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Largest biology sciences programs in Massachusetts
Massachusetts biology sciences programs, ranked by awards conferred in 2024, the latest IPEDS completions year on file. At least 5 schools must offer the program for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Awards conferred |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst | Amherst | Public, 4-year | 315 |
| 2 | Boston University | Boston | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 220 |
| 3 | University of Massachusetts-Boston | Boston | Public, 4-year | 213 |
| 4 | Boston College | Chestnut Hill | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 190 |
| 5 | Tufts University | Medford | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 174 |
| 6 | Northeastern University | Boston | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 137 |
| 7 | University of Massachusetts-Lowell | Lowell | Public, 4-year | 135 |
| 8 | Brandeis University | Waltham | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 74 |
| 9 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | North Dartmouth | Public, 4-year | 69 |
| 10 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 68 |
| 11 | College of the Holy Cross | Worcester | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 64 |
| 12 | Bridgewater State University | Bridgewater | Public, 4-year | 61 |
| 13 | Worcester State University | Worcester | Public, 4-year | 54 |
| 14 | Salem State University | Salem | Public, 4-year | 53 |
| 15 | Williams College | Williamstown | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 50 |
| 16 | Emmanuel College | Boston | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 49 |
| 17 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Worcester | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 44 |
| 18 | Clark University | Worcester | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 43 |
| 19 | Smith College | Northampton | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 42 |
| 20 | Mount Holyoke College | South Hadley | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 39 |
| 21 | Suffolk University | Boston | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 37 |
| 22 | Fitchburg State University | Fitchburg | Public, 4-year | 35 |
| 23 | Westfield State University | Westfield | Public, 4-year | 35 |
| 24 | Wheaton College (Massachusetts) | Norton | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 35 |
| 25 | Gordon College | Wenham | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 34 |
Completions counts total awards conferred, summed across every credential level, from IPEDS.
How to read this. A larger school naturally confers more awards in a common program; this counts total completions, not selectivity. A campus that is part of one multi-campus system is shown as a single row when more than two of its campuses would otherwise appear.
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