For Massachusetts 4-Year Colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $12,788 for Massachusetts residents and $42,504 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $14,665 for Massachusetts residents and $30,176 for out-of-state students.
MGH Institute of Health Professions has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $93,980 and Quincy College has the lowest tuition & fees of $7,536 among Massachusetts 4-Year Colleges. For graduate programs, MGH Institute of Health Professions has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $66,815 and Nichols College has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $1,165 among Massachusetts 4-Year Colleges.
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The average COA of Massachusetts 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $32,948 for state residents and $62,663 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| Tuition & Fees | $12,788 | $42,504 | $14,665 | $30,176 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,149 | $1,149 | ||
| Room & Board | $16,665 | $16,665 | ||
| Other Expenses | $2,346 | $2,346 | ||
| COA | $32,948 | $62,663 | $34,825 | $50,335 |
The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Massachusetts 4-Year Colleges is $12,788 for state residents and $42,504 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Massachusetts 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $5,296 | $6,630 | $35,891 | $2,035 |
| 2020-2021 | $5,312 | $6,836 | $36,267 | $2,048 |
| 2021-2022 | $5,328 | $6,857 | $37,107 | $2,069 |
| 2022-2023 | $5,449 | $7,042 | $38,795 | $2,184 |
| 2023-2024 | $5,575 | $7,213 | $40,201 | $2,303 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Massachusetts 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $14,665 for state residents and $30,176 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Massachusetts 4-Year Colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $9,272 | $4,538 | $26,416 | $1,631 |
| 2020-2021 | $9,365 | $4,697 | $27,086 | $1,659 |
| 2021-2022 | $9,491 | $4,830 | $27,327 | $1,706 |
| 2022-2023 | $9,647 | $4,746 | $27,903 | $1,729 |
| 2023-2024 | $10,032 | $4,633 | $28,377 | $1,799 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Massachusetts 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $1,182 for state residents and $1,254 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $1,128 for state residents and $1,187 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| 2019-2020 | $1,091 | $1,166 | $1,034 | $1,090 |
| 2020-2021 | $1,094 | $1,170 | $1,050 | $1,108 |
| 2021-2022 | $1,133 | $1,209 | $1,073 | $1,132 |
| 2022-2023 | $1,153 | $1,226 | $1,096 | $1,156 |
| 2023-2024 | $1,182 | $1,254 | $1,128 | $1,187 |
The average living costs of Massachusetts 4-Year Colleges in 2024 is $19,011 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $17,013 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.
The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for Massachusetts 4-Year Colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2019-2020 | $14,728 | $2,272 | $12,291 | $2,455 |
| 2020-2021 | $14,946 | $2,252 | $12,538 | $2,483 |
| 2021-2022 | $15,348 | $2,239 | $12,816 | $2,485 |
| 2022-2023 | $15,875 | $2,307 | $13,343 | $2,557 |
| 2023-2024 | $16,665 | $2,346 | $14,402 | $2,611 |