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2021 Best Colleges in Massachusetts for Students from United Arab Emirates

6 Colleges
$50,782 Avg Tuition & Fees*
65% Avg 4-Year Grad Rate*

It's not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for international students. College Factual has developed its Best Colleges for Emirati Students in Massachusetts ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

After analyzing 6 schools in Massachusetts, we came up with our list of those that offered the best educational experiences for Emirati students in Massachusetts. Our ranking methodology focuses a number of different objective factors - such as the overall quality of the school, number of total international students at the school, and the percentage of international students on campus - to make this determination.

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Top Colleges in Massachusetts for Students from United Arab Emirates

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

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Our 2021 rankings named Northeastern University the best school for Emirati students in Massachusetts working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, the large private not-for-profit school awarded 4,358 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

International students make up 29.2% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at Northeastern come from such countries as China, India, and Taiwan.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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Out of the 6 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #2 spot on the list. Boston U is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 4,788 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 24.6% are international. Students studying at Boston U come from such countries as China, India, and South Korea.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #3 on our 2021 Best Colleges for Emirati students in Massachusetts list. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,618 students in 2020-2021.

International students make up 22.9% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at Harvard are China, Canada, and India.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a bachelor’s degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bentley University. The school came in at #4 in this year’s ranking. Bentley University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Waltham, Massachusetts that handed out 1,123 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 17.1% are international. Students studying at Bentley come from such countries as China, India, and Venezuela.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Suffolk University. The school came in at #5 in this year’s ranking. Suffolk is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,159 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 15.2% of the total student body at the school. Students studying at Suffolk come from such countries as China, Saudi Arabia, and Vietnam.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Massachusetts - Boston did quite well on the 2021 Best Colleges for Emirati Students in Massachusetts. UMass Boston is a public institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2,801 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 10.5% of the total student body at the school. The top three countries sending students to study at UMass Boston are China, India, and South Korea.

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*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 6 schools only.

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