center320 Newbury St617-262-5000
Boston Baptist College950 Metropolitan Ave617-364-3510 / 206
Boston School of English814 South Street
Boston UniversityOne Sherborn St.617-353-2000
Boston University Medical Campus715 Albany Street
Boston University of Theology745 Commonwealth Avenue
Bunker Hill Community College250 New Rutherford Ave617-228-2000
Butera School of Art111 Beacon St617-536-4623
Caritas Laboure College2120 Dorchester Ave617-296-8300 / 4070
EC Boston729 Boylston Street, Suite 206617-247-3003
EF International Schools of English200 Lake Street
Emerson College120 Boylston Street617-824-8500
Emmanuel College400 the Fenway617-277-9320
Empire Beauty School-Boston867 Boylston St617-724-6565
Fisher College118 Beacon St617-236-8800
FLS International131 Tremont Street # 400
GEOS Language Institute40 Court Street, Suite 402
Gibbs College-Boston126 Newbury Street617-578-7100
Kaplan Test PrepOne Congress Street
Language Studies International105 Beach Street
Massachusetts College of Art621 Huntington Ave617-879-7000
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences179 Longwood Ave617-732-2800
Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology221 Rivermoor St617-327-6777 / 0
MGH Institute of Health Professions36 1st Avenue617-726-3140
Middlesex Community CollegeSprings Rd978-656-3200
New England College of Finance10 High Street, Suite 204617-951-2350
New England College of Optometry424 Beacon St617-266-2030
New England School of Art and Design at Suffolk Univesity75 Arlington Street,
New England School of Law154 Stuart St617-451-0010
New England School of Photography537 Commonwealth Ave617-437-1868
North Bennet Street School39 North Bennet St617-227-0155 / 100
Northeastern University360 Huntington Ave617-373-2000
OISE BOSTON31 St. James Avenue, Suite 940
School of the Museum of Fine Arts-Boston230 The Fenway617-267-6100
Showa Boston Institute for Language and Culture420 Pond Street
Simmons College300 the Fenway617-521-2000
Suffolk University8 Ashburton Pl Beacon Hill617-573-8000
THE ART INSTITUTE OF BOSTON AT LESLEY UNIVERSITY700 BEACON ST617-585-6600
The Boston Conservatory8 the Fenway617-536-6340
The New England Conservatory of Music290 Huntington Ave617-585-1100
The Olin Center for International Study, Inc.342 Newbury Street
TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE136 HARRISON AVENUE
University of Massachusetts-Boston100 Morrissey Blvd617-287-6000
Urban College of Boston178 Tremont St 7th Fl617-292-4723 / 6359
Wentworth Institute of Technology550 Huntington Ave617-989-4590
Wheelock College200 the Riverway617-734-5200
Wyotech150 Hanscom Drive781-274-8448

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