2022 Massachusetts Average Tuition

174 colleges are active and serve 482,356 students in Massachusetts. In 16 four-year public schools, the 2022 average tuition & fees is $12,584 for state residents and $24,972 for out of state students. In 80 private four-year colleges, the average tuition is $40,929. The 2022 average tuition & fees over 26 community colleges in Massachusetts is $5,600 for residents and $10,589 for out of state students.

Most & Best State

Highest Tuition (Public)
Highest Tuition (Private)
Lowest Acceptance Rate
Harvard 4.01% MIT 4.11% Amherst 8.74%
Highest SAT Scores
Most Students
BU 32,718 UMass Amherst 31,642 Harvard 30,391
Lowest Students per Faculty
Hebrew 1 to 1 Longy 3 to 1 MIT 3 to 1

Massachusetts Colleges Statistics By School Type

Number of Schools96 Schools
Public16
Private80
Graduate Programs Offered80 Schools
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees
Public$12,584 In-State, $24,972 Out-of-State
Private$40,929 Out-of-State
Graduate Tuition & Fees
Public$13,768 In-State, $19,554 Out-of-State
Private$29,966 Out-of-State
Population404,039 Students
Undergraduate260,217
Graduate143,822
Men172,657
Women227,653
Acceptance Rate63.95%
SAT Score1,263
Graduation Rate69.76%
Students to Faculty Ratio11 to 1
Number of Schools26 Schools
Public16
Private10
Tuition & Fees
Public$5,600 In-State, $10,589 Out-of-State
Private$29,713 Out-of-State
Population72,909 Students
Men26,357
Women46,011
Graduation Rate32.14%
Students to Faculty Ratio14 to 1
Number of Schools52 Schools
Public12
Private40
Tuition & Fees
Public$12,629 In-State, $12,629 Out-of-State
Private$14,165 Out-of-State
Population5,408 Students
Men852
Women3,469
Graduation Rate74.68%
Students to Faculty Ratio12 to 1

Compare Tuition & Admission Statistics between Massachusetts Colleges

The next table list all colleges located in Massachusettswith tuition and key admission statistics. You can search schools by using input box in top right corner of table. In addition, you can sort the table other than ranking by clicking/touching the column name of the table.

Highest Tuition Lowest Acceptance Rate Highest SAT Scores Most Students
School Name TypeUndergraduate TuitionGraduate TuitionAcceptance Rate SAT ScoresEnrollmentStudents to Faculty
Hult International Business School
Cambridge
Private $49,950 $43,577 50.70% - 1,814 14 to 1
New England College of Business and Finance
Boston
Private $12,120 $18,570 - - 1,237 13 to 1
American International College
Springfield
Private $39,370 $12,717 57.87% 1,025 2,612 18 to 1
Amherst College
Amherst
Private $61,150 8.74% 1,460 1,745 7 to 1
Andover Newton Theological School
Lexington
Private - $14,990 - - 11 -
Anna Maria College
Paxton
Private $40,208 $10,530 72.85% - 1,492 12 to 1
Assabet Valley Regional Technical School
Marlborough
Public $17,743
($17,743)
95.45% - 46 8 to 1
Assumption University
Worcester
Private $45,900 $13,856 86.49% - 2,448 13 to 1
Babson College
Wellesley
Private $54,944 $89,550 25.35% 1,405 3,340 14 to 1
Bancroft School of Massage Therapy
Worcester
Private $13,975 - - 48 5 to 1
Boston Baptist College
Boston
Private $12,600 63.64% - 60 5 to 1
Bay Path University
Longmeadow
Private $35,781 $19,235 75.41% 1,112 3,224 12 to 1
Bay State College
Boston
Private $29,500 50.00% - 691 11 to 1
Bay State School of Technology
Canton
Private $19,265 - - 123 15 to 1
Bentley University
Waltham
Private $54,910 $42,200 60.94% 1,327 5,177 11 to 1
Berklee College of Music
Boston
Private $46,800 $47,047 55.17% - 6,631 9 to 1
Berkshire Community College
Pittsfield
Public $11,520
($5,492)
- - 1,465 10 to 1
Empire Beauty School-Boston
Boston
Private $13,600 - - 99 15 to 1
Boston Architectural College
Boston
Private $22,144 $26,220 - - 742 5 to 1
Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis Inc
Brookline
Private - $20,890 - - 142 -
Boston College
Chestnut Hill
Private $61,706 $32,722 19.04% 1,475 14,934 14 to 1
Boston University
Boston
Private $59,816 $59,418 18.65% 1,440 32,718 10 to 1
Brandeis University
Waltham
Private $60,006 $53,618 39.14% 1,450 5,440 10 to 1
Bridgewater State University
Bridgewater
Public $16,872
($10,732)
$11,397
($11,397)
86.38% 1,105 10,651 19 to 1
Bristol Community College
Fall River
Public $10,152
($5,208)
- - 6,256 18 to 1
Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of Nursing
Brockton
Private $54,075 42.86% - 206 9 to 1
Bunker Hill Community College
Boston
Public $10,224
($5,280)
- - 9,924 19 to 1
Cambridge College
Boston
Private $16,442 $16,409 - - 2,764 10 to 1
Cape Cod Community College
West Barnstable
Public $10,296
($5,352)
- - 2,710 11 to 1
Catherine Hinds Institute of Esthetics
Woburn
Private $13,625 - - 326 12 to 1
Laboure College
Milton
Private $32,813 75.00% - 1,188 6 to 1
Clark University
Worcester
Private $50,302 $47,730 48.03% 1,311 3,405 9 to 1
Conway School of Landscape Design
Northampton
Private - $35,998 - - 13 -
Curry College
Milton
Private $43,650 $15,114 80.32% 1,124 2,410 12 to 1
Lincoln Technical Institute-Somerville
Somerville
Private $19,924 - - 458 31 to 1
Dean College
Franklin
Private $42,346 73.60% - 1,180 16 to 1
Diman Regional Technical Institute
Fall River
Public $17,386
($17,386)
100.00% - 54 8 to 1
National Aviation Academy of New England
Concord
Private $37,700 - - 280 20 to 1
Eastern Nazarene College
Quincy
Private $27,212 $10,815 64.08% 1,138 699 10 to 1
Emerson College
Boston
Private $52,190 $31,910 45.28% 1,300 5,115 13 to 1
Emmanuel College
Boston
Private $43,572 $14,319 73.88% 1,215 1,946 13 to 1
Endicott College
Beverly
Private $36,614 $12,746 77.21% - 4,287 13 to 1
Rob Roy Academy-Fall River
Fall River
Private $14,500 - - 78 10 to 1
Fisher College
Boston
Private $33,500 $26,812 72.35% 935 1,419 11 to 1
Fitchburg State University
Fitchburg
Public $16,910
($10,830)
$6,012
($6,012)
85.27% 1,080 6,728 14 to 1
Framingham State University
Framingham
Public $17,460
($11,380)
$17,460
($12,090)
83.80% 1,083 4,876 13 to 1
Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology
Boston
Private $17,550 - - 463 9 to 1
Gordon College
Wenham
Private $26,250 $6,400 77.43% 1,262 1,816 10 to 1
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
South Hamilton
Private - $23,005 - - 1,489 -
Greenfield Community College
Greenfield
Public $11,762
($5,642)
- - 1,620 12 to 1
Hampshire College
Amherst
Private $52,738 75.15% - 522 12 to 1
Harvard University
Cambridge
Private $55,587 $52,170 4.01% 1,530 30,391 5 to 1
Hebrew College
Newton Centre
Private $30,000 $32,120 - - 137 1 to 1
Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology
Brookline
Private $22,490 $22,490 75.68% - 126 8 to 1
College of the Holy Cross
Worcester
Private $56,540 42.87% 1,330 2,970 10 to 1
Holyoke Community College
Holyoke
Public $10,322
($5,378)
- - 4,209 12 to 1
Lasell University
Newton
Private $42,000 $11,268 85.06% 1,203 1,951 15 to 1
Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
Medford
Private $27,080 - - 288 6 to 1
Lesley University
Cambridge
Private $29,550 $19,050 86.95% - 4,200 9 to 1
Longy School of Music of Bard College
Cambridge
Private $48,800 $48,800 89.22% - 202 3 to 1
Lowell Academy Hairstyling Institute
Lowell
Private $13,190 - - 59 12 to 1
University of Massachusetts-Lowell
Lowell
Public $33,624
($15,698)
$26,990
($15,210)
84.57% 1,255 18,150 19 to 1
Mansfield Beauty Schools-Springfield
Springfield
Private $11,950 - - 21 7 to 1
Mansfield Beauty Schools-Quincy
Quincy
Private $11,950 - - 35 5 to 1
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Amherst
Public $36,964
($16,439)
$32,809
($16,251)
65.53% 1,355 31,642 17 to 1
University of Massachusetts-Boston
Boston
Public $35,139
($14,677)
$36,485
($18,938)
78.90% 1,170 16,259 17 to 1
Massachusetts Bay Community College
Wellesley Hills
Public $10,320
($5,376)
- - 3,762 13 to 1
MCPHS University
Boston
Private $35,800 $24,060 97.71% 1,240 7,501 13 to 1
University of Massachusetts-Central Office
Boston
Public -
(-)
- - - -
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Boston
Public $39,800
($14,200)
$24,000
($24,000)
78.67% - 1,894 9 to 1
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge
Private $55,878 $58,967 4.11% - 11,254 3 to 1
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Buzzards Bay
Public $25,104
($10,516)
$19,984
($17,372)
90.08% - 1,637 14 to 1
University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester
Worcester
Public -
(-)
$38,156
($26,113)
- - 1,292 -
William James College
Newton
Private $10,625 $34,900 - - 805 7 to 1
Massachusetts School of Barbering
Quincy
Private $14,950 - - 58 18 to 1
Massasoit Community College
Brockton
Public $10,104
($5,160)
- - 5,665 14 to 1
Merrimack College
North Andover
Private $46,916 $32,444 80.30% - 5,418 15 to 1
MGH Institute of Health Professions
Boston
Private $78,241 $69,686 - - 1,269 10 to 1
Middlesex Community College
Bedford
Public $12,120
($6,048)
- - 6,885 17 to 1
Montserrat College of Art
Beverly
Private $36,450 - - 362 12 to 1
Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley
Private $56,518 $25,983 52.30% 1,405 2,040 9 to 1
Mount Ida College
Newton
Private $35,720 $11,340 - - 1,555 13 to 1
Mount Wachusett Community College
Gardner
Public $10,588
($5,668)
- - 3,187 9 to 1
Rob Roy Academy-New Bedford
New Bedford
Private $14,500 - - 12 12 to 1
The New England Conservatory of Music
Boston
Private $53,730 $53,730 43.28% - 701 4 to 1
New England College of Optometry
Boston
Private - $21,771 - - 528 -
New England Law-Boston
Boston
Private - - - 904 -
New England School of Photography
Waltham
Private $24,200 - - 40 4 to 1
Newbury College
Brookline
Private $35,540 - - 636 13 to 1
Nichols College
Dudley
Private $37,300 $1,075 84.77% 1,065 1,518 16 to 1
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
North Adams
Public $20,251
($11,306)
$7,347
($7,056)
90.96% - 1,202 10 to 1
North Bennet Street School
Boston
Private $50,150 - - 136 9 to 1
North Shore Community College
Danvers
Public $10,920
($5,352)
- - 4,783 12 to 1
Northeastern University
Boston
Private $57,592 $26,095 18.38% 1,490 22,905 14 to 1
Northern Essex Community College
Haverhill
Public $11,328
($5,544)
- - 4,715 21 to 1
College of Our Lady of the Elms
Chicopee
Private $39,449 $16,017 67.92% 1,123 1,355 12 to 1
Pine Manor College
Chestnut Hill
Private $31,600 $13,310 - - 199 10 to 1
Pope St John XXIII National Seminary
Weston
Private - $24,500 - - 54 -
Quincy College
Quincy
Public $7,176
($6,960)
- - 3,154 25 to 1
Quinsigamond Community College
Worcester
Public $10,774
($5,830)
- - 6,942 15 to 1
Regis College
Weston
Private $44,809 $29,405 89.06% - 3,460 10 to 1
Roxbury Community College
Roxbury Crossing
Public $11,088
($5,784)
- - 1,200 15 to 1
Saint John's Seminary
Brighton
Private $26,200 $20,500 - - 105 4 to 1
Salem State University
Salem
Public $18,480
($11,675)
$10,477
($8,857)
90.01% - 7,242 14 to 1
Salter College-West Boylston
West Boylston
Private $16,100 - - 32 10 to 1
Simmons University
Boston
Private $43,062 $21,546 83.53% 1,250 6,263 9 to 1
Bard College at Simon's Rock
Great Barrington
Private $63,583 80.09% - 343 6 to 1
Smith College
Northampton
Private $56,114 $55,830 29.91% 1,450 2,504 7 to 1
Southeastern Technical Institute
South Easton
Public $11,125
($11,125)
28.36% - 120 6 to 1
Springfield College
Springfield
Private $40,480 $33,535 76.90% 1,215 3,068 12 to 1
Springfield Technical Community College
Springfield
Public $10,728
($5,520)
- - 4,327 12 to 1
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
North Dartmouth
Public $30,153
($14,408)
$30,153
($16,965)
92.22% 1,145 7,869 15 to 1
Stonehill College
Easton
Private $47,808 $32,077 72.00% - 2,504 11 to 1
Suffolk University
Boston
Private $41,648 $39,813 88.03% 1,180 6,830 14 to 1
Rob Roy Academy-Taunton
Taunton
Private $14,500 - - 25 20 to 1
Tufts University
Medford
Private $63,000 $55,216 11.43% 1,495 12,219 10 to 1
Wellesley College
Wellesley
Private $60,752 16.18% 1,470 2,280 7 to 1
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Boston
Private $37,650 $38,600 89.54% 1,235 4,389 16 to 1
Western New England University
Springfield
Private $40,380 $26,640 89.88% 1,204 3,673 12 to 1
Westfield State University
Westfield
Public $17,219
($11,139)
$6,696
($6,696)
94.35% 1,085 5,395 15 to 1
Wheaton College
Norton
Private $58,180 82.06% 1,260 1,670 11 to 1
Williams College
Williamstown
Private $59,660 $59,728 8.83% - 1,987 6 to 1
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester
Private $55,731 $29,040 60.21% - 6,920 13 to 1
Worcester State University
Worcester
Public $16,666
($10,586)
$5,796
($5,796)
89.32% 1,112 5,724 16 to 1
Northpoint Bible College
Haverhill
Private $13,670 $12,538 - - 294 9 to 1
Blue Hills Regional Technical School
Canton
Public $15,800
($15,800)
61.54% - 36 8 to 1
Elizabeth Grady School of Esthetics and Massage Therapy
Medford
Private $8,320 - - 317 14 to 1
Massachusetts School of Law
Andover
Private - $23,850 - - 295 -
New England Hair Academy
Malden
Private $13,500 - - 178 17 to 1
Rob Roy Academy-Worcester
Worcester
Private $14,750 - - 126 20 to 1
Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School
Bourne
Public $10,750
($10,750)
90.63% - 78 15 to 1
Greater Lowell Technical School
Tyngsboro
Public $8,990
($8,990)
100.00% - 80 10 to 1
Empire Beauty School-Malden
Malden
Private $13,600 - - 76 9 to 1
EINE Inc
Tewksbury
Private $15,200 - - 34 11 to 1
Shawsheen Valley School of Practical Nursing
Billerica
Public $12,920
($12,920)
- - 17 3 to 1
Motoring Technical Training Institute
Seekonk
Private $18,500 - - 292 12 to 1
Charles H McCann Technical School
North Adams
Public $4,365
($4,365)
- - 37 5 to 1
Ailano School of Cosmetology
Brockton
Private $14,500 - - 19 4 to 1
Mildred Elley-Pittsfield Campus
Pittsfield
Private $15,598 - - 202 17 to 1
Urban College of Boston
Boston
Private $7,124 - - 554 10 to 1
Massachusetts General Hospital Dietetic Internship
Boston
Private $7,550 - - 22 -
Monty Tech
Fitchburg
Public $11,878
($11,878)
100.00% - 40 10 to 1
Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Worcester
Worcester
Private $15,060 - - 240 17 to 1
FINE Mortuary College
Norwood
Private $20,520 - - 100 7 to 1
Branford Hall Career Institute-Springfield Campus
Springfield
Private $16,507 - - 63 11 to 1
Lincoln Technical Institute-Lowell
Lowell
Private $16,445 - - 85 22 to 1
National Graduate School of Quality Management
Falmouth
Private $11,810 $20,080 - - 268 10 to 1
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering
Needham
Private $58,998 17.97% 1,535 310 6 to 1
The Salter School-Malden Campus
Malden
Private $14,850 - - 89 11 to 1
Empire Beauty School-Framingham
Framingham
Private $13,600 - - 46 7 to 1
Spa Tech Institute-Ipswich
Ipswich
Private $11,750 - - 73 19 to 1
Spa Tech Institute-Westboro
Westborough
Private $11,550 - - 164 14 to 1
Spa Tech Institute-Plymouth
Plymouth
Private $11,550 - - 190 18 to 1
Universal Technical Institute of Massachusetts Inc
Norwood
Private $49,300 - - 494 24 to 1
Salter School-Fall River
Fall River
Private $14,850 - - 24 12 to 1
DiGrigoli School of Cosmetology
West Springfield
Private $14,750 - - 61 12 to 1
Millennium Training Institute
Woburn
Private $17,750 - - 152 14 to 1
Blackstone Valley Vocational Regional School District
Upton
Public $12,000
($12,000)
- - 19 10 to 1
Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational School District
Charlton
Public $14,500
($14,500)
- - 31 6 to 1
Tri County Regional Vocational Technical High School
Franklin
Public $14,095
($14,095)
- - 58 9 to 1
Salter College-Chicopee
Chicopee
Private $22,580 - - 15 8 to 1
New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Massachusetts
North Andover
Private $11,445 - - 193 8 to 1
Springfield College-Regional, Online, and Continuing Education
Springfield
Private $18,000 $18,360 - - 609 9 to 1
Alexander Academy
Lunenburg
Private $14,250 - - 48 6 to 1
Northeastern University Lifelong Learning Network
Boston
Private $13,386 $24,938 - - 11,310 14 to 1
Jupiter Beauty Academy
Boston
Private $965 - - 196 12 to 1
American Academy of Personal Training-Boston Campus
Boston
Private $5,700 - - 40 20 to 1
BCI
Brookline
Private - - - 502 8 to 1
Northern Vermont University - Northern Essex Community College
Lawrence
Public -
(-)
- - - -
Thomas Aquinas College - New England
Northfield
Private $26,000 - - - -
Bard College - Holyoke Microcollege
Holyoke
Private $12,500 - - - -
Porter and Chester Institute of Worcester
Worcester
Private $15,775 - - - -
Porter and Chester Institute - Chicopee
Chicopee
Private $15,775 - - - -
Porter and Chester Institute - Brockton
Brockton
Private $15,775 - - - -