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Largest early childhood education programs in Massachusetts
Massachusetts early childhood education 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 | Salem State University | Salem | Public, 4-year | 85 |
| 2 | University of Massachusetts-Boston | Boston | Public, 4-year | 72 |
| 3 | Springfield Technical Community College | Springfield | Public, 2-year | 46 |
| 4 | Worcester State University | Worcester | Public, 4-year | 44 |
| 5 | Lesley University | Cambridge | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 43 |
| 6 | Bridgewater State University | Bridgewater | Public, 4-year | 37 |
| 7 | Urban College of Boston | Boston | Private nonprofit, 2-year | 33 |
| 8 | Gordon College | Wenham | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 32 |
| 9 | Cambridge College | Boston | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 31 |
| 10 | Bunker Hill Community College | Boston | Public, 2-year | 27 |
| 11 | Fisher College | Boston | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 24 |
| 12 | Quinsigamond Community College | Worcester | Public, 2-year | 22 |
| 13 | Fitchburg State University | Fitchburg | Public, 4-year | 19 |
| 14 | American International College | Springfield | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 17 |
| 15 | Berkshire Community College | Pittsfield | Public, 2-year | 14 |
| 16 | Boston University | Boston | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 14 |
| 17 | Framingham State University | Framingham | Public, 4-year | 14 |
| 18 | Massachusetts Bay Community College | Wellesley Hills | Public, 2-year | 11 |
| 19 | Dean College | Franklin | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 10 |
| 20 | Holyoke Community College | Holyoke | Public, 2-year | 7 |
| 21 | Middlesex Community College | Bedford | Public, 2-year | 7 |
| 22 | Northern Essex Community College | Haverhill | Public, 2-year | 7 |
| 23 | Greenfield Community College | Greenfield | Public, 2-year | 6 |
| 24 | Roxbury Community College | Roxbury Crossing | Public, 2-year | 6 |
| 25 | Stonehill College | Easton | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 6 |
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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