63 Best colleges for Economics in Massachusetts

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Massachusetts ranked based on their research performance in Economics. A graph of 10.3M citations received by 211K academic papers made by 63 universities in Massachusetts was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Harvard University

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,525

2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1550
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$20,996

3. Boston University

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$24,420

4. Boston College

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$32,519

5. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
89%

6. Tufts University

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1515
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$32,367

7. Northeastern University

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$34,207

8. Brandeis University

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1455
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$43,550

9. University of Massachusetts - Boston

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
92%

10. Williams College

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$15,894

11. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,489
Male:Female
31:69
Founded
1962

12. Fisher College

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
71%
Net Price
$28,596
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$25,379

13. Babson College

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$32,019

14. Clark University

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1374
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$33,865

15. Bentley University

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1355
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$45,802

16. University of Massachusetts - Lowell

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
92%

17. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
60%
Net Price
$47,372
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$31,545

18. Wellesley College

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1510
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,174

19. Suffolk University

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1195
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$33,832

20. Amherst College

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$19,049

21. Bay State College

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
78%
Net Price
$43,020
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$10,243

22. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1160
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
99%

23. Smith College

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
21%
Average SAT
1480
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$27,305

24. Simmons University

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1305
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$28,691

25. College of the Holy Cross

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$36,014

26. MGH Institute of Health Professions

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
1,672
Male:Female
14:86
Founded
1977

27. Mount Holyoke College

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
36%
Average SAT
1455
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$32,526

28. Dean College

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
74%
Net Price
$32,085
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$32,958

29. Hebrew College

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
80%
Enrollment
163
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1921

30. Western New England University

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1195
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$27,056

31. Salem State University

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
96%
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$10,319
Enrollment
6,230

32. Bridgewater State University

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1162
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
96%

33. MCPHS University

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1288
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$41,506

34. Merrimack College

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
70%
Net Price
$38,504
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$31,550

35. Springfield College

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
72%
Average SAT
1205
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$30,039

36. Emerson College

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
51%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$53,432

37. Hampshire College

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
75%
Net Price
$27,895
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$46,145

38. Stonehill College

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
66%
Net Price
$33,385
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$39,344

39. Emmanuel College

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1255
Net Price
$31,121
Receiving Aid
100%

40. Curry College

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1140
Net Price
$29,917
Receiving Aid
100%

41. Lesley University

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
97%
Net Price
$32,587
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$19,167

42. William James College

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
967
Male:Female
19:81
Founded
1974

43. Franklin W Olin College of Engineering

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
25%
Average SAT
1526
Net Price
$43,184
Receiving Aid
100%

44. Framingham State University

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1190
Receiving Aid
92%
Average Aid
$11,338

45. Worcester State University

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1155
Receiving Aid
90%
Average Aid
$9,464

46. Assumption College

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
83%
Net Price
$29,748
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$35,905

47. Wheaton College - Massachusetts

For Economics

Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1305
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$30,701

48. Massachusetts School of Law

For Economics

Enrollment
273
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1988

49. Fitchburg State University

For Economics

#1012 in North America
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1145
Receiving Aid
97%
Average Aid
$11,539

50. Gordon College

For Economics

#1018 in North America
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1243
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$25,299

51. Westfield State University

For Economics

#1039 in North America
Acceptance Rate
81%
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$9,054
Enrollment
4,588

52. Endicott College

For Economics

#1040 in North America
Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1267
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$41,394

53. Regis College

For Economics

#1094 in North America
Acceptance Rate
70%
Net Price
$28,575
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$37,193

54. Hult International Business School

For Economics

#1136 in North America
Acceptance Rate
60%
Net Price
$53,700
Receiving Aid
82%
Average Aid
$25,375

55. New England Law - Boston

For Economics

#1172 in North America
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
1,131
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1908

56. Newbury College

For Economics

#1195 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$23,613
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$26,393

57. Wentworth Institute of Technology

For Economics

#1199 in North America
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1215
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$35,604

58. Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

For Economics

#1201 in North America
Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$9,045
Enrollment
896

59. New England College of Optometry

For Economics

#1322 in North America
Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
515
Male:Female
25:75
Founded
1894

60. Lasell College

For Economics

#1335 in North America
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1094
Net Price
$27,773
Receiving Aid
96%

61. Nichols College

For Economics

#1390 in North America
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1132
Net Price
$32,337
Receiving Aid
99%

62. Berklee College of Music

For Economics

#1402 in North America
Acceptance Rate
44%
Net Price
$49,797
Receiving Aid
81%
Average Aid
$23,346

63. American International College

For Economics

#1429 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$23,086
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$36,184

Closest to Massachusetts states to learn Economics

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Rhode Island 9 56
Connecticut 20 10
New Hampshire 11 57
Vermont 8 134
New York 123 7
New Jersey 24 18
Maine 9 240
Pennsylvania 96 6
Maryland 25 12
District of Columbia 9 44
Virginia 39 38
West Virginia 14 116
Ohio 54 19
North Carolina 39 16
Michigan 33 3
South Carolina 23 67
Indiana 29 39
Kentucky 23 68
Tennessee 28 46
Wisconsin 30 15
Georgia 36 43
Illinois 58 5
Alabama 22 90
Iowa 24 49
Missouri 33 41
Florida 48 30
Minnesota 27 17
Mississippi 12 173
Arkansas 16 133
Louisiana 23 83
Kansas 11 78
South Dakota 8 324
North Dakota 5 210
Nebraska 12 95
Oklahoma 15 100
Puerto Rico 10 572
Texas 69 23
Colorado 18 61
Montana 5 201
New Mexico 7 105
Utah 10 52
Idaho 7 232
Arizona 7 29
Nevada 5 151
Washington 23 8
Oregon 17 99
California 109 2
Alaska 4 282
Hawaii 6 122