Fitchburg State offers undergraduate and graduate programs with an emphasis on career-oriented learning that is firmly grounded in the liberal arts, as well as selected majors in the traditional arts and sciences. In addition, an honors program in leadership infuses the campus's social and educational activities with a unique and vital character.

The college features small class sizes, hands-on professional education and an accessible faculty dedicated to teaching and providing students with the attention that is crucial to their success. The college’s compact campus provides the added bonus of a secure community where social and cultural activities abound and students assume a wide range of leadership roles in the community, student government and social and artistic affairs.

Extensive internship and practica programs, faculty mentoring, and a guarantee by the college to potential employers that its graduates are prepared to succeed has resulted in a 95% success rate in placing students in careers or graduate school.