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Key takeaway: 45 of the 76 Massachusetts-based institutions in our directory that offer at least one fully online program report both credit for military training and a dedicated point of contact for veterans, servicemembers, and their families (IPEDS IC 2024). 20 report all four services the federal survey tracks. The highest-ranked by BOC Score is Northeastern University Professional Programs. The Census Bureau records 9 military installations in Massachusetts (3 Air Force, 1 Coast Guard, 1 National Guard, 4 Other), and 43 Massachusetts cities have their own page below.
Military-friendly online colleges based in Massachusetts
Ranked by BOC Score, which weights graduation rate, median earnings, net price, retention, and online availability from federal data. The tags on each card are the school’s own answers on the IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey: credit for military training, a dedicated military contact, DoD MOU membership, and a recognized student veteran organization.
How We Rank Schools
Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most
recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS).
To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the
U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked
against schools at the same credential level:
BOCSCORE
- Graduation rate 30%
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry 25%
- Average net price (lower is better) 20%
- Retention rate 15%
- Fully online availability 10%
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score.
Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
Graduation rate
63%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$92,538
TuitionContact school for pricing
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
81%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$71,631
Avg net price
$22,383/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Key stats
- Retention rate: 91%
- Programs offered: 166
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
80%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$82,392
Avg net price
$21,582/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Key stats
- Retention rate: 83%
- Programs offered: 9
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
91%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$103,937
Avg net price
$41,704/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Key stats
- Retention rate: 96%
- Programs offered: 91
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
66%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$64,874
Avg net price
$17,163/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Key stats
- Retention rate: 83%
- Programs offered: 97
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
63%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$60,624
Avg net price
$13,381/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Key stats
- Retention rate: 77%
- Programs offered: 50
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
78%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$125,557
Avg net price
$39,545/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Key stats
- Retention rate: 76%
- Programs offered: 40
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
70%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$74,895
Avg net price
$29,498/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Key stats
- Retention rate: 84%
- Programs offered: 43
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
69%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$82,721
Avg net price
$34,170/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Key stats
- Retention rate: 85%
- Programs offered: 26
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Acceptance rate
51%
Graduation rate
78%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$62,832
Avg net price
$49,180/yr
TuitionIn‑state$57,056
Out‑of‑state$57,056
Key stats
- Retention rate: 88%
- Programs offered: 25
Source:Accreditor: New England Commission on Higher Education · IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
73%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$51,540
Avg net price
$17,545/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Key stats
- Retention rate: 76%
- Programs offered: 36
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Acceptance rate
71%
Graduation rate
76%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$58,336
Avg net price
$40,654/yr
TuitionIn‑state$40,650
Out‑of‑state$40,650
Key stats
- Retention rate: 86%
- Programs offered: 60
Source:Accreditor: New England Commission on Higher Education · IPEDS · College Scorecard
Acceptance rate
88%
Graduation rate
54%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$57,466
Avg net price
$16,383/yr
TuitionIn‑state$11,808
Out‑of‑state$17,948
Key stats
- Retention rate: 76%
- Programs offered: 69
Source:Accreditor: New England Commission on Higher Education · IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
65%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$73,157
Avg net price
$27,290/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Key stats
- Retention rate: 74%
- Programs offered: 59
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
62%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$56,662
Avg net price
$15,996/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Key stats
- Retention rate: 74%
- Programs offered: 92
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Military installations in Massachusetts
The Census Bureau’s 2024 TIGER/Line military layer records 9 installations in Massachusetts (3 Air Force, 1 Coast Guard, 1 National Guard, 4 Other, branch inferred from the recorded name). The largest by land area are listed; city pages show the ones within 100 miles of each city, with distances.
- Military Training Area Camp Edwards
- Westover Air Reserve Base
- Hanscom AFB
- National Guard Mta Camp Curtis Guil
- Barnes Municipal Airport (Air Force National Guard)
- Cape Cod As
- Soldier Systems Center Natick
- Navpro Pittsfield
- Coast Guard Station Boston
Common post-service careers in Massachusetts
Statewide median wages for occupations that veterans commonly move into after an online degree, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025 OEWS).
| Occupation |
Median annual wage |
Scope |
| Information Security Analysts |
$136,550 |
MA statewide |
| Logisticians |
$100,360 |
MA statewide |
| Emergency Management Directors |
$123,250 |
MA statewide |
| Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers |
$78,940 |
MA statewide |
| Medical and Health Services Managers |
$134,360 |
MA statewide |
| Project Management Specialists |
$114,190 |
MA statewide |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators |
$110,980 |
MA statewide |
| Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers |
$123,830 |
MA statewide |
BLS publishes wages for metro areas and states, not individual cities; these are statewide medians.
What the four services mean
- Credit for military training (IPEDS VET2): the institution reports that it awards academic credit for military training, typically evaluated through the Joint Services Transcript. How much credit applies is set program by program.
- Dedicated military contact (VET3): a named point of contact for veterans, servicemembers, and their families.
- DoD MOU member (VET5): the institution has signed the Department of Defense Voluntary Education Partnership Memorandum of Understanding, a requirement for participating in service education programs.
- Student veteran org (VET4): a recognized student veteran organization on the institution’s records.
Of the 45 schools in Massachusetts that meet this page’s two-service definition, 20 report all four. All 45 are fully online by the IPEDS DISTPGS flag, as is every school on the national military-friendly online colleges list; the state view differs only in where the institution is based.
Military-friendly online colleges near Massachusetts cities
- Amherst, MA
- Attleboro, MA
- Beverly, MA
- Boston, MA
- Braintree, MA
- Brockton, MA
- Cambridge, MA
- Chelsea, MA
- Chicopee, MA
- Everett, MA
- Fall River, MA
- Fitchburg, MA
- Gardner, MA
- Gloucester, MA
- Haverhill, MA
- Holyoke, MA
- Lawrence, MA
- Leominster, MA
- Lowell, MA
- Lynn, MA
- Malden, MA
- Marlborough, MA
- Medford, MA
- Melrose, MA
- Methuen, MA
- New Bedford, MA
- Newton, MA
- North Attleborough, MA
- Northampton, MA
- Peabody, MA
- Pittsfield, MA
- Quincy, MA
- Revere, MA
- Salem, MA
- Somerville, MA
- Springfield, MA
- Taunton, MA
- Waltham, MA
- Watertown, MA
- Westfield, MA
- Weymouth, MA
- Woburn, MA
- Worcester, MA
Benefit eligibility is determined by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and your service’s education office. Nothing on this page guarantees education benefits, credit transfer, admission, or a particular cost. Confirm every detail with the school’s military or veteran services office before you enroll.
Sources: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (IC 2024): veteran and military services indicators (VET2 through VET5), distance-education program flag (DISTPGS); BOC Score from College Scorecard and IPEDS outcome data; U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2024 Military Installations layer (installation names as recorded there); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities; Census ACS 5-year estimates. Directory counts as of the September 2026 refresh.
