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Colleges in and near Cohasset

Quincy College is 10.5 miles from Cohasset

No college sits inside Cohasset’s boundary, but Quincy College’s campus in Quincy, with 1,670 students on campus, is 10.5 miles from the center of town. About 4% of Cohasset’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 Cohasset. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
8
29,994 students on campus
Nearest college
10.5 mi
Quincy College
Residents in college
4%
Below MA (8%)
Nearest community college
10.5 mi
Quincy College · $8,938 tuition
Nearest public university
10.5 mi
Quincy College · $8,938 in-state
Median household income
$199K
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What stands out about college from Cohasset

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

A community college 10.5 miles awayQuincy College has 1,670 students on campus in Quincy, 15% of whom graduate within six years.In-state price at Quincy CollegeLiving in Massachusetts, Quincy College charges $8,938 in tuition and fees, the same for every student.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 Cohasset

Six private colleges within 15 miles, one public college within 12.7 miles, and Quincy College 10.5 miles away.

5 mi10 mi15 miUniversity of Massachusetts-BostonSuffolk UniversityCohasset
University or collegeCommunity college
Quincy CollegeCommunity college · Public · 1,670 on campus · 10.5 mi · Quincy$17knet price15%graduate$53kearningsTuition and fees: $8,938 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Eastern Nazarene CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 444 on campus · 10.9 mi · QuincyUniversity of Massachusetts-BostonUniversity or college · Public · 14,204 on campus · 12.7 mi · Boston84%admitted$18knet price49%graduate$66kearningsLaboure College of HealthcareUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 520 on campus · 13.3 mi · Milton50%admitted$37knet price100%graduate$62kearningsSuffolk UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 6,596 on campus · 14.9 mi · Boston82%admitted$30knet price61%graduate$68kearningsEmerson CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,965 on campus · 15 mi · Boston51%admitted$49knet price77%graduate$63kearningsNew England Law-BostonUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,083 on campus · 15 mi · BostonGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 512 on campus · 15 mi · Boston$15knet price46%graduate$58kearnings

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 Cohasset’s median household income ($199,306) falls.

Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology15 mi · Boston · sticker $30,406$21,375a year
Quincy College10.5 mi · Quincy · sticker $22,528 · tuition $8,938$21,920a year
University of Massachusetts-Boston12.7 mi · Boston · sticker $30,544$25,571a year
Suffolk University14.9 mi · Boston · sticker $65,281$36,264a year
Emerson College15 mi · Boston · sticker $80,399$57,288a year
Laboure College of Healthcare13.3 mi · Milton · sticker $36,863—a 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 Cohasset: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →Quincy CollegeUniversity of Massachusetts-BostonSuffolk UniversityEmerson CollegeBenjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology
University of Massachusetts-Boston49% graduate$66k earnings$22k typical debt
Suffolk University61% graduate$68k earnings$27k typical debt
Emerson College77% graduate$63k earnings$23k typical debt
Quincy College15% graduate$53k earnings$14k typical debt
Laboure College of Healthcare100% graduate$62k earnings$25k typical debt
Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology46% graduate$58k earnings$12k 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 Cohasset

Is Cohasset a college town?

No. About 4 of every 100 Cohasset residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Massachusetts (8). The nearest campus, Quincy College, is 10.5 miles away in Quincy.

What colleges are near Cohasset?

8 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: the University of Massachusetts-Boston (12.7 miles, 14,204 students on campus), Suffolk University (14.9 miles, 6,596) and Emerson College (15 miles, 4,965).

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

Quincy College in Quincy, 10.5 miles away. Tuition and fees are $8,938 a year for Massachusetts residents; the federal net price, $17,126, counts housing and food at full cost.

How much does Quincy College cost if we live in Massachusetts?

Tuition and fees are $8,938 a year in-state and $8,938 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $15,972 (under $30,000 income) to $21,920 (over $110,000), housing and food included.

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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 Cohasset. 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 →