Colleges for Veterans in Massachusetts

10,760 students are using VA education benefits at 113 schools in Massachusetts. Of those schools, 71 take part in Yellow Ribbon, 26 charge veterans the in-state rate, and 8 carry a VA caution flag.

School	City	Type	On VA benefits
Northeastern University-Boston Yellow Ribbon	Boston	Private nonprofit	648
University of Massachusetts-Boston Yellow Ribbon	Boston	Public	643
Harvard University Yellow Ribbon Flagged	Cambridge	Private nonprofit	548
University of Massachusetts-Lowell Yellow Ribbon	Lowell	Public	545
University of Massachusetts-Amherst Yellow Ribbon	Amherst	Public	507
Boston University Yellow Ribbon	Boston	Private nonprofit	470
Berklee College of Music Yellow Ribbon	Boston	Private nonprofit	423
Bunker Hill Community College	Charlestown	Public	334
Bridgewater State University	Bridgewater	Public	323
Quincy College Yellow Ribbon	Quincy	Public	280
Massasoit Community College	Brockton	Public	272
Boston College Yellow Ribbon	Chestnut Hill	Private nonprofit	246
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth Yellow Ribbon	North Dartmouth	Public	222
Salem State University Yellow Ribbon	Salem	Public	220
Framingham State University Yellow Ribbon	Framingham	Public	173
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Yellow Ribbon	Cambridge	Private nonprofit	170
McPhs University Yellow Ribbon	Boston	Private nonprofit	158
Emerson College Yellow Ribbon	Boston	Private nonprofit	153
Harvard University Extension Yellow Ribbon Flagged	Cambridge	Private nonprofit	153
Fitchburg State University	Fitchburg	Public	152
North Shore Community College	Danvers	Public	152
Suffolk University Yellow Ribbon	Boston	Private nonprofit	143
Springfield Technical Community College Yellow Ribbon	Springfield	Public	141
Massachusetts Bay Community College Yellow Ribbon	Wellesley Hills	Public	133
Westfield State University Yellow Ribbon	Westfield	Public	133
Merrimack College Yellow Ribbon	North Andover	Private nonprofit	126
Bristol Community College	Fall River	Public	115
Simmons University Yellow Ribbon	Boston	Private nonprofit	115
Cape Cod Community College	West Barnstable	Public	113
Mount Wachusett Community College Yellow Ribbon	Gardner	Public	107
Wentworth Institute of Technology Yellow Ribbon	Boston	Private nonprofit	107
Quinsigamond Community College	Worcester	Public	101
Worcester State University	Worcester	Public	99
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Yellow Ribbon	Worcester	Private nonprofit	87
Middlesex Community College-Lowell Yellow Ribbon	Lowell	Public	85
Curry College Yellow Ribbon	Milton	Private nonprofit	80
Endicott College Yellow Ribbon	Beverly	Private nonprofit	80
Holyoke Community College Yellow Ribbon	Holyoke	Public	80
Northern Essex Community College Yellow Ribbon Flagged	Haverhill	Public	75
Western New England University Yellow Ribbon	Springfield	Private nonprofit	72
Regis College Yellow Ribbon	Weston	Private nonprofit	67
Massachusetts Maritime Academy Yellow Ribbon	Buzzards Bay	Public	66
Springfield College Yellow Ribbon	Springfield	Private nonprofit	62
New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Massachusetts	Haverhill	For-profit	60
Bay Path University Yellow Ribbon	Hampden	Private nonprofit	59
Massachusetts College of Art and Design	Boston	Public	58
Middlesex Community College-Bedford Yellow Ribbon	Bedford	Public	58
Tufts University Yellow Ribbon	Medford	Private nonprofit	56
National Aviation Academy of New England	Concord	For-profit	54
Lesley University Yellow Ribbon	Cambridge	Private nonprofit	50
North Bennet Street School Flagged	Boston	Private nonprofit	49
Babson College Yellow Ribbon	Wellesley	Private nonprofit	47
Fisher College-Boston Yellow Ribbon	Boston	Private nonprofit	47
Suffolk University Law School Yellow Ribbon	Boston	Private nonprofit	45
Cambridge College Yellow Ribbon	Boston	Private nonprofit	44
Lasell University Yellow Ribbon	Newton	Private nonprofit	43
American International College Yellow Ribbon	Springfield	Private nonprofit	40
Brandeis University Yellow Ribbon	Waltham	Private nonprofit	39
Motoring Technical Training Institute	Seekonk	For-profit	39
William James College Yellow Ribbon	Newton	Private nonprofit	37
College of Our Lady of the Elms Yellow Ribbon	Chicopee	Private nonprofit	36
Mass General Brigham University of Health Professions Yellow Ribbon	Boston	Private nonprofit	36
Nichols College Yellow Ribbon	Dudley	Private nonprofit	34
Assumption University Yellow Ribbon	Worcester	Private nonprofit	33
Tufts University School of Medicine	Boston	Private nonprofit	33
Bentley University Yellow Ribbon	Waltham	Private nonprofit	32
Boston University Medical Campus Yellow Ribbon	Boston	Private nonprofit	30
Dean College Yellow Ribbon	Franklin	Private nonprofit	29
Massachusetts Firefighting Academy	Stow	Public	29
Emmanuel College Yellow Ribbon	Boston	Private nonprofit	28
Gordon College Yellow Ribbon	Wenham	Private nonprofit	28
Roxbury Community College	Roxbury Crossing	Public	28
Clark University Yellow Ribbon	Worcester	Private nonprofit	27
College of the Holy Cross Yellow Ribbon	Worcester	Private nonprofit	27
New England Law-Boston Yellow Ribbon	Boston	Private nonprofit	27
Boston Architectural College Yellow Ribbon	Boston	Private nonprofit	26
Stonehill College Yellow Ribbon	Easton	Private nonprofit	25
Greenfield Community College	Greenfield	Public	22
Peterson School-Woburn	Woburn	For-profit	22
Smith College Yellow Ribbon	Northampton	Private nonprofit	22
Tufts University Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy Yellow Ribbon	Medford	Private nonprofit	21
Mount Holyoke College Yellow Ribbon	South Hadley	Private nonprofit	20
Amherst College Yellow Ribbon	Amherst	Private nonprofit	19
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts	North Adams	Public	18
Wheaton College Yellow Ribbon	Norton	Private nonprofit	18
Berkshire Community College Flagged	Pittsfield	Public	17
Fine Mortuary College	Norwood	For-profit	17
Massachusetts State Police Academy	New Braintree	Public	16
Porter and Chester Institute-Worcester	Worcester	For-profit	16
Porter and Chester Institute-Chicopee	Chicopee	For-profit	15
Williams College Yellow Ribbon	Williamstown	Private nonprofit	15
Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology Yellow Ribbon	Boston	Private nonprofit	13
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary-South Hamilton Yellow Ribbon	South Hamilton	Private nonprofit	13
Municipal Police Training Committee Plymouth Police Academy	Plymouth	Public	13
Peterson School-Westwood	Westwood	For-profit	13
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School	Worcester	Public	13
Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology	Brookline	Private nonprofit	12
Porter and Chester Institute-Brockton Campus	Brockton	For-profit	12
Wellesley College Yellow Ribbon	Wellesley	Private nonprofit	11
Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of Nursing Flagged	Brockton	Private nonprofit	10
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine	Boston	Private nonprofit	10
Montserrat College of Art Yellow Ribbon	Beverly	Private nonprofit	7
Tufts University-Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine	North Grafton	Private nonprofit	7
Longy School of Music of Bard College	Cambridge	Private nonprofit	6
Massachusetts School of Law	Andover	Private nonprofit	6
Municipal Police Training Committee Basic Recruit Academy-Randolph	Randolph	Public	6
Municipal Police Training Committee Lynnfield Regional Police Academy	Lynnfield	Public	6
Southeastern Technical Institute Flagged	South Easton	Public	6
Technology Learning Center INC	Oxford	For-profit	6
Catherine Hinds Institute of Esthetics	Woburn	For-profit	5
Hampshire College Yellow Ribbon Flagged	Amherst	Private nonprofit	5
Massachusetts School of Barbering	Quincy	For-profit	5
Mbta Transit Police Academy	Quincy	Public	5

Sorted by how many students use VA benefits there. Schools with fewer than 50 are listed without a page of their own — look them up in VA’s comparison tool.

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