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Colleges in and near Hingham

Quincy College is 6.6 miles from Hingham

No college sits inside Hingham’s boundary, but Quincy College’s campus in Quincy, with 1,670 students on campus, is 6.6 miles from the center of town. About 3% of Hingham’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 Hingham. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
30
150,035 students on campus
Nearest college
6.6 mi
Quincy College
Residents in college
3%
Below MA (8%)
Nearest community college
6.6 mi
Quincy College · $8,938 tuition
Nearest public university
6.6 mi
Quincy College · $8,938 in-state
Median household income
$178K
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What stands out about college from Hingham

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

A community college 6.6 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 3% of residentsBelow Massachusetts (8%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Hingham

24 private colleges within 14.6 miles, two public colleges within 13.6 miles, and four community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miBoston UniversityNortheastern UniversityUniversity of Massachusetts-BostonHingham
University or collegeCommunity college
Quincy CollegeCommunity college · Public · 1,670 on campus · 6.6 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 · 7.4 mi · QuincyLaboure College of HealthcareUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 520 on campus · 9.4 mi · Milton50%admitted$37knet price100%graduate$62kearningsUniversity of Massachusetts-BostonUniversity or college · Public · 14,204 on campus · 10.1 mi · Boston84%admitted$18knet price49%graduate$66kearningsMassasoit Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 3,149 on campus · 11.7 mi · Brockton$8knet price19%graduate$46kearningsTuition and fees: $5,376 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Curry CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,805 on campus · 12.1 mi · Milton88%admitted$29knet price51%graduate$54kearningsBenjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 512 on campus · 12.8 mi · Boston$15knet price46%graduate$58kearningsEmerson CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,965 on campus · 12.9 mi · Boston51%admitted$49knet price77%graduate$63kearningsNew England Law-BostonUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,083 on campus · 12.9 mi · BostonGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Suffolk UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 6,596 on campus · 13 mi · Boston82%admitted$30knet price61%graduate$68kearningsRoxbury Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 1,631 on campus · 13.2 mi · Roxbury Crossing$12knet price28%graduate$39kearningsTuition and fees: $6,024 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.The New England Conservatory of MusicUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 784 on campus · 13.2 mi · Boston41%admitted$47knet price73%graduate$34kearningsNortheastern UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 29,851 on campus · 13.3 mi · Boston5%admitted$31knet price91%graduate$93kearningsEarnings are reported for all 3 campuses that file with it.Northeastern University Professional ProgramsUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,901 on campus · 13.3 mi · Boston$93kearningsEarnings are reported for all 3 campuses that file with it.Wentworth Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,885 on campus · 13.4 mi · Boston91%admitted$34knet price68%graduate$83kearningsFisher CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 737 on campus · 13.4 mi · Boston · mostly online71%admitted$27knet price28%graduate$50kearnings51% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Boston Architectural CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 410 on campus · 13.5 mi · Boston$26knet price32%graduate$62kearningsBerklee College of MusicUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 6,560 on campus · 13.6 mi · Boston44%admitted$49knet price67%graduate$34kearningsMassachusetts College of Art and DesignUniversity or college · Public · 1,941 on campus · 13.6 mi · Boston76%admitted$24knet price69%graduate$44kearningsMCPHS UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,353 on campus · 13.7 mi · Boston85%admitted$40knet price62%graduate$126kearningsSimmons UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,745 on campus · 13.7 mi · Boston70%admitted$25knet price72%graduate$63kearningsMGH Institute of Health ProfessionsUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,125 on campus · 13.7 mi · Boston$87kearningsNew England College of OptometryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 529 on campus · 13.7 mi · BostonGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Emmanuel CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,924 on campus · 13.9 mi · Boston76%admitted$27knet price68%graduate$68kearningsHult International Business SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,636 on campus · 14 mi · Cambridge60%admitted$45knet price67%graduateBunker Hill Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,800 on campus · 14.2 mi · Boston$8knet price13%graduate$48kearningsTuition and fees: $6,168 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of TheologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 125 on campus · 14.2 mi · Brookline80%admitted$25knet price44%graduate$52kearningsMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 11,855 on campus · 14.3 mi · Cambridge5%admitted$20knet price96%graduate$143kearningsBoston UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 32,537 on campus · 14.5 mi · Boston11%admitted$24knet price89%graduate$83kearningsCambridge CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 758 on campus · 14.6 mi · Boston · mostly online$31knet price11%graduate$46kearnings61% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.

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 Hingham’s median household income ($178,390) falls.

Bunker Hill Community College14.2 mi · Boston · sticker $14,899 · tuition $6,168$13,790a year
Massasoit Community College11.7 mi · Brockton · sticker $14,904 · tuition $5,376$14,416a year
Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology12.8 mi · Boston · sticker $30,406$21,375a year
Quincy College6.6 mi · Quincy · sticker $22,528 · tuition $8,938$21,920a year
University of Massachusetts-Boston10.1 mi · Boston · sticker $30,544$25,571a year
Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology14.2 mi · Brookline · sticker $41,282$29,993a year
Fisher College13.4 mi · Boston · mostly online · sticker $53,921$30,661a year
Emmanuel College13.9 mi · Boston · sticker $65,252$30,832a year
Massachusetts College of Art and Design13.6 mi · Boston · sticker $34,239$31,882a year
Simmons University13.7 mi · Boston · sticker $63,460$32,777a year
Curry College12.1 mi · Milton · sticker $64,020$33,973a year
Suffolk University13 mi · Boston · sticker $65,281$36,264a year
Wentworth Institute of Technology13.4 mi · Boston · sticker $61,096$38,272a year
MCPHS University13.7 mi · Boston · sticker $65,022$43,470a year
The New England Conservatory of Music13.2 mi · Boston · sticker $81,277$47,387a year
Boston University14.5 mi · Boston · sticker $86,285$47,504a year
Northeastern University13.3 mi · Boston · sticker $84,641$47,696a year
Massachusetts Institute of Technology14.3 mi · Cambridge · sticker $82,730$48,479a year
Berklee College of Music13.6 mi · Boston · sticker $72,700$54,676a year
Emerson College12.9 mi · Boston · sticker $80,399$57,288a year
Hult International Business School14 mi · Cambridge · sticker $79,075$59,075a year
Laboure College of Healthcare9.4 mi · Milton · sticker $36,863—a year
Roxbury Community College13.2 mi · Roxbury Crossing · sticker $16,621 · tuition $6,024—a year
Boston Architectural College13.5 mi · Boston · sticker $40,343—a year
Cambridge College14.6 mi · Boston · mostly online · sticker $34,072—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 Hingham: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k$140k$160k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →University of Massachusetts-BostonSuffolk UniversityBerklee College of MusicMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyBoston University
Boston University89% graduate$83k earnings$23k typical debt
Northeastern University91% graduate$93k earnings*$24k typical debt
University of Massachusetts-Boston49% graduate$66k earnings$22k typical debt
Massachusetts Institute of Technology96% graduate$143k earnings$15k typical debt
Suffolk University61% graduate$68k earnings$27k typical debt
Berklee College of Music67% graduate$34k earnings$25k typical debt
Bunker Hill Community College13% graduate$48k earnings$10k typical debt
MCPHS University62% graduate$126k earnings$25k typical debt
Emerson College77% graduate$63k earnings$23k typical debt
Wentworth Institute of Technology68% graduate$83k earnings$25k typical debt
Massasoit Community College19% graduate$46k earnings$10k typical debt
Simmons University72% graduate$63k 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. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: Northeastern University (3).

Questions about college near Hingham

Is Hingham a college town?

No. About 3 of every 100 Hingham residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Massachusetts (8). The nearest campus, Quincy College, is 6.6 miles away in Quincy.

What colleges are near Hingham?

30 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Boston University (14.5 miles, 32,537 students on campus), Northeastern University (13.3 miles, 29,851) and the University of Massachusetts-Boston (10.1 miles, 14,204).

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

Quincy College in Quincy, 6.6 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 Hingham. 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 →