Massachusetts

Massachusetts

Massachusetts, located in the center of New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by New Hampshire to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Connecticut and Rhode Island to the south, and New York to the west. Boston is the state's capital and largest city. The state features two separate metropolitan areas; the eastern Boston metropolitan area and the western Springfield metropolitan area. Approximately two thirds of the state's population lives in Greater Boston, most of which is either urban or suburban.

Massachusetts is famous for being a state of firsts. The first secondary school, first public high school, and first college in our country, Harvard, were established there. Other schools in Massachusetts include MIT and Amherst College. Massachusetts was also the first colony to have a printing press, newspaper, and library. Massachusetts has several nicknames. Because early settlers built their colony in a bay area, the state is known as the "Bay State." Massachusetts has also been called the "Pilgrim State" and the "Puritan State." The word "Massachusetts" comes from an Indian tribe named after "large hill place."

Many international students in Massachusetts may have first considered living in the fast-paced, densely populated New York City, but then decided the dynamic city of Boston offered all the cultural richness and diversity of the big city, but on a more welcoming, slightly smaller, and more moderately-paced scale. That said, the Boston metropolitan area is still considered a major U.S. city with a diverse population well in excess of 6 million people, approximately 2 million of which live in Boston city proper. Boston is a great place for international students because so many people in this city are students themselves, and a lot of us aren’t native to the city either. There are many top-ranking universities in Massachusetts such as Boston University, Boston College, Tufts University, University of Massachusetts-Amherst and Northeastern University.

List of colleges and universities in Massachusetts

Official Website of the state of Massachusetts

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