Regional Universities North
This ranking features the top regional universities across the Northern United States, offering strong master's-level programs and close ties to local employers. Compare academic quality, campus resources, and career placement outcomes to find an institution that provides accessible, high-quality education rooted in your region's community and economy.
149 schools ranked in this list.
| Rank | School |
|---|---|
| #1 | Bentley UniversityWaltham, MA, 02452 |
| #2 | Providence CollegeProvidence, RI, 02918 |
| #3 | Rhode Island School of DesignProvidence, RI, 02903 |
| #4 | The College of New JerseyEwing, NJ, 08628 |
| #5 | Bryant UniversitySmithfield, RI, 02917 |
| #6 | Saint Joseph's UniversityPhiladelphia, PA, 19131 |
| #7 | Loyola University MarylandBaltimore, MD, 21210 |
| #8 | University of ScrantonScranton, PA, 18510 |
| #9 | Marist UniversityPoughkeepsie, NY, 12601 |
| #10 | CUNY--Baruch CollegeNew York, NY, 10010 |
| #11 | Massachusetts Maritime AcademyBuzzards Bay, MA, 02532 |
| #11 | Towson UniversityTowson, MD, 21252 |
| #13 | Ithaca CollegeIthaca, NY, 14850 |
| #13 | Le Moyne CollegeSYRACUSE, NY, 13214 |
| #13 | Monmouth UniversityWest Long Branch, NJ, 07764 |
| #16 | Siena UniversityLoudonville, NY, 12211 |
| #17 | CUNY--John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York, NY, 10019 |
| #17 | SUNY--GeneseoGeneseo, NY, 14454 |
| #19 | Emerson CollegeBoston, MA, 02116 |
| #20 | SUNY--New PaltzNew Paltz, NY, 12561 |
| #21 | CUNY--Hunter CollegeNew York, NY, 10021 |
| #21 | Ramapo College of New JerseyMahwah, NJ, 07430 |
| #21 | SUNY Maritime CollegeThroggs Neck, NY, 10465 |
| #24 | Salve Regina UniversityNewport, RI, 02840 |
| #25 | New York Institute of TechnologyOld Westbury, NY, 11568 |
| #25 | St. Bonaventure UniversityBonaventure, NY, 14778 |
| #25 | SUNY OneontaOneonta, NY, 13825 |
| #28 | Manhattan UniversityRiverdale, NY, 10471 |
| #28 | Niagara UniversityNiagara University, NY, 14109 |
| #28 | SUNY OswegoOswego, NY, 13126 |
| #28 | Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBoston, MA, 02115 |
| #32 | Canisius UniversityBuffalo, NY, 14208 |
| #33 | CUNY--Lehman CollegeBronx, NY, 10468 |
| #33 | SUNY CortlandCortland, NY, 13045 |
| #35 | Fairleigh Dickinson University--Florham Campus |
| #35 | Roger Williams UniversityBristol, RI, 02809 |
| #35 | SUNY Polytechnic InstituteUtica, NY, 13502 |
| #38 | Berklee College of MusicBoston, MA, 02215 |
| #38 | CUNY--Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn, NY, 11210 |
| #38 | CUNY--Queens CollegeQueens, NY, 11367 |
| #38 | Endicott CollegeBeverly, MA, 01915 |
| #38 | Merrimack CollegeNorth Andover, MA, 01845 |
| #38 | Moravian UniversityBethlehem, PA, 18018 |
| #38 | Saint Peter's UniversityJersey City, NJ, 07306 |
| #45 | Elizabethtown CollegeElizabethtown, PA, 17022 |
| #45 | Messiah UniversityMechanicsburg, PA, 17055 |
| #45 | Rider UniversityLawrenceville, NJ, 08648 |
| #45 | Salisbury UniversitySalisbury, MD, 21801 |
| #45 | University of Saint JosephWest Hartford, CT, 06117 |
| #50 | Assumption UniversityWorcester, MA, 01609 |
| #50 | Nazareth UniversityRochester, NY, 14618 |
| #50 | Notre Dame of Maryland UniversityBaltimore, MD, 21210 |
| #50 | St. Joseph's University, New YorkBrooklyn, NY, 11205 |
| #50 | SUNY--PlattsburghPlattsburgh, NY, 12901 |
| #55 | Elms CollegeChicopee, MA, 01013 |
| #55 | Fairleigh Dickinson University--Metropolitan CampusTeaneck, NJ, 07666 |
| #55 | Hood CollegeFrederick, MD, 21701 |
| #55 | Regis CollegeWeston, MA, 02493 |
| #55 | Slippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaSlippery Rock, PA, 16057 |
| #55 | St. Francis UniversityLoretto, PA, 15940 |
| #61 | Alfred UniversityAlfred, NY, 14802 |
| #61 | Iona UniversityNew Rochelle, NY, 10801 |
| #61 | Marywood UniversityScranton, PA, 18509 |
| #64 | Southern Connecticut State UniversityNew Haven, CT, 06515 |
| #64 | SUNY BrockportBrockport, NY, 14420 |
| #66 | Eastern Connecticut State UniversityWillimantic, CT, 06226 |
| #66 | Mercyhurst UniversityErie, PA, 16546 |
| #66 | Molloy UniversityRockville Centre, NY, 11571 |
| #66 | Seton Hill UniversityGreensburg, PA, 15601 |
| #70 | Stevenson UniversityOwings Mills, MD, 21117 |
| #70 | Wagner CollegeStaten Island, NY, 10301 |
| #72 | Fitchburg State UniversityFitchburg, MA, 01420 |
| #72 | McDaniel CollegeWestminster, MD, 21157 |
| #72 | Mount St. Mary CollegeNewburgh, NY, 12550 |
| #72 | Mount St. Mary's UniversityEmmitsburg, MD, 21727 |
| #76 | Arcadia UniversityGlenside, PA, 19038 |
| #76 | Central Connecticut State UniversityNew Britain, CT, 06050 |
| #76 | Lebanon Valley CollegeAnnville, PA, 17003 |
| #76 | Monroe UniversityBronx, NY, 11468 |
| #76 | SUNY at FredoniaFredonia, NY, 14063 |
| #76 | University of BaltimoreBaltimore, MD, 21201 |
| #76 | University of New HavenWest Haven, CT, 06516 |
| #76 | Utica UniversityUtica, NY, 13502 |
| #84 | Caldwell UniversityCaldwell, NJ, 07006 |
| #84 | Carlow UniversityPittsburgh, PA, 15213 |
| #84 | Johnson & Wales University--ProvidenceProvidence, RI, 02903 |
| #84 | Manhattanville UniversityPurchase, NY, 10577 |
| #84 | Norwich UniversityNorthfield, VT, 05663 |
| #84 | Rhode Island CollegeProvidence, RI, 02908 |
| #84 | Roberts Wesleyan UniversityRochester, NY, 14624 |
| #84 | Shippensburg University of PennsylvaniaShippensburg, PA, 17257 |
| #84 | William Paterson University of New JerseyWayne, NJ, 07470 |
| #84 | York College of PennsylvaniaYork, PA, 17403 |
| #94 | Champlain CollegeBURLINGTON, VT, 05401 |
| #94 | Salem State UniversitySalem, MA, 01970 |
| #94 | St. Joseph's College (ME)Standish, ME, 04084 |
| #94 | SUNY PotsdamPotsdam, NY, 13676 |
| #98 | Albertus Magnus CollegeNew Haven, CT, 06511 |
| #98 | Bridgewater State UniversityBridgewater, MA, 02325 |
| #98 | Cedar Crest CollegeAllentown, PA, 18104 |
| #98 | Centenary UniversityHackettstown, NJ, 07840 |
| #98 | CUNY--College of Staten IslandStaten Island, NY, 10314 |
| #98 | Frostburg State UniversityFrostburg, MD, 21532 |
| #98 | Holy Family UniversityPhiladelphia, PA, 19114 |
| #98 | Millersville University of PennsylvaniaMillersville, PA, 17551 |
| #98 | SUNY College--Old WestburyOld Westbury, NY, 11568 |
| #98 | Western Connecticut State UniversityDanbury, CT, 06810 |
| #98 | Westfield State UniversityWestfield, MA, 01086 |
| #98 | Worcester State UniversityWorcester, MA, 01602 |
| #110 | Framingham State UniversityFramingham, MA, 01701 |
| #110 | Georgian Court UniversityLakewood, NJ, 08701 |
| #112 | Geneva CollegeBeaver Falls, PA, 15010 |
| #112 | King's CollegeBarre, PA, 18711 |
| #112 | Kutztown University of PennsylvaniaKutztown, PA, 19530 |
| #115 | School of Visual ArtsNew York, NY, 10010 |
| #116 | Bowie State UniversityBowie, MD, 20715 |
| #116 | La Roche UniversityPittsburgh, PA, 15237 |
| #116 | Lasell UniversityNewton, MA, 02466 |
| #116 | Lincoln University (PA)Lincoln University, PA, 19352 |
| #116 | Mercy UniversityDobbs Ferry, NY, 10522 |
| #121 | Commonwealth University of PennsylvaniaBloomsburg, PA, 17815 |
| #121 | Delaware State UniversityDover, DE, 19901 |
| #121 | Felician UniversityLodi, NJ, 07644 |
| #121 | Nichols CollegeDudley, MA, 01571 |
| #121 | Saint Elizabeth UniversityMorristown, NJ, 07960 |
| #121 | St. Thomas Aquinas CollegeSparkill, NY, 10976 |
| #121 | Waynesburg UniversityWaynesburg, PA, 15370 |
| #128 | Chestnut Hill CollegePhiladelphia, PA, 19118 |
| #128 | Goldey-Beacom CollegeWilmington, DE, 19808 |
| #128 | Keuka CollegeKeuka Park, NY, 14478 |
| #128 | Neumann UniversityAston, PA, 19014 |
| #128 | University of Southern MainePortland, ME, 04104 |
| #133 | Bay Path UniversityLongmeadow, MA, 01106 |
| #133 | Pennsylvania State University -- BehrendErie, PA, 16563 |
| #133 | SUNY Buffalo State UniversityBuffalo, NY, 14222 |
| #136 | Delaware Valley UniversityDoylestown, PA, 18901 |
| #136 | East Stroudsburg UniversityEast Stroudsburg, PA, 18301 |
| #136 | Pennsylvania Western UniversityCalifornia, PA, 15419 |
| #139 | Rivier UniversityNashua, NH, 03060 |
| #140 | Cairn UniversityLanghorne, PA, 19047 |
| #140 | Curry CollegeMilton, MA, 02186 |
| #140 | Plymouth State UniversityPlymouth, NH, 03264 |
| #140 | Trinity Washington UniversityWashington, DC, 20017 |
| #144 | York College--CUNYJamaica, NY, 11451 |
| #145 | University of the District of ColumbiaWashington, DC, 20008 |
| #146 | Eastern UniversityDavids, PA, 19087 |
| #146 | Lancaster Bible CollegeLancaster, PA, 17601 |
| #146 | New Jersey City UniversityJersey City, NJ, 07305 |
| #146 | Vermont State UniversityJohnson, VT, 05656 |