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Massachusetts Colleges with the Largest Online Students

Harvard University has the most online students of 8,885 for academic year 2022-2023 in Massachusetts. The number only includes students enrolled exclusively in online programs and does not include students taking some online courses. University of Massachusetts-Lowell is ranked second with 6,648 online students and Boston University follows them with 8,885 online students. We exclude colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music from the ranking. Next table shows the schools that have most online students by enrolled status. You may want to check colleges having the smallest online student population in Massachusetts.
Massachusetts Colleges with the Largest Online Students
NameTotal # of StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online ProgramsEnrolld in Some Online CoursesNot in Online Courses
1Harvard University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsCambridge, MA
30,6316,9231,96221,746
2University of Massachusetts-Lowell
Public, four-yearsLowell, MA
17,1534,9021,74610,505
3Boston University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBoston, MA
36,7144,0441,21331,457
4University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Public, four-yearsAmherst, MA
32,2293,8533,06325,313
5Fitchburg State University
Public, four-yearsFitchburg, MA
6,5542,9841,3592,211
6Simmons University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBoston, MA
5,7102,8641,0201,826
7Regis College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWeston, MA
3,2301,973669588
8University of Massachusetts-Boston
Public, four-yearsBoston, MA
15,5861,6173,06610,903
9University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
Public, four-yearsNorth Dartmouth, MA
7,4571,3756045,478
10Framingham State University
Public, four-yearsFramingham, MA
4,1111,1171,0431,951
11Northeastern University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBoston, MA
30,0131,0586,46922,486
12Bridgewater State University
Public, four-yearsBridgewater, MA
9,6041,0044,5224,078
13Endicott College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBeverly, MA
4,0068916972,418
14Salem State University
Public, four-yearsSalem, MA
6,5398513,0062,682
15Emerson College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsBoston, MA
5,8918454574,589
16Boston College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsChestnut Hill, MA
15,2878141,80112,672
17Merrimack College
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsNorth Andover, MA
5,5058124254,268
18Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsWorcester, MA
7,3088067295,773
19Tufts University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsMedford, MA
13,4316971,56711,167
20Westfield State University
Public, four-yearsWestfield, MA
4,7026891,9262,087
* Online completely college that all programs are offered online exclusively.