For Massachusetts Private colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $45,605.

MGH Institute of Health Professions has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $93,980 and Urban College of Boston has the lowest tuition & fees of $7,608 among Massachusetts Private 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 Private colleges.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

The average COA of Massachusetts Private colleges in 2024 is $66,080 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.

Table. 2024 Average Costs of Attendance for Massachusetts Private colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
Tuition & Fees$45,605$32,446
Books & Supplies$1,105$1,105
Room & Board$17,009$17,009
Other Expenses$2,361$2,361
COA$66,080$52,921

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Massachusetts Private colleges is $45,605. The average tuition is computed based on the largest program's tuition at each trade school.

The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Massachusetts Private colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.

Table. 2024 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Massachusetts Private colleges (2020-2024)
TuitionFees
2019-2020$39,463$997
2020-2021$39,847$984
2021-2022$40,787$1,005
2022-2023$42,792$1,082
2023-2024$44,416$1,189
*The amount of tuition for 2023-2024 includes fees.

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

The average graduate program tuition & fees of Massachusetts Private colleges in 2024 is $32,446.

The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Massachusetts Private colleges over last 5 years.

Table. 2024 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Massachusetts Private colleges (2020-2024)
TuitionFees
2019-2020$29,341$709
2020-2021$30,132$696
2021-2022$30,391$690
2022-2023$31,044$747
2023-2024$31,618$828

Tuition Per Credit Hour (Part-time Students and Over Credits)

The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Massachusetts Private colleges in 2024 is $1,343.

The graduate average cost per credit hour is $1,254.

The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.

Table. 2024 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for Massachusetts Private colleges (2020-2024)
UndergraduateGraduate
2019-2020$1,231$1,141
2020-2021$1,237$1,164
2021-2022$1,280$1,189
2022-2023$1,308$1,217
2023-2024$1,343$1,254

Massachusetts Private colleges Living Costs

The average living costs of Massachusetts Private colleges in 2024 is $19,370 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $17,399 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 Private colleges.

Table. 2024 Average Living Costs for Massachusetts Private colleges (2020-2024)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther Expenses
2019-2020 $15,113$2,285 $12,515$2,502
2020-2021 $15,278$2,269 $12,759$2,525
2021-2022 $15,723$2,251 $13,078$2,539
2022-2023 $16,210$2,320 $13,620$2,606
2023-2024 $17,009$2,361 $14,736$2,663