Western Massachusetts is an area located within the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, which is part of the
United States region of
New England. Despite its relatively small size, geographically, it features diverse topography, and outsized contributions to American history and culture, owing in large part to its 22 universities, approximately 100,000 university students, and institutions, (such as
Tanglewood,
Springfield Armory,
Jacob's Pillow, etc.)