Western New England University
Western New England University in Springfield Massachusetts, 85 miles from Boston and only 29 miles from Hartford has 2600 undergraduate and 1100 graduate students, and a lot to offer. The College of Arts and Sciences has some interesting majors such as Actuarial Science, and some perennial favorites like Criminal Justice and Neuroscience. For those interested in forensics, they have majors in Forensic Biology and Forensic Chemistry. There's a College of Business with some 5-year accelerated programs, and a College of Engineering which is probably its biggest school: in addition to the usual majors, they offer industrial engineering and construction management and a number of 5-year masters programs. Also, Western New England College became Western New England University in 2011 with the addition of the Center for Science and Pharmacy. Here, students can receive a bachelor's degree as well as a doctorate in Pharmacy or Occupational Therapy in 6 years. Both are direct admit programs. The PharmD Class of 2020 achieved a 93% pass rate on the NAPLEX exam, and the OTD class of 2020 achieved a 100% pass rate on the NBCOT exam. WNE also offers a 3 + 3 law program, enabling students to start taking law school classes at Blake Law Center their senior year and earning a law degree in an additional 2 years.