Regional Universities North

Regional Universities in the North offer master's-level programs and serve students primarily in the northeastern United States. These schools provide a strong balance of academic quality, career preparation, and community engagement. Rankings assess peer reputation, graduation rates, faculty resources, and student selectivity within the region.

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Top 100 schools ranked in this list.

RankSchoolTuitionAcceptance
#1Bentley UniversityWaltham, MA, 02452$63,890 45%
#2Providence CollegeProvidence, RI, 02918$65,960 51%
#3Rhode Island School of DesignProvidence, RI, 02903$62,688 19%
#4The College of New JerseyEwing, NJ, 08628-62%
#5Bryant UniversitySmithfield, RI, 02917$54,404 68%
#6Saint Joseph's UniversityPhiladelphia, PA, 19131--
#7Loyola University MarylandBaltimore, MD, 21210$59,150 75%
#8University of ScrantonScranton, PA, 18510$55,438 81%
#9Marist UniversityPoughkeepsie, NY, 12601$49,900 57%
#10CUNY--Baruch CollegeNew York, NY, 10010-48%
#11Massachusetts Maritime AcademyBuzzards Bay, MA, 02532-72%
#12Towson UniversityTowson, MD, 21252-82%
#13Ithaca CollegeIthaca, NY, 14850$56,094 69%
#14Le Moyne CollegeSYRACUSE, NY, 13214$41,946 74%
#15Monmouth UniversityWest Long Branch, NJ, 07764$48,340 89%
#16Siena UniversityLoudonville, NY, 12211$47,990 78%
#17CUNY--John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York, NY, 10019-57%
#18SUNY--GeneseoGeneseo, NY, 14454-66%
#19Emerson CollegeBoston, MA, 02116$59,044 51%
#20SUNY--New PaltzNew Paltz, NY, 12561-62%
#21CUNY--Hunter CollegeNew York, NY, 10021-54%
#22Ramapo College of New JerseyMahwah, NJ, 07430-71%
#23SUNY Maritime CollegeThroggs Neck, NY, 10465-72%
#24Salve Regina UniversityNewport, RI, 02840$52,230 68%
#25New York Institute of TechnologyOld Westbury, NY, 11568$48,600 81%
#26St. Bonaventure UniversityBonaventure, NY, 14778$43,505 82%
#27SUNY OneontaOneonta, NY, 13825-70%
#28Manhattan UniversityRiverdale, NY, 10471$53,000 79%
#29Niagara UniversityNiagara University, NY, 14109$40,180 87%
#30SUNY OswegoOswego, NY, 13126-81%
#31Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBoston, MA, 02115$45,460 91%
#32Canisius UniversityBuffalo, NY, 14208$35,530 72%
#33CUNY--Lehman CollegeBronx, NY, 10468-57%
#34SUNY CortlandCortland, NY, 13045-60%
#35Fairleigh Dickinson University--Florham Campus$38,564 84%
#36Roger Williams UniversityBristol, RI, 02809$45,978 88%
#37SUNY Polytechnic InstituteUtica, NY, 13502-81%
#38Berklee College of MusicBoston, MA, 02215$54,000 44%
#39CUNY--Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn, NY, 11210-58%
#40CUNY--Queens CollegeQueens, NY, 11367-64%
#41Endicott CollegeBeverly, MA, 01915$42,650 71%
#42Merrimack CollegeNorth Andover, MA, 01845$53,962 70%
#43Moravian UniversityBethlehem, PA, 18018$55,560 54%
#44Saint Peter's UniversityJersey City, NJ, 07306--
#45Elizabethtown CollegeElizabethtown, PA, 17022$39,370 78%
#46Messiah UniversityMechanicsburg, PA, 17055$43,580 79%
#47Rider UniversityLawrenceville, NJ, 08648$43,240 79%
#48Salisbury UniversitySalisbury, MD, 21801-87%
#49University of Saint JosephWest Hartford, CT, 06117$48,686 79%
#50Assumption UniversityWorcester, MA, 01609$53,420 83%
#51Nazareth UniversityRochester, NY, 14618$43,820 75%
#52Notre Dame of Maryland UniversityBaltimore, MD, 21210$45,275 82%
#53St. Joseph's University, New YorkBrooklyn, NY, 11205--
#54SUNY--PlattsburghPlattsburgh, NY, 12901-78%
#55Elms CollegeChicopee, MA, 01013$44,625 85%
#56Fairleigh Dickinson University--Metropolitan CampusTeaneck, NJ, 07666$38,564 82%
#57Hood CollegeFrederick, MD, 21701$49,380 78%
#58Regis CollegeWeston, MA, 02493$51,420 70%
#59Slippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaSlippery Rock, PA, 16057-71%
#60St. Francis UniversityLoretto, PA, 15940$45,700 80%
#61Alfred UniversityAlfred, NY, 14802$43,570 74%
#62Iona UniversityNew Rochelle, NY, 10801$48,680 87%
#63Marywood UniversityScranton, PA, 18509$43,448 61%
#64Southern Connecticut State UniversityNew Haven, CT, 06515-91%
#65SUNY BrockportBrockport, NY, 14420-71%
#66Eastern Connecticut State UniversityWillimantic, CT, 06226-83%
#67Mercyhurst UniversityErie, PA, 16546$47,270 81%
#68Molloy UniversityRockville Centre, NY, 11571$41,380 82%
#69Seton Hill UniversityGreensburg, PA, 15601$44,424 80%
#70Stevenson UniversityOwings Mills, MD, 21117$41,270 79%
#71Wagner CollegeStaten Island, NY, 10301$54,796 88%
#72Fitchburg State UniversityFitchburg, MA, 01420-87%
#73McDaniel CollegeWestminster, MD, 21157$54,125 78%
#74Mount St. Mary CollegeNewburgh, NY, 12550$45,630 89%
#75Mount St. Mary's UniversityEmmitsburg, MD, 21727--
#76Arcadia UniversityGlenside, PA, 19038-80%
#77Central Connecticut State UniversityNew Britain, CT, 06050-73%
#78Lebanon Valley CollegeAnnville, PA, 17003$53,640 84%
#79Monroe UniversityBronx, NY, 11468$18,464 68%
#80SUNY at FredoniaFredonia, NY, 14063-78%
#81University of BaltimoreBaltimore, MD, 21201-79%
#82University of New HavenWest Haven, CT, 06516$49,320 60%
#83Utica UniversityUtica, NY, 13502$28,480 87%
#84Caldwell UniversityCaldwell, NJ, 07006$42,470 71%
#85Carlow UniversityPittsburgh, PA, 15213$37,132 87%
#86Johnson & Wales University--ProvidenceProvidence, RI, 02903$44,122 88%
#87Manhattanville UniversityPurchase, NY, 10577$46,340 87%
#88Norwich UniversityNorthfield, VT, 05663$53,397 89%
#89Rhode Island CollegeProvidence, RI, 02908-92%
#90Roberts Wesleyan UniversityRochester, NY, 14624$39,712 71%
#91Shippensburg University of PennsylvaniaShippensburg, PA, 17257-87%
#92William Paterson University of New JerseyWayne, NJ, 07470-90%
#93York College of PennsylvaniaYork, PA, 17403$26,920 74%
#94Champlain CollegeBURLINGTON, VT, 05401$50,000 88%
#95Salem State UniversitySalem, MA, 01970-96%
#96St. Joseph's College (ME)Standish, ME, 04084--
#97SUNY PotsdamPotsdam, NY, 13676-78%
#98Albertus Magnus CollegeNew Haven, CT, 06511$43,118 59%
#99Bridgewater State UniversityBridgewater, MA, 02325-88%
#100Cedar Crest CollegeAllentown, PA, 18104$48,114 84%

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