AP Macroeconomics credit at Massachusetts colleges
Every Massachusetts college with a published AP Macroeconomics credit policy — minimum score, credit hours, and the course it replaces.
Quick answer
40 of 66 Massachusetts colleges (61%) award credit for AP Macroeconomics at a score of 3. 23 require a 4 and 3 require a 5. The lowest bar in the state is a 1 at Williams College. 65 of these colleges link to their own policy page below. Captured July 30, 2026.
| College | Min score | Credits | Counts as | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
WC Williams College Williamstown | 1 | — | Department assigns | Policy |
 Bridgewater State University Bridgewater | 3 | 3 | ECON 102 | Policy |
 Berklee College of Music Boston | 3 | 3 | LSOC 225 | Policy |
BHCC | 3 | 3 | ECO-201 | Policy |
 Quinsigamond Community College Worcester | 3 | 3 | ECO 215 | Policy |
 University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth | 3 | 3 | ECO 232 | Policy |
 Bristol Community College Fall River | 3 | 3 | ECN 111 | Policy |
 Middlesex Community College Bedford | 3 | 3 | ECO 140 | Policy |
 Suffolk University Boston | 3 | 3 | EC 102 | Policy |
| 3 | — | ECO201 | Policy | |
| 3 | 3 | ECO 103 | Policy | |
 Springfield Technical Community College Springfield | 3 | 3 | ECN 101 | Policy |
 Worcester State University Worcester | 3 | 3 | EC-120 | Policy |
 Massasoit Community College Brockton | 3 | — | ECON 201 | Policy |
| 3 | 4 | ECON4152 | Policy | |
 Westfield State University Westfield | 3 | 3 | ECON 0101 | Policy |
 Northern Essex Community College Haverhill | 3 | 3 | ECO201 | Policy |
 Holyoke Community College Holyoke | 3 | 3 | ECN 101 | Policy |
 Massachusetts Bay Community College Wellesley Hills | 3 | 3 | EC 201 | Policy |
 Endicott College Beverly | 3 | 3 | ECN201 | Policy |
 Fitchburg State University Fitchburg | 3 | 3 | ECON 1100 | Policy |
 Framingham State University Framingham | 3 | 4 | ECON 101 | Policy |
MWCC | 3 | 3 | ECO 101 | Policy |
 Western New England University Springfield | 3 | 3 | EC 112 | Policy |
 Stonehill College Easton | 3 | 3 | ECO 178 Macroeconomic Principles | Policy |
 Cape Cod Community College West Barnstable | 3 | 3 | Behavioral & Social Science Elective | Policy |
 Springfield College Springfield | 3 | 3 | ECON 210 | Policy |
| 3 | 3 | — | Policy | |
 Roxbury Community College Roxbury Crossing | 3 | 3 | SSI 222 | — |
 Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay | 3 | 3 | SS-2231 | Policy |
 Gordon College Wenham | 3 | 4 | Free elective | Policy |
 Greenfield Community College Greenfield | 3 | 3 | ECO 101 | Policy |
 Bay Path University Longmeadow | 3 | 3 | ECO 211 | Policy |
 Lasell University Newton | 3 | 3 | ECON102 | Policy |
 Nichols College Dudley | 3 | 3 | ECON 222 Principles of Macroeconomics (3 cr) | Policy |
 Dean College Franklin | 3 | 3 | ECO-111 | Policy |
 Berkshire Community College Pittsfield | 3 | 3 | ECO-212 | Policy |
AIC American International College Springfield | 3 | 3 | ECO1401- Macroeconomics | Policy |
 Anna Maria College Paxton | 3 | 3 | ECO 201 | Policy |
 Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts North Adams | 3 | 3 | ECON 141 Macroeconomics | Policy |
| 4 | 4 | Econ 104 | Policy | |
 Boston University Boston | 4 | 4 | CAS EC 102 | Policy |
 Northeastern University Boston | 4 | 4 | ECON1115 | Policy |
| 4 | 3 | ECON 102 | Policy | |
| 4 | 3 | ECON.2020 | Policy | |
 Boston College Chestnut Hill | 4 | 3 | 1 Social Science Core / no placement for ECON1101 | Policy |
 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester | 4 | 3 | ECON 1120 | Policy |
 Bentley University Waltham | 4 | 3 | EC 112 | Policy |
 Emerson College Boston | 4 | 4 | Social & Psychological Perspective | Policy |
 Brandeis University Waltham | 4 | 4 | ECON 20a | Policy |
 MCPHS University Boston | 4 | — | — | Policy |
 College of the Holy Cross Worcester | 4 | 1 | — | Policy |
 Babson College Wellesley | 4 | 4 | ECN 2000 | Policy |
 Smith College Northampton | 4 | 4 | ECO 153 | Policy |
 Clark University Worcester | 4 | 4 | ECON 010 - Economics and the World Economy | Policy |
 Mount Holyoke College South Hadley | 4 | 4 | — | Policy |
 Emmanuel College Boston | 4 | 4 | ECON 1103 (SS) | Policy |
| 4 | 4 | ECON 101 | Policy | |
 Assumption University Worcester | 4 | 3 | ECO-111 | Policy |
 Lesley University Cambridge | 4 | 3 | CECON 2102 | Policy |
 Regis College Weston | 4 | — | EC - 202 | Policy |
NECM | 4 | 2 | — | Policy |
 Montserrat College of Art Beverly | 4 | 3 | — | Policy |
 Tufts University Medford | 5 | 3 | EC AP (With 5's on both Macro and Micro AP, also receive credit for EC 0005; 7 credits earned in total.) | Policy |
 Merrimack College North Andover | 5 | 4 | ECO 1204 | Policy |
 Wellesley College Wellesley | 5 | 1 | ECON 102 | Policy |
AP Macroeconomics credit in other states
How we ranked this
One row per Massachusetts college: the lowest score that earns actual credit under the policy that applies to all students, and the largest credit award published at that score. Placement-only policies — permission to skip a course without earning credit hours — are excluded. Credit hours and course equivalents are reproduced exactly as the college published them; “—” means no value was published and we do not estimate one. A page is published for a state only when at least 8 colleges back it.
Frequently asked questions
Which Massachusetts colleges give credit for AP Macroeconomics?+
66 colleges in Massachusetts publish a credit-bearing policy for AP Macroeconomics. 40 of them (61%) award credit at a score of 3, 23 require a 4, and 3 require a 5. The full list, with credit hours and the course each exam replaces, is in the table on this page.
What is the lowest AP Macroeconomics score that earns credit in Massachusetts?+
1. Williams College in Williamstown awards credit at a score of 1, counting as Department assigns. 40 Massachusetts colleges in total set their bar at a 3 or lower.
Does in-state residency change AP credit in Massachusetts?+
No. AP credit policy is set per institution and applies to admitted students regardless of residency — residency affects tuition rate, not credit awards. What does vary is the school within a university: engineering and nursing colleges commonly set higher bars than arts and sciences. The rules shown here are the ones that apply to all students at each college.
How do I verify these Massachusetts AP credit policies?+
65 of the 66 colleges on this page link to their own published AP credit page in the Source column; our snapshot was taken July 30, 2026. The college's page is authoritative and can change between admission cycles, so confirm there before building a graduation plan around the credit.
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Data sources: Each college's own published AP / advanced-standing credit page (captured July 30, 2026) · IPEDS institution directory (names, control, location). Figures are the most recent values published in each federal dataset; cells with no published value are shown as “—” and never estimated. Education does not sell rankings or accept placement fees.