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Colleges in and near Berlin

Quinsigamond Community College is 9.6 miles from Berlin

No college sits inside Berlin’s boundary, but Quinsigamond Community College’s campus in Worcester, with 5,550 students on campus, is 9.6 miles from the center of town. About 4% of Berlin’s residents are enrolled in college, below Massachusetts (8%).

From the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard, June 2026; IPEDS fall 2023 enrollment) and the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–24. Straight-line distances from the center of Berlin. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
9
31,397 students on campus
Nearest college
9.6 mi
Quinsigamond
Residents in college
4%
Below MA (8%)
Nearest community college
9.6 mi
Quinsigamond · $6,262 tuition
Nearest public university
9.9 mi
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Median household income
$121K
prices below start here

What stands out about college from Berlin

Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.

A community college 9.6 miles awayQuinsigamond Community College has 5,550 students on campus in Worcester, 22% of whom graduate within three years.Students are 4% of residentsBelow Massachusetts (8%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Berlin

Five private colleges within 15 miles, three public colleges within 13.5 miles, and Quinsigamond Community College 9.6 miles away.

5 mi10 mi15 miWorcester Polytechnic InstituteQuinsigamondWorcester StateBerlin
University or collegeCommunity college
Quinsigamond Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,550 on campus · 9.6 mi · Worcester$9knet price22%graduate$46kearningsTuition and fees: $6,262 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.University of Massachusetts Chan Medical SchoolUniversity or college · Public · 1,354 on campus · 9.9 mi · WorcesterGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Worcester Polytechnic InstituteUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 6,695 on campus · 11.7 mi · Worcester60%admitted$43knet price90%graduate$103kearningsFramingham State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 2,848 on campus · 11.7 mi · Framingham84%admitted$16knet price48%graduate$52kearningsAssumption UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,812 on campus · 11.8 mi · Worcester83%admitted$29knet price75%graduate$75kearningsClark UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,118 on campus · 13.4 mi · Worcester40%admitted$29knet price77%graduate$62kearningsWorcester State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 4,994 on campus · 13.5 mi · Worcester88%admitted$13knet price61%graduate$61kearningsCollege of the Holy CrossUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,035 on campus · 13.5 mi · Worcester18%admitted$39knet price87%graduate$91kearningsAnna Maria CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 991 on campus · 15 mi · Paxton50%admitted$28knet price46%graduate$47kearnings

Degree-granting colleges with 100 or more students on campus (fall 2023 enrollment, minus students who study only online). Admitted: share of applicants offered a place. Net price: the average a year after grants, for students on federal aid. Graduate: within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting.

What it costs

What would your family pay?

The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles. Pick your family’s income.

Family income

Starts at Over $110k, where Berlin’s median household income ($121,336) falls.

Quinsigamond Community College9.6 mi · Worcester · sticker $15,921 · tuition $6,262$11,361a year
Worcester State University13.5 mi · Worcester · sticker $22,874$19,679a year
Framingham State University11.7 mi · Framingham · sticker $27,413$21,962a year
Anna Maria College15 mi · Paxton · sticker $61,888$33,305a year
Assumption University11.8 mi · Worcester · sticker $65,551$33,463a year
Clark University13.4 mi · Worcester · sticker $68,432$39,035a year
Worcester Polytechnic Institute11.7 mi · Worcester · sticker $78,679$49,716a year
College of the Holy Cross13.5 mi · Worcester · sticker $80,334$56,284a year

The average a year after grants and scholarships, for first-time, full-time students on federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Your own price depends on your aid package; every college has a net price calculator. For community colleges the net price counts housing and food at full cost, so tuition is shown beside it. “—”: not reported for that income.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Berlin: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →QuinsigamondWorcester Polytechnic InstituteFramingham StateClark UniversityWorcester StateCollege of the Holy Cross
Worcester Polytechnic Institute90% graduate$103k earnings$27k typical debt
Quinsigamond Community College22% graduate$46k earnings$17k typical debt
Worcester State University61% graduate$61k earnings$20k typical debt
Clark University77% graduate$62k earnings$27k typical debt
College of the Holy Cross87% graduate$91k earnings$27k typical debt
Framingham State University48% graduate$52k earnings$25k typical debt
Assumption University75% graduate$75k earnings$27k typical debt
Anna Maria College46% graduate$47k earnings$25k typical debt

Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid.

Questions about college near Berlin

Is Berlin a college town?

No. About 4 of every 100 Berlin residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Massachusetts (8). The nearest campus, Quinsigamond Community College, is 9.6 miles away in Worcester.

What colleges are near Berlin?

9 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Worcester Polytechnic Institute (11.7 miles, 6,695 students on campus), Quinsigamond Community College (9.6 miles, 5,550) and Worcester State University (13.5 miles, 4,994).

What is the closest community college to Berlin, and what does it cost?

Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester, 9.6 miles away. Tuition and fees are $6,262 a year for Massachusetts residents; the federal net price, $9,090, counts housing and food at full cost.

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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023 enrollment). “On campus” is fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Distances are straight-line from the center of Berlin. Residents in college, age, rent and poverty (including poverty without college students, table B14006): U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24. Colleges are described, not graded; the College town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents are enrolled. How TownRatings describes colleges →