Colleges in Waltham Massachusetts

County: Middlesex

Elevation: 50 feet

Land Area: 12.7 square miles

Population Density: 4743 people per square mile

Population: 60,236

Population change since 2000: 1.70%

Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (78.4%), Hispanic (8.5%), Black (4.4%), Other race (3.2%), Asian Indian (2.7%), Chinese (2.5%), Two or more races (1.9%), Other Asian (0.6%), Korean (0.6%), Vietnamese (0.5%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries (City): Irish (21.2%), Italian (18.5%), English (8.3%), French Canadian (5.7%), German (4.9%), French (4.6%)

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (8.5 miles , pop. 589,141)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (172.8 miles , pop. 1,332,650)

Nearest cities: Watertown, MA (1.7 miles ), Weston, MA (1.8 miles ), Belmont, MA (1.8 miles ), Newton, MA (1.8 miles ), Arlington, MA (2.1 miles ), Lexington, MA (2.1 miles )

Waltham Compared to State Average:

Median house value significantly above 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.

Renting percentage above state average.

Number of college students above state average.

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

High school or higher: 85.40%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 38.40%

Graduate or professional degree: 15.70%

Colleges/Universities in Waltham:

BENTLEY COLLEGE

Full-time enrollment: 4,651, Location: 175 FOREST ST, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.bentley.edu, Offers Master's degree

BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY

FT enrollment: 4,444, Location: 415 SOUTH ST, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.brandeis.edu, Offers Doctor's degree

BLAINE THE BEAUTY CAREER SCHOOL

FT enrollment: 86, Location: 314 MOODY ST, Private, for-profit, Website: fa@blainebeautyschools.com

SULLIVAN AND COGLIANO TRAINING CENTER

Location: 230 SECOND AVE, Private, for-profit

AMERICAN REAL ESTATE ACADEMY

Location: 771 MAIN ST, Private, for-profit)

Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Waltham:

WELLESLEY COLLEGE

about 6 miles, WELLESLEY, MA, Full-time enrollment: 2,241

MASSACHUSETTS BAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 6 miles, WELLESLEY HILLS, MA, FT enrollment: 2,938

BOSTON COLLEGE

about 6 miles, CHESTNUT HILL, MA, FT enrollment: 13,341

HARVARD UNIVERSITY

about 6 miles, CAMBRIDGE, MA, FT enrollment: 20,531

LESLEY UNIVERSITY

about 6 miles, CAMBRIDGE, MA, FT enrollment: 3,700

MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

about 7 miles, CAMBRIDGE, MA, FT enrollment: 9,895

TUFTS UNIVERSITY

about 8 miles, MEDFORD, MA, FT enrollment: 8,627