Colleges in Fitchburg Massachusetts

County: Worcester

Elevation: 482 feet

Land Area: 27.8 square miles

Population Density: 1449 people per square mile

Population: 40,239

Population change since 2000: 2.90%

Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (75.2%), Hispanic (15.0%), Other race (6.8%), Black (3.6%), Two or more races (3.1%), Other Asian (3.0%), American Indian (0.9%), Vietnamese (0.5%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries (City): French (18.6%), Irish (14.2%), French Canadian (12.0%), Italian (11.9%), English (8.2%), German (4.7%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Nashua, NH (20.3 miles , pop. 86,605)

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (40.6 miles , pop. 589,141)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (160.5 miles , pop. 1,332,650)

Nearest cities: Lunenburg, MA (2.0 miles ), Leominster, MA (2.1 miles ), Westminster, MA (2.4 miles ), Ashby, MA (2.5 miles ), South Ashburnham, MA (2.6 miles ), Townsend, MA (2.7 miles ), .

Fitchburg Compared to State Average:

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.

Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.

Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.

Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

High school or higher: 75.40%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.40%

Graduate or professional degree: 6.10%

Colleges/Universities in Fitchburg:

FITCHBURG STATE COLLEGE

Full-time enrollment: 3,660, Location: 160 PEARL ST, Public, Website: WWW.FSC.EDU, Offers Master's degree

HENRIS SCHOOL OF HAIR DESIGN

FT enrollment: 25, Location: 276 WATER ST, Private, for-profit

MONTACHUSETT REGIONAL VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOL

Location: 1050 WESTMINSTER ST RTE 2A, Public)

Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Fitchburg:

MOUNT WACHUSETT COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 10 miles, GARDNER, MA, Full-time enrollment: 2,023

QUINSIGAMOND COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 19 miles, WORCESTER, MA, FT enrollment: 3,359

MIDDLESEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 20 miles, BEDFORD, MA, FT enrollment: 4,501

BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY

about 20 miles, WALTHAM, MA, FT enrollment: 4,444

WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

about 22 miles, WORCESTER, MA, FT enrollment: 3,426

ASSUMPTION COLLEGE

about 22 miles, WORCESTER, MA, FT enrollment: 2,356

WORCESTER STATE COLLEGE

about 22 miles, WORCESTER, MA, FT enrollment: 3,846