How much does college cost in Massachusetts?

The average in-state tuition in Massachusetts is $34,272 per year, based on 140 colleges.

What is the cheapest college in Massachusetts?

The lowest in-state tuition in Massachusetts is $787 at Sattler College.

What is the most expensive college in Massachusetts?

The highest in-state tuition in Massachusetts is N/A at Bard College - Holyoke Microcollege.

How does Massachusetts compare to the national average?

The national average in-state tuition is $18,082; Massachusetts is 90% above that.

How many colleges are in Massachusetts?

College Scorecard lists 140 colleges in Massachusetts.

College Tuition in Massachusetts (2026): Average Cost and Full List

	Massachusetts	National	Difference
Average in-state tuition	$34,272	$18,082	+90%

All 140 Colleges in Massachusetts

#	College	City	In-State Tuition	Out-of-State	Acceptance
1	Sattler College	Boston	$787	$787	69%
2	North Shore Community College	Danvers	$5,352	$10,920	N/A
3	Massasoit Community College	Brockton	$5,376	$10,320	N/A
4	Greenfield Community College	Greenfield	$5,810	$11,930	N/A
5	Bristol Community College	Fall River	$5,832	$10,776	N/A
6	Massachusetts Bay Community College	Wellesley Hills	$5,856	$10,800	N/A
7	Springfield Technical Community College	Springfield	$5,904	$11,112	N/A
8	Holyoke Community College	Holyoke	$5,988	$10,932	N/A
9	Cape Cod Community College	West Barnstable	$6,000	$10,944	N/A
10	Roxbury Community College	Roxbury Crossing	$6,024	$11,328	N/A
11	Middlesex Community College	Bedford	$6,048	$12,120	N/A
12	Mount Wachusett Community College	Gardner	$6,160	$11,080	N/A
13	Berkshire Community College	Pittsfield	$6,164	$11,468	N/A
14	Bunker Hill Community College	Boston	$6,168	$11,112	N/A
15	Quinsigamond Community College	Worcester	$6,262	$11,206	N/A
16	Northern Essex Community College	Haverhill	$6,732	$12,516	N/A
17	Urban College of Boston	Boston	$7,608	$7,608	N/A
18	Quincy College	Quincy	$8,938	$8,938	N/A
19	Fitchburg State University	Fitchburg	$11,346	$17,426	87%
20	Massachusetts Maritime Academy	Buzzards Bay	$11,420	$23,722	95%
21	Worcester State University	Worcester	$11,786	$17,866	88%
22	Bridgewater State University	Bridgewater	$11,808	$17,948	88%
23	Framingham State University	Framingham	$11,920	$18,000	84%
24	Westfield State University	Westfield	$12,179	$18,259	81%
25	Salem State University	Salem	$12,338	$19,531	96%
26	Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts	North Adams	$12,436	$21,381	90%
27	Northpoint Bible College	Haverhill	$14,160	$14,160	N/A
28	Boston Baptist College	Boston	$14,304	$14,304	91%
29	Massachusetts College of Art and Design	Boston	$15,400	$43,400	76%
30	University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth	North Dartmouth	$15,612	$32,567	91%
31	Porter and Chester Institute of Worcester	Worcester	$15,856	$15,856	N/A
32	Porter and Chester Institute - Brockton	Brockton	$15,856	$15,856	N/A
33	Porter and Chester Institute - Chicopee	Chicopee	$15,856	$15,856	N/A
34	University of Massachusetts-Boston	Boston	$15,908	$38,125	84%
35	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	Lowell	$16,966	$36,264	83%
36	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	Amherst	$17,772	$40,449	60%
37	Cambridge College	Boston	$18,378	$18,378	N/A
38	Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology	Boston	$18,906	$18,906	N/A
39	FINE Mortuary College	Norwood	$19,450	$19,450	N/A
40	Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology	Brookline	$22,490	$22,490	80%
41	Lasell University	Newton	$27,040	$27,040	81%
42	Boston Architectural College	Boston	$27,470	$27,470	N/A
43	Thomas Aquinas College - New England	Northfield	$30,200	$30,200	N/A
44	Laboure College of Healthcare	Milton	$30,618	$30,618	50%
45	Gordon College	Wenham	$30,700	$30,700	69%
46	Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing	Medford	$31,038	$31,038	N/A
47	Lesley University	Cambridge	$34,256	$34,256	97%
48	Fisher College	Boston	$35,689	$35,689	71%
49	Bay Path University	Longmeadow	$38,302	$38,302	85%
50	Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences	Boston	$40,530	$40,530	85%
51	Endicott College	Beverly	$40,650	$40,650	71%
52	Montserrat College of Art	Beverly	$40,690	$40,690	N/A
53	Nichols College	Dudley	$42,705	$42,705	81%
54	Wentworth Institute of Technology	Boston	$42,884	$42,884	91%
55	College of Our Lady of the Elms	Chicopee	$43,325	$43,325	85%
56	American International College	Springfield	$44,230	$44,230	100%
57	Anna Maria College	Paxton	$44,571	$44,571	50%
58	Springfield College	Springfield	$45,174	$45,174	72%
59	Dean College	Franklin	$46,526	$46,526	74%
60	Simmons University	Boston	$46,874	$46,874	70%
61	Suffolk University	Boston	$47,550	$47,550	82%
62	Western New England University	Springfield	$47,820	$47,820	83%
63	Curry College	Milton	$47,970	$47,970	88%
64	Emmanuel College	Boston	$48,550	$48,550	76%
65	Regis College	Weston	$49,680	$49,680	70%
66	Assumption University	Worcester	$51,356	$51,356	83%
67	Berklee College of Music	Boston	$52,040	$52,040	44%
68	Merrimack College	North Andover	$53,962	$53,962	70%
69	Longy School of Music of Bard College	Cambridge	$55,275	$55,275	N/A
70	Emerson College	Boston	$57,056	$57,056	51%
71	Babson College	Wellesley	$57,152	$57,152	17%
72	Hult International Business School	Cambridge	$57,160	$57,160	60%
73	Stonehill College	Easton	$57,490	$57,490	66%
74	Clark University	Worcester	$58,867	$58,867	40%
75	Hampshire College	Amherst	$58,896	$58,896	75%
76	The New England Conservatory of Music	Boston	$60,750	$60,750	41%
77	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Worcester	$60,965	$60,965	60%
78	Bentley University	Waltham	$61,000	$61,000	45%
79	Harvard University	Cambridge	$61,676	$61,676	4%
80	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Cambridge	$62,396	$62,396	5%
81	Wheaton College (Massachusetts)	Norton	$63,960	$63,960	68%
82	College of the Holy Cross	Worcester	$64,500	$64,500	18%
83	Smith College	Northampton	$65,178	$65,178	21%
84	Northeastern University	Boston	$66,162	$66,162	5%
85	Franklin W Olin College of Engineering	Needham	$66,398	$66,398	25%
86	Mount Holyoke College	South Hadley	$67,018	$67,018	36%
87	Wellesley College	Wellesley	$67,176	$67,176	14%
88	Brandeis University	Waltham	$68,080	$68,080	40%
89	Boston University	Boston	$68,102	$68,102	11%
90	Williams College	Williamstown	$68,560	$68,560	8%
91	Amherst College	Amherst	$70,480	$70,480	9%
92	Boston College	Chestnut Hill	$70,702	$70,702	16%
93	Tufts University	Medford	$70,704	$70,704	11%
94	Assabet Valley Regional Technical School	Marlborough	N/A	N/A	85%
95	Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis Inc	Brookline	N/A	N/A	N/A
96	Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of Nursing	Brockton	N/A	N/A	34%
97	Catherine Hinds Institute of Esthetics	Woburn	N/A	N/A	N/A
98	Conway School of Landscape Design	Northampton	N/A	N/A	N/A
99	Diman Regional Technical Institute	Fall River	N/A	N/A	39%
100	National Aviation Academy of New England	Concord	N/A	N/A	N/A
101	Rob Roy Academy-Fall River	Fall River	N/A	N/A	N/A
102	Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary	South Hamilton	N/A	N/A	N/A
103	Hebrew College	Newton	N/A	N/A	N/A
104	Lowell Academy Hairstyling Institute	Lowell	N/A	N/A	N/A
105	University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School	Worcester	N/A	N/A	N/A
106	William James College	Newton	N/A	N/A	N/A
107	Massachusetts School of Barbering	Quincy	N/A	N/A	N/A
108	MGH Institute of Health Professions	Boston	N/A	N/A	N/A
109	Rob Roy Academy-New Bedford	New Bedford	N/A	N/A	N/A
110	New England College of Optometry	Boston	N/A	N/A	N/A
111	New England Law-Boston	Boston	N/A	N/A	N/A
112	North Bennet Street School	Boston	N/A	N/A	N/A
113	Saint John's Seminary	Brighton	N/A	N/A	N/A
114	Southeastern Technical Institute	South Easton	N/A	N/A	71%
115	Rob Roy Academy-Taunton	Taunton	N/A	N/A	N/A
116	Massachusetts School of Law	Andover	N/A	N/A	N/A
117	New England Hair Academy	Malden	N/A	N/A	N/A
118	Rob Roy Academy-Worcester	Worcester	N/A	N/A	N/A
119	Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School	Bourne	N/A	N/A	71%
120	Greater Lowell Technical School	Tyngsboro	N/A	N/A	75%
121	Empire Beauty School-Malden	Malden	N/A	N/A	N/A
122	EINE Inc	Tewksbury	N/A	N/A	N/A
123	Shawsheen Valley School of Practical Nursing	Billerica	N/A	N/A	N/A
124	Motoring Technical Training Institute	Seekonk	N/A	N/A	N/A
125	Charles H McCann Technical School	North Adams	N/A	N/A	N/A
126	Monty Tech	Fitchburg	N/A	N/A	83%
127	COLLECTIV Academy-Worcester	Worcester	N/A	N/A	N/A
128	Spa Tech Institute-Westboro	Westborough	N/A	N/A	N/A
129	Spa Tech Institute-Plymouth	Plymouth	N/A	N/A	N/A
130	DiGrigoli School of Cosmetology	West Springfield	N/A	N/A	N/A
131	Blackstone Valley Vocational Regional School District	Upton	N/A	N/A	N/A
132	Tri County Regional Vocational Technical High School	Franklin	N/A	N/A	N/A
133	New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Massachusetts	North Andover	N/A	N/A	N/A
134	Springfield College-Regional Online and Continuing Education	Springfield	N/A	N/A	N/A
135	Alexander Academy	Lunenburg	N/A	N/A	N/A
136	Northeastern University Professional Programs	Boston	N/A	N/A	N/A
137	Jupiter Beauty Academy	Boston	N/A	N/A	N/A
138	Technology Learning Center	Oxford	N/A	N/A	N/A
139	Spa Tech Institute-North Andover	North Andover	N/A	N/A	N/A
140	Bard College - Holyoke Microcollege	Holyoke	N/A	N/A	N/A

College Tuition in Massachusetts (2026)

Massachusetts vs. National Average