Boston is known as an international center of education.
The area 's many colleges and universities make Boston an international center of higher education , including law , medicine , engineering , and business , and the city is considered to be a world leader in innovation and entrepreneurship , with nearly 2,000 startups .	colleges and universities	List of colleges and universities in metropolitan Boston	higher education	higher education	law	law	medicine	medicine	engineering	engineering	business	business	innovation	innovation	entrepreneurship	entrepreneurship
