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University of Massachusetts-Amherst leads the 6 Public universities in Massachusetts at #247 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. It is followed by University of Massachusetts-Lowell (#336 in United States) and University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth (#455 in United States). The universities on this list offer 102 matching courses between them.
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Only one university here holds a QS World position — University of Massachusetts-Amherst at #247 — so it heads the list. Below them, universities follow their research output: University of Massachusetts-Amherst is cited most (11,445,846 citations).
6 are public and 0 private (100% public). By location, Massachusetts (6) account for the most of those we can place. University of Massachusetts-Amherst is the largest, with 23,671 students.
By level: 92 bachelor's and 8 master's. The most common subjects are Social Sciences & Psychology (17), Education (11), Business & Management (9) and Medicine & Health Sciences (8). The usual length is 4 years and 1–2 years. 100% are full-time. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (100% of courses with a stated intake). Westfield State University offers the widest choice, with 54 of these courses.
We hold indicative fees for 6 of these universities. Worcester State University is the least expensive at USD 17,866 a year and University of Massachusetts-Amherst the most at USD 40,449; the middle of the range is about USD 32,567. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
University of Massachusetts-Amherst (QS World #247), University of Massachusetts-Lowell (#336 in United States) and University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth (#455 in United States) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
Of those with published fees, Worcester State University is the least expensive at about USD 17,866 a year. Fees are indicative — confirm on the university's site.
6 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4 years, with 1–2 years the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 100% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
Westfield State University, with 54, ahead of Worcester State University (27).
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