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Colleges in and near Milton

Milton is home to two colleges, with 2,325 students on campus

Curry College (1,805 students on campus) and Laboure College of Healthcare (520) are inside the town, and Quincy College (1,670) is 4.1 miles from the center, just over the line in Quincy. About 10% of Milton’s residents are enrolled in college, above Massachusetts (8%).

Curry CollegeQuincy College

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 Milton. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
49
228,448 students on campus
Nearest college
1.8 mi
Curry College
Residents in college
10%
Above MA (8%)
Nearest community college
4.1 mi
Quincy College · $8,938 tuition
Nearest public university
4.1 mi
Quincy College · $8,938 in-state
Median household income
$189K
prices below start here

What stands out about college in Milton

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

Two colleges within 4.1 milesCurry College admits 88% of applicants. Together they have 3,475 students on campus.A community college 4.1 miles awayQuincy College in Quincy: tuition and fees $8,938 a year for Massachusetts residents.In-state price at Quincy CollegeLiving in Massachusetts, Quincy College charges $8,938 in tuition and fees, the same for every student.Students are 10% of residentsAbove Massachusetts (8%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Milton

42 private colleges within 13.9 miles, two public colleges within 6.6 miles, and six community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miBoston UniversityNortheastern UniversityHarvard UniversityMilton
University or collegeCommunity college
Curry CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,805 on campus · In Milton88%admitted$29knet price51%graduate$54kearningsLaboure College of HealthcareUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 520 on campus · In Milton50%admitted$37knet price100%graduate$62kearningsQuincy CollegeCommunity college · Public · 1,670 on campus · 4.1 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 · 4.2 mi · QuincyUniversity of Massachusetts-BostonUniversity or college · Public · 14,204 on campus · 5.5 mi · Boston84%admitted$18knet price49%graduate$66kearningsHellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of TheologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 125 on campus · 5.7 mi · Brookline80%admitted$25knet price44%graduate$52kearningsRoxbury Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 1,631 on campus · 6.1 mi · Roxbury Crossing$12knet price28%graduate$39kearningsTuition and fees: $6,024 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Wentworth Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,885 on campus · 6.6 mi · Boston91%admitted$34knet price68%graduate$83kearningsMassachusetts College of Art and DesignUniversity or college · Public · 1,941 on campus · 6.6 mi · Boston76%admitted$24knet price69%graduate$44kearningsMCPHS UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,353 on campus · 6.7 mi · Boston85%admitted$40knet price62%graduate$126kearningsNortheastern UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 29,851 on campus · 6.8 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 · 6.8 mi · Boston$93kearningsEarnings are reported for all 3 campuses that file with it.Simmons UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,745 on campus · 6.8 mi · Boston70%admitted$25knet price72%graduate$63kearningsEmmanuel CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,924 on campus · 6.9 mi · Boston76%admitted$27knet price68%graduate$68kearningsThe New England Conservatory of MusicUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 784 on campus · 6.9 mi · Boston41%admitted$47knet price73%graduate$34kearningsWilliam James CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 851 on campus · 7.2 mi · NewtonBenjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 512 on campus · 7.2 mi · Boston$15knet price46%graduate$58kearningsBoston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis IncUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 165 on campus · 7.2 mi · BrooklineGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Berklee College of MusicUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 6,560 on campus · 7.3 mi · Boston44%admitted$49knet price67%graduate$34kearningsBoston Architectural CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 410 on campus · 7.4 mi · Boston$26knet price32%graduate$62kearningsNew England Law-BostonUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,083 on campus · 7.6 mi · BostonGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.New England College of OptometryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 529 on campus · 7.6 mi · BostonGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Boston UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 32,537 on campus · 7.7 mi · Boston11%admitted$24knet price89%graduate$83kearningsEmerson CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,965 on campus · 7.7 mi · Boston51%admitted$49knet price77%graduate$63kearningsBoston CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 14,512 on campus · 7.9 mi · Chestnut Hill16%admitted$42knet price91%graduate$104kearningsFisher CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 737 on campus · 7.9 mi · Boston · mostly online71%admitted$27knet price28%graduate$50kearnings51% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Suffolk UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 6,596 on campus · 8.1 mi · Boston82%admitted$30knet price61%graduate$68kearningsMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 11,855 on campus · 8.2 mi · Cambridge5%admitted$20knet price96%graduate$143kearningsSaint John's SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 120 on campus · 8.2 mi · BrightonHult International Business SchoolUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,636 on campus · 8.9 mi · Cambridge60%admitted$45knet price67%graduateBunker Hill Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,800 on campus · 9.2 mi · Boston$8knet price13%graduate$48kearningsTuition and fees: $6,168 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.MGH Institute of Health ProfessionsUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,125 on campus · 9.3 mi · Boston$87kearningsHarvard UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 22,636 on campus · 9.4 mi · Cambridge4%admitted$19knet price98%graduate$102kearningsLesley UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,519 on campus · 9.7 mi · Cambridge97%admitted$31knet price58%graduate$51kearningsCambridge CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 758 on campus · 9.7 mi · Boston · mostly online$31knet price11%graduate$46kearnings61% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Longy School of Music of Bard CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 277 on campus · 9.7 mi · Cambridge$39knet price78%graduate$47kearningsEarnings are reported for all 3 campuses that file with it.Franklin W Olin College of EngineeringUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 402 on campus · 9.9 mi · Needham25%admitted$25knet price96%graduate$129kearningsBabson CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,646 on campus · 10.1 mi · Wellesley17%admitted$41knet price93%graduate$124kearningsHebrew CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 167 on campus · 10.4 mi · NewtonMassachusetts Bay Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 2,620 on campus · 10.5 mi · Wellesley Hills$7knet price17%graduate$53kearningsTuition and fees: $5,856 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Lasell UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,271 on campus · 10.8 mi · Newton81%admitted$28knet price59%graduate$50kearningsTufts UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 12,718 on campus · 11.7 mi · Medford11%admitted$40knet price94%graduate$83kearningsWellesley CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,418 on campus · 12 mi · Wellesley14%admitted$25knet price92%graduate$85kearningsBentley UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 5,168 on campus · 12.3 mi · Waltham45%admitted$38knet price87%graduate$121kearningsMassasoit Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 3,149 on campus · 12.4 mi · Brockton$8knet price19%graduate$46kearningsTuition and fees: $5,376 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Brandeis UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 4,978 on campus · 12.5 mi · Waltham40%admitted$36knet price86%graduate$77kearningsStonehill CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 2,584 on campus · 12.6 mi · Easton66%admitted$33knet price76%graduate$78kearningsLawrence Memorial Hospital School of NursingCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 195 on campus · 12.8 mi · Medford$101kearningsRegis CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,166 on campus · 13.9 mi · Weston · mostly online70%admitted$27knet price72%graduate$53kearnings59% 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 Milton’s median household income ($188,529) falls.

Massachusetts Bay Community College10.5 mi · Wellesley Hills · sticker $14,185 · tuition $5,856$13,317a year
Bunker Hill Community College9.2 mi · Boston · sticker $14,899 · tuition $6,168$13,790a year
Massasoit Community College12.4 mi · Brockton · sticker $14,904 · tuition $5,376$14,416a year
Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology7.2 mi · Boston · sticker $30,406$21,375a year
Quincy College4.1 mi · Quincy · sticker $22,528 · tuition $8,938$21,920a year
University of Massachusetts-Boston5.5 mi · Boston · sticker $30,544$25,571a year
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering9.9 mi · Needham · sticker $86,474$27,096a year
Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology5.7 mi · Brookline · sticker $41,282$29,993a year
Fisher College7.9 mi · Boston · mostly online · sticker $53,921$30,661a year
Emmanuel College6.9 mi · Boston · sticker $65,252$30,832a year
Massachusetts College of Art and Design6.6 mi · Boston · sticker $34,239$31,882a year
Simmons University6.8 mi · Boston · sticker $63,460$32,777a year
Lasell University10.8 mi · Newton · sticker $42,434$32,947a year
Regis College13.9 mi · Weston · mostly online · sticker $65,546$33,106a year
Curry CollegeIn Milton · sticker $64,020$33,973a year
Lesley University9.7 mi · Cambridge · sticker $51,538$35,152a year
Suffolk University8.1 mi · Boston · sticker $65,281$36,264a year
Stonehill College12.6 mi · Easton · sticker $72,714$37,147a year
Wentworth Institute of Technology6.6 mi · Boston · sticker $61,096$38,272a year
MCPHS University6.7 mi · Boston · sticker $65,022$43,470a year
The New England Conservatory of Music6.9 mi · Boston · sticker $81,277$47,387a year
Boston University7.7 mi · Boston · sticker $86,285$47,504a year
Northeastern University6.8 mi · Boston · sticker $84,641$47,696a year
Massachusetts Institute of Technology8.2 mi · Cambridge · sticker $82,730$48,479a year
Bentley University12.3 mi · Waltham · sticker $79,548$49,190a year
Harvard University9.4 mi · Cambridge · sticker $85,540$53,337a year
Wellesley College12 mi · Wellesley · sticker $86,290$54,188a year
Berklee College of Music7.3 mi · Boston · sticker $72,700$54,676a year
Brandeis University12.5 mi · Waltham · sticker $86,448$54,885a year
Emerson College7.7 mi · Boston · sticker $80,399$57,288a year
Tufts University11.7 mi · Medford · sticker $88,300$58,570a year
Hult International Business School8.9 mi · Cambridge · sticker $79,075$59,075a year
Boston College7.9 mi · Chestnut Hill · sticker $89,493$60,308a year
Babson College10.1 mi · Wellesley · sticker $80,192$80,192a year
Laboure College of HealthcareIn Milton · sticker $36,863—a year
Roxbury Community College6.1 mi · Roxbury Crossing · sticker $16,621 · tuition $6,024—a year
Boston Architectural College7.4 mi · Boston · sticker $40,343—a year
Cambridge College9.7 mi · Boston · mostly online · sticker $34,072—a year
Longy School of Music of Bard College9.7 mi · Cambridge · sticker $72,450—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 Milton: 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-BostonBoston UniversityBoston College
Boston University89% graduate$83k earnings$23k typical debt
Northeastern University91% graduate$93k earnings*$24k typical debt
Harvard University98% graduate$102k earnings$14k typical debt
Boston College91% graduate$104k earnings$19k typical debt
University of Massachusetts-Boston49% graduate$66k earnings$22k typical debt
Tufts University94% graduate$83k earnings$16k 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
Bentley University87% graduate$121k 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); Longy School of Music of Bard College (3).

Majors

What students study in Milton

Share of bachelor’s and associate degrees by field across Milton’s 2 colleges, weighted by undergraduates; then the biggest programs.

Health professions 50%Public safety 11%Business 9%Psychology 7%Communication 6%Biology 4%Everything else 13%

Biggest programs

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingCurry College · 188 graduates a year
$93k4 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingLaboure College of Healthcare · 120 graduates a year
$94k4 yrs out
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCurry College · 63 graduates a year
$64k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and OperationsCurry College · 57 graduates a year
$69k4 yrs out
Psychology, GeneralCurry College · 56 graduates a year
$50k4 yrs out
Communication and Media StudiesCurry College · 30 graduates a year
$52k4 yrs out

College Scorecard: degree shares (PCIP; each college’s six largest fields are kept, the rest count as everything else) and the field-of-study file, median earnings 4 years after graduating.

Questions about college in Milton

Is Milton a college town?

No. About 10 of every 100 Milton residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), above Massachusetts (8). The largest campus in the town, Curry College, has 1,805 students on campus.

What colleges are in Milton?

Curry College and Laboure College of Healthcare are inside the town. Quincy College is 4.1 miles from the center, in Quincy.

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

Quincy College in Quincy, 4.1 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 Milton. 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 →