For Massachusetts Public colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $9,125 for Massachusetts residents and $17,559 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $14,665 for Massachusetts residents and $20,283 for out-of-state students.
Massachusetts College of Art and Design has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $42,180 and Charles H McCann Technical School has the lowest tuition & fees of $4,349 among Massachusetts Public colleges. For graduate programs, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $40,476 and Worcester State University has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $6,093 among Massachusetts Public colleges.
The average COA of Massachusetts Public colleges in 2024 is $28,098 for state residents and $36,532 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 | $9,125 | $17,559 | $14,665 | $20,283 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,427 | $1,427 | ||
| Room & Board | $15,261 | $15,261 | ||
| Other Expenses | $2,286 | $2,286 | ||
| COA | $28,098 | $36,532 | $33,638 | $39,256 |
The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Massachusetts Public colleges is $9,125 for state residents and $17,559 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Massachusetts Public colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $3,010 | $5,506 | $11,199 | $5,567 |
| 2020-2021 | $3,026 | $5,680 | $11,249 | $5,742 |
| 2021-2022 | $3,034 | $5,698 | $11,257 | $5,760 |
| 2022-2023 | $3,110 | $5,815 | $11,395 | $5,883 |
| 2023-2024 | $3,179 | $5,946 | $11,544 | $6,014 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Massachusetts Public colleges in 2024 is $14,665 for state residents and $20,283 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Massachusetts Public colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $9,272 | $4,538 | $14,719 | $4,538 |
| 2020-2021 | $9,365 | $4,697 | $14,899 | $4,697 |
| 2021-2022 | $9,491 | $4,830 | $15,070 | $4,830 |
| 2022-2023 | $9,647 | $4,746 | $15,340 | $4,749 |
| 2023-2024 | $10,032 | $4,633 | $15,647 | $4,636 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Massachusetts Public colleges in 2024 is $263 for state residents and $558 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $613 for state residents and $913 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 | $299 | $598 | $602 | $887 |
| 2020-2021 | $287 | $587 | $596 | $884 |
| 2021-2022 | $284 | $584 | $609 | $904 |
| 2022-2023 | $277 | $570 | $612 | $914 |
| 2023-2024 | $263 | $558 | $613 | $913 |
The average living costs of Massachusetts Public colleges in 2024 is $17,546 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $14,853 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 Public colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2019-2020 | $13,157 | $2,218 | $9,894 | $2,994 |
| 2020-2021 | $13,571 | $2,181 | $9,973 | $3,057 |
| 2021-2022 | $13,819 | $2,192 | $10,110 | $3,074 |
| 2022-2023 | $14,510 | $2,251 | $10,564 | $3,181 |
| 2023-2024 | $15,261 | $2,286 | $11,438 | $3,415 |