For many Greater Boston Christian families, sending their children to the best Christian college or university is vital to ensure top-tier education. They see college education as a serious matter that should not be left to chance, which is why many of them are very picky when choosing which college or university they would their kids to.
Incidentally, the Greater Boston area has some of the country’s finest Christian higher education institutions. These colleges and universities have the best teaching force and the most highly-regarded academic offerings and reputations.
Here are 15 of the best Christian colleges and universities in Greater Boston that parents should consider for their children:
1. MIT
Address: 77 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, Massachusetts
Contact details: admissions@mit.edu | (617) 253.1000
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is among the most widely-recognized higher education institutions in the state, the U.S., and globally. Its website says MIT has 30 departments, five schools, and one college. MIT offers some of the most sought-after undergraduate and graduate degree programs internationally.
2. Emmanuel College
Address: 400 The Fenway, Boston, Massachusetts
Contact details: (617) 735.9715
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Emmanuel College was Massachusetts's #8 Christian college for 2022. The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur reportedly established it as the pioneering New England college for Catholic women in 1919.
3. Eastern Nazarene College
Address: 23 East Elm Ave., Quincy, Massachusetts
Contact details: admissions@enc.edu | (617) 745.3000
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This college was ranked #7 among all Christian colleges in the state in 2022. It was established in 1900 as a private Christian college.
4. Gordon College
Address: 225 Grapevine Rd., Wenham, Massachusetts
Contact details: admissions@gordon.edu/info@gordon.edu | (978) 927.2300
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Gordon College (GC) has offered high-quality college education for over 130 years since its establishment in 1889 as the Boston Missionary Training School. GC was 2021’s “safest private college or university in the U.S.,” according to stateuniversity.com.
5. Merrimack College
Address: 315 Turnpike St., North Andover, Massachusetts
Contact details: communications@merrimack.edu | (978) 837.5000
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The Augustinian order established Merrimack College in 1947 as an educational institution for the veterans of World War II. Its North Andover campus now has 40 buildings with 13 academic divisions. Merrimack College offers academic programs from bachelor to doctorate studies.
6. Boston Baptist College
Address: 950 Metropolitan Ave., Hyde Park, Massachusetts
Contact details: info@boston.edu | (617) 364.3510
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Boston Baptist College specializes in biblical studies, history, education, business, and ministry programs. Boston Baptist was founded in 1976 and is a private, nonprofit college.
7. Regis College
Address: 235 Wellesley St., Weston, Massachusetts
Contact details: (781) 768.7000
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Regis College offers plenty of undergraduate programs perfect for parents whose kids are eyeing different career paths.
8. Wentworth Institute of Technology
Address: 550 Huntington Ave., Boston, Massachusetts
Contact details: admissions@wit.edu | (617) 989.4800
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Wentworth has several schools specializing in sciences and humanities, management, computing and data science, engineering, and architecture and design. Be sure to consider the school for your teenage kid’s college education.
9. Hellenic College and Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology
Address: 50 Goddard Ave., Brookline, Massachusetts
Contact details: admissions@hchc.edu | (617) 731.3500
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Hellenic College offers undergraduate programs in liberal studies, business management, religious studies, and Classics and Greek studies. Meanwhile, the Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology offers certificate programs and masters in theology, divinity, and theological studies. Hellenic College Holy Cross is an Orthodox Christian educational institution.
10. Northpoint Bible College and Seminary
Address: 320 South Main St., Haverhill, Massachusetts
Contact details: enrollment@northpoint.edu | (978) 478.3400
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Northpoint offers double major programs in worship arts ministry, children and family ministry, and student ministry, among others. It also has one-year certificate courses and associate in arts programs.
11. Lawrence Memorial School of Nursing/Regis College
Address: 170 Governor’s Ave., Medford, Massachusetts
Contact details: lmrcnurse@lmh.edu/LMRCAdmissions@tuftsmedicine.org | (781) 306.6600
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The college offers associate degree programs in nursing and radiography and is affiliated with Regis College and the Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
12. Boston Trinity Academy
Address: 17 Hale St., Boston, Massachusetts
Contact details: admission@bostontrinity.org | (617) 364.3700
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Boston Trinity has undergraduate degree programs in biblical studies, the arts, English, history, Mathematics, and science, among others. It is among Niche’s 2023 Best Schools, its website says.
13. Boston College
Address: 140 Commonwealth Ave., Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Contact details: social@bc.edu | (617) 552.8000
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According to Academic Influence, Boston College (BC) was ranked #1 in Massachusetts and #5 among all Christian colleges for 2022. The website says the Jesuits founded the college in 1863, with nine colleges and schools comprising former Massachusetts lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito, film director Lulu Wang, and former 2004 Democratic Party presidential candidate and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.
14. St. John’s Seminary
Address: 127 Lake St., Boston, Massachusetts
Contact details: contact@sjs.edu | (617) 254.2610
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While St. John’s Seminary may not be an exclusively undergraduate school, it is nonetheless an academic-religious educational institution offering programs for those wishing to enter the priesthood or lay ministerial calling.
15. Assumption University
Address: 500 Salisbury St., Worcester, Massachusetts
Contact details: (508) 767.7000
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Assumption University is the farthest college or university from Boston, but that does not make it the least viable option. The Augustinians of the Assumption founded this Catholic university, its website says. The university offers undergraduate and dual and accelerated degree programs (both undergraduate and master's).
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