Methuen Memorial Music Hall · Photo: EraserGirl · Public domainMassachusetts School of Law is 4.3 miles from Methuen
No college sits inside Methuen’s boundary, but Massachusetts School of Law’s campus in Andover, with 284 students on campus, is 4.3 miles from the center of town, and Northern Essex Community College is 7.6 miles away in Haverhill. About 7% of Methuen’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 Methuen. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Methuen
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Methuen
Three private colleges within 14.1 miles, one public college within 9.8 miles, and two community colleges.
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 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.
Starts at Over $110k, where Methuen’s median household income ($113,310) falls.
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.
Do students finish, and does it pay?
Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Methuen: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.
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 Methuen
Is Methuen a college town?
No. About 7 of every 100 Methuen residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Massachusetts (8). The nearest campus, Massachusetts School of Law, is 4.3 miles away in Andover.
What colleges are near Methuen?
Within 15 miles: Massachusetts School of Law (4.3 miles, 284 students on campus), Merrimack College (5.8 miles, 4,664), Northern Essex Community College (7.6 miles, 3,674), the University of Massachusetts-Lowell (9.8 miles, 11,742), Rivier University (14.1 miles, 2,230) and North Shore Community College (15 miles, 3,919).
What is the closest community college to Methuen, and what does it cost?
Northern Essex Community College in Haverhill, 7.6 miles away. Tuition and fees are $6,732 a year for Massachusetts residents; the federal net price, $6,046, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does the University of Massachusetts-Lowell cost if we live in Massachusetts?
Tuition and fees are $16,966 a year in-state and $36,264 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $9,943 (under $30,000 income) to $26,139 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
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Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
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 Methuen. 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 →