Largest Massachusetts Graduate Schools

Largest Massachusetts Colleges with Most Graduate Enrollment

Harvard University has the most graduate students of 21,415 for the academic year 2024-2025 in Massachusetts. Boston University is ranked second with 18,932 students and Northeastern University follows them with 15,121 students.

Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded from the ranking. The following table compares the schools that have most graduate students by gender.

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Largest Massachusetts Colleges with Most Graduate Enrollment
	Name	Total # of Graduate Students	Female	Male
1	Harvard University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsCambridge, MA	21,415	11,740	9,675
2	Boston University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBoston, MA	18,932	10,810	8,122
3	Northeastern University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBoston, MA	15,121	7,047	8,074
4	University of Massachusetts-Amherst Public, four-yearsAmherst, MA	7,806	3,968	3,838
5	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsCambridge, MA	7,351	3,052	4,299
6	Tufts University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMedford, MA	6,473	3,983	2,490
7	Boston College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsChestnut Hill, MA	5,118	2,943	2,175
8	University of Massachusetts-Lowell Public, four-yearsLowell, MA	4,476	2,067	2,409
9	University of Massachusetts-Boston Public, four-yearsBoston, MA	3,437	2,223	1,214
10	Simmons University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBoston, MA	2,991	2,574	417
11	Fitchburg State University Public, four-yearsFitchburg, MA	2,865	1,964	901
12	University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth Public, four-yearsNorth Dartmouth, MA	2,237	1,143	1,094
13	Suffolk University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBoston, MA	2,030	1,258	772
14	Worcester Polytechnic Institute Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWorcester, MA	2,026	645	1,381
15	Merrimack College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNorth Andover, MA	1,760	1,152	608
16	Clark University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWorcester, MA	1,659	753	906
17	Brandeis University Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWaltham, MA	1,573	839	734
18	Regis College Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWeston, MA	1,530	1,347	183
19	Bridgewater State University Public, four-yearsBridgewater, MA	1,457	1,103	354
20	Salem State University Public, four-yearsSalem, MA	1,363	1,030	333

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