2024 Tuition Comparison Between Massachusetts Colleges

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average tuition & fees of Massachusetts Colleges is $12,788 for in-state and $24,623 for out-of-state students. In Massachusetts private colleges, the 2024 average tuition & fees is $46,146.

Compared to last year's tuition in Massachusetts, in-state tuition has increased by 2.38% and out-of-state tuition has increased by 1.92%. The private schools' tuition increased by 3.91%. You can check out the 5-year tuition inflation of Massachusetts Colleges.

Massachusetts Colleges' tuition & fees is higher than 2024 national average, which is $8,884 for in-state and $25,111 for out-of-state students.

This page compares tuition of 4-year colleges in Massachusetts, and other level of colleges can be compared at:

Massachusetts Community Colleges Massachusetts Trade Schools

MGH Institute of Health Professions has the most expensive tuition & fees of $93,980 and Quincy College has the lowest tuition & fees of $7,536 among Massachusetts Colleges.

The average itemized college cost for Massachusetts Colleges is as follows:

  • Tuition & fees is $12,788 for in-state and $24,623 for out-of-state students.
  • Massachusetts private schools' tuition is $46,146.
  • Cost per credit hour is $385 for state residents and $1,254 for out-of-state.
  • Books & supplies cost is $1,149.
  • Living cost is $16,665 (on-campus), $14,402 (off-campus).

2024 Tuition, fees, and Living Costs Comparison for Massachusetts Colleges

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2024 Tuition Comparison Between Massachusetts Colleges
School NameTuition & FeesCost Per Credit HourBooks & SuppliesLiving Costs
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State On CampusOff Campus
 American International CollegeSpringfield, MA$42,970 $865 $1,200 $16,260 $6,060
Amherst CollegeAmherst, MA$67,280 - $1,000 $17,560 $17,560
Anna Maria CollegePaxton, MA$43,064 $1,647 $1,000 $17,310 $11,000
Assumption UniversityWorcester, MA$49,414 $1,618 $1,000 $15,146 $15,146
Babson CollegeWellesley, MA$56,032 $1,751 $1,292 $20,786 $20,786
Bard College at Simon's RockGreat Barrington, MA$66,593 $2,630 $1,000 $17,888 $17,888
Bay Path UniversityLongmeadow, MA$37,227 $550 $1,800 $13,316 $3,500
Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of TechnologyBoston, MA$18,906 $610 $1,600 - $13,500
Bentley UniversityWaltham, MA$58,150 $1,938 $1,300 $19,200 $19,200
Berklee College of MusicBoston, MA$50,270 $1,780 $1,085 $19,440 $19,440
Boston Architectural CollegeBoston, MA$26,800 $1,280 $1,200 - $16,000
Boston Baptist CollegeBoston, MA$14,304 $546 $800 $7,800 $9,657
Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA$67,680 $602 $1,250 $18,475 $14,641
Boston UniversityBoston, MA$65,168 $1,994 $1,000 $18,110 $18,110
Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA$64,946 $2,011 $1,000 $19,096 $12,648
Bridgewater State UniversityBridgewater, MA$11,389 $17,529$497 $497$1,000 $14,586 $14,586
Cambridge CollegeBoston, MA$18,072 $502 $1,500 - $12,000
Clark UniversityWorcester, MA$55,160 $1,711 $900 $11,690 $11,690
College of Our Lady of the ElmsChicopee, MA$42,061 $812 $1,500 $15,150 $11,098
College of the Holy CrossWorcester, MA$60,850 $1,876 $1,000 $17,750 $17,750
Curry CollegeMilton, MA$45,820 $1,456 $1,100 $17,600 $10,400
Dean CollegeFranklin, MA$44,960 $390 $1,000 $19,192 $9,775
Eastern Nazarene CollegeQuincy, MA$28,610 $1,140 $400 $11,350 $11,350
Emerson CollegeBoston, MA$54,816 $1,682 $1,200 $20,310 $16,650
Emmanuel CollegeBoston, MA$46,686 $1,444 $1,000 $17,500 $17,500
Endicott CollegeBeverly, MA$39,212 $1,172 $1,304 $17,372 $14,175
Fisher CollegeBoston, MA$35,013 $416 $2,000 $17,687 $10,000
Fitchburg State UniversityFitchburg, MA$11,046 $17,126$40 $294$1,500 $14,225 $10,400
Framingham State UniversityFramingham, MA$11,630 $17,710$500 $753$1,200 $13,784 $13,784
Franklin W Olin College of EngineeringNeedham, MA$61,802 $1,875 $216 $19,820 -
Gordon CollegeWenham, MA$28,100 $900 $800 $12,650 $12,650
Hampshire CollegeAmherst, MA$56,630 - $1,000 $15,154 $15,154
Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA$59,076 $1,696 $1,000 $20,374 -
Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of TheologyBrookline, MA$22,490 $950 $600 $16,192 $18,500
Hult International Business SchoolCambridge, MA$50,936 - $1,050 $19,400 $19,400
Laboure College of HealthcareMilton, MA$33,663 $850 $1,200 - $12,000
Lasell UniversityNewton, MA$26,000 $1,083 $1,000 $13,500 $6,500
Lesley UniversityCambridge, MA$32,780 $1,063 $1,500 $19,060 $12,600
Longy School of Music of Bard CollegeCambridge, MA$52,925 $2,874 $500 - $14,000
Massachusetts College of Art and DesignBoston, MA$14,960 $42,180$464 $464$2,000 $18,000 $18,000
Massachusetts College of Liberal ArtsNorth Adams, MA$11,884 $20,829$43 $416$1,000 $14,634 $8,400
Massachusetts Maritime AcademyBuzzards Bay, MA$10,816 $23,910$86 $631$1,500 $14,526 -
MCPHS UniversityBoston, MA$38,850 $1,380 $948 $23,988 $23,988
Merrimack CollegeNorth Andover, MA$51,786 $1,645 $1,000 $19,995 $19,995
MGH Institute of Health ProfessionsBoston, MA$93,980 $1,539 - - -
Montserrat College of ArtBeverly, MA$39,000 $1,555 $1,900 $15,475 $14,475
Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley, MA$64,142 $1,997 $1,000 $18,838 $14,920
Nichols CollegeDudley, MA$40,375 $793 $1,500 $14,950 $8,400
Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA$63,141 $1,938 $1,000 $18,790 $18,790
Northeastern University Professional ProgramsBoston, MA$48,899 $541 - - -
Northpoint Bible CollegeHaverhill, MA$14,160 $425 $1,800 $11,802 $16,100
Quincy CollegeQuincy, MA$7,536 $7,536$265 $265$2,000 - $15,450
Regis CollegeWeston, MA$47,770 $1,592 $1,200 $17,080 $17,080
Saint John's SeminaryBrighton, MA$29,463 $1,250 - - -
Salem State UniversitySalem, MA$11,978 $18,961$499 $790$1,200 $16,378 $10,588
Simmons UniversityBoston, MA$45,538 $889 $1,280 $17,104 $17,104
Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA$61,568 $1,910 $800 $21,310 $10,418
Springfield CollegeSpringfield, MA$43,707 $1,278 $1,300 $14,202 $14,202
Springfield College-Regional, Online, and Continuing EducationSpringfield, MA$19,152 $532 - - -
Stonehill CollegeEaston, MA$53,400 $1,777 $893 $15,300 $12,000
Suffolk UniversityBoston, MA$45,380 $1,318 $1,200 $19,562 $26,054
The New England Conservatory of MusicBoston, MA$58,550 $1,820 $500 $19,287 $19,287
Thomas Aquinas College - New EnglandNorthfield, MA$28,700 - - $10,700 $17,770
Tufts UniversityMedford, MA$67,844 $2,212 $1,000 $17,660 $17,660
University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, MA$17,357 $39,293$691 $1,605$1,000 $14,869 $15,437
University of Massachusetts-BostonBoston, MA$15,495 $37,171$645 $1,548$1,000 $17,512 $14,292
University of Massachusetts-DartmouthNorth Dartmouth, MA$15,208 $31,750$606 $1,295$1,400 $17,940 $12,810
University of Massachusetts-LowellLowell, MA$16,570 $35,396$660 $1,445$1,200 $15,424 $6,400
Wellesley CollegeWellesley, MA$64,320 $2,000 $800 $19,920 $19,920
Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBoston, MA$41,010 $1,265 $1,500 $18,670 $18,670
Western New England UniversitySpringfield, MA$46,430 $1,445 $1,000 $14,900 $8,100
Westfield State UniversityWestfield, MA$11,882 $17,962$354 $354$1,140 $13,510 $13,065
Wheaton College (Massachusetts)Norton, MA$62,080 $1,925 $940 $15,430 $15,430
William James CollegeNewton, MA$10,655 $500 - - -
Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MA$64,860 $2,017 $1,000 $16,300 -
Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, MA$58,870 $1,610 $1,200 $18,072 $18,072
Worcester State UniversityWorcester, MA$11,286 $17,366$40 $294$1,368 $12,999 $9,368
Average$12,788$42,504$385$1,254$1,149$16,665$14,402
*The tuition data is updated with the academic year 2023-2024 data from IPEDS.
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