Colleges in Worcester Massachusetts

County: Worcester

Elevation: 480 feet

Land Area: 37.6 square miles

Population Density: 4659 people per square mile

Population change since 2000: 1.40%

Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (70.8%), Hispanic (15.1%), Other race (7.2%), Black (6.9%), Two or more races (3.4%), Vietnamese (2.8%), American Indian (1.0%), Chinese (0.7%), Asian Indian (0.6%), Other Asian (0.5%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries (City): Irish (19.0%), Italian (11.6%), French (10.3%), English (6.2%), Polish (6.1%), French Canadian (4.3%)

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (36.7 miles , pop. 589,141)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (145.4 miles , pop. 1,332,650)

Nearest cities: Shrewsbury, MA (2.1 miles ), Auburn, MA (2.2 miles ), Millbury, MA (2.3 miles ), Holden, MA (2.4 miles ), Leicester, MA (2.4 miles ), Boylston, MA (2.5 miles ), West Boylston, MA (2.5 miles ), Paxton, MA (2.5 miles )

Worcester Compared to State Average:

Black race population percentage below state average.

Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.

Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.

Renting percentage above state average.

High school or higher: 76.70%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 23.30%

Graduate or professional degree: 9.80%

Colleges/Universities in Worcester:

WORCESTER STATE COLLEGE

Full-time enrollment: 3,846, Location: 486 CHANDLER ST, Public, Website: www.worcester.edu, Offers Master's degree

WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

FT enrollment: 3,426, Location: 100 INSTITUTE RD, Private, not-for-profit, Offers Doctor's degree

QUINSIGAMOND COMMUNITY COLLEGE

FT enrollment: 3,359, Location: 670 W BOYLSTON ST, Public, Website: www.qcc.mass.edu

COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS

FT enrollment: 2,808, Location: ONE COLLEGE STREET, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.holycross.edu

CLARK UNIVERSITY

FT enrollment: 2,563, Location: 950 MAIN ST, Private, not-for-profit, Website: WWW.CLARKU.EDU, Offers Doctor's degree

ASSUMPTION COLLEGE

FT enrollment: 2,356, Location: 500 SALISBURY ST, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.assumption.edu, Offers Master's degree

BECKER COLLEGE

FT enrollment: 919, Location: 61 SEVER ST, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.beckercollege.edu

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCH WORCESTER

FT enrollment: 637, Location: 55 LAKE AVE N, Public, Website: www.umassmed.edu, Offers Doctor's degree

THE SALTER SCHOOL

FT enrollment: 498, Location: 155 ARARAT ST, Private, for-profit

ROB ROY ACADEMY

FT enrollment: 286, Location: 150 PLEASANT ST, Private, for-profit

BANCROFT SCHOOL OF MASSAGE THERAPY

FT enrollment: 99, Location: 333 SHREWSBURY ST, Private, for-profit, Website: www.bancroftsmt.com

HAIR IN MOTION BEAUTY ACADEMY

FT enrollment: 89, Location: 73 HAMILTON ST, Private, for-profit

NEW ENGLAND SCHOOL OF ACCOUNTING

Location: 155 ARARAT ST, Private, not-for-profit

JOHN ROBERT POWERS SCHOOL OF MODELING AND CAREER

Location: 390 MAIN ST SALTER BLDG, Private, for-profit)