Boston - The Original College Town

Nicknamed as the Athens of America, Boston,are private, there are also some public colleges and
Massachusetts, is a beautiful city surrounded by someuniversities such as the University of Massachusetts
of the best colleges and universities in the UnitedBoston located in Dorchester, the Roxbury Community
States. In fact, there are over 100 colleges in theCollege and the Bunker Hill Community College.
Boston metropolitan area focusing on all kinds of fields.Boston is also home to many colleges that specialize in
From music to technology and everything in between,a variety of fields. Emerson College, a college that
Boston colleges offer their students a diverse varietyfocuses on performing arts, media and
of academic fields.communications, is located by Boston Common. In the
Located along the Charles River on Commonwealthsuburb of Wellesley, you can find Babson College, a
Avenue, Boston University, the largest university in thecollege well-known for its business education and
Boston area, is well-known for its academic programsentrepreneurial studies. Boston is also known for its
in arts and science. Across the Charles River incultural activities, conservatories and art schools. Some
Cambridge, you can find Harvard University, which isof the most acclaimed music and art colleges such as
the oldest and - perhaps - most famous institution ofthe Massachusetts College of Art, New England
higher learning in the United States. Also in Cambridge,Conservatory of Music, Boston Conservatory, the
you will find the Massachusetts Institute of TechnologySchool at the Museum of Fine Art and Berklee College
(MIT), a premier institution focused on cutting-edgeof Music are located in the center of the city.
engineering and technology. Boston College, one of theWith so many colleges and universities, a typical fall
oldest Jesuit institutions in the USA, is located inday in Boston is characterized by students walking,
Chestnut Hill - a wealthy suburban area located 6 milesriding their bikes, taking the "T" (Boston subway),
west of Boston. A few miles north of Boston on thestudying at libraries and cafes, eating and shopping at
Mystic River, you will find Tufts University - a privatethe Quincy Market, or meeting with classmates and
university well-known for its international and studyfriends. You will see students who come here from
abroad programs. Suffolk University, a small privateevery state and from every country. You will see the
university known for its law school andscientists, the academics, the philosophers, the artists,
distance-learning MBA program, is located on Beaconthe musicians, the worldly and the techies
Hill - a wealthy Boston neighborhood. Although theconglomerated in one city where the only one missing
majority of colleges and universities in the Boston areais you.