Cost of Attendance (COA)
The following table compares the 2023 costs of attendance between Colleges in Massachusetts. For state residents, the average COA is $29,095 when living on campus and $26,238 when living off campus. For out-of-state students, the average COA is $53,660 when living on campus and $50,803 when living off campus. The COA includes tuition, fees, books & supplies, room & board costs, and other living expenses.
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| Name | Tuition & Fees | Books & Supplies | Living Costs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
| Hult International Business School | $50,825 | $1,000 | $23,260 | $23,260 | ||
| American International College | $40,550 | $1,200 | $17,000 | $10,260 | ||
| Amherst College | $64,100 | $1,000 | $18,550 | $18,550 | ||
| Anna Maria College | $41,010 | $2,250 | $19,640 | $9,200 | ||
| Assumption University | $47,508 | $1,000 | $16,362 | $16,362 | ||
| Babson College | $54,944 | $1,254 | $21,050 | $21,050 | ||
| Boston Baptist College | $12,600 | $800 | $13,291 | $15,948 | ||
| Bay Path University | $35,781 | $1,800 | $14,699 | $5,900 | ||
| Bay State College | $29,500 | $1,000 | $22,842 | $24,941 | ||
| Bentley University | $56,500 | $1,340 | $19,930 | $19,930 | ||
| Berklee College of Music | $48,330 | $1,000 | $21,290 | $20,845 | ||
| Berkshire Community College | $5,492 | $11,520 | $1,200 | - | $17,750 | |
| Boston Architectural College | $22,144 | $1,200 | - | $19,200 | ||
| Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis Inc | $22,006 | - | - | - | ||
| Boston College | $64,176 | $1,250 | $18,320 | $13,950 | ||
| Boston University | $62,360 | $1,000 | $19,400 | $19,400 | ||
| Brandeis University | $62,322 | $1,000 | $18,592 | $13,574 | ||
| Bridgewater State University | $11,051 | $17,191 | $1,000 | $17,262 | $17,762 | |
| Bristol Community College | $5,280 | $10,224 | $2,000 | - | $6,850 | |
| Bunker Hill Community College | $5,280 | $10,224 | $2,016 | - | $11,006 | |
| Cambridge College | $17,190 | $1,500 | - | $13,500 | ||
| Cape Cod Community College | $5,592 | $10,536 | $1,200 | - | $12,508 | |
| Laboure College | $32,813 | $1,200 | - | $14,000 | ||
| Clark University | $52,352 | $800 | $12,114 | $12,214 | ||
| Conway School of Landscape Design | $35,998 | - | - | - | ||
| Curry College | $44,920 | $1,100 | $19,230 | $12,750 | ||
| Dean College | $43,400 | $1,000 | $20,042 | $11,475 | ||
| Eastern Nazarene College | $27,990 | $400 | $14,200 | $14,200 | ||
| Emerson College | $53,232 | $1,200 | $22,938 | $20,554 | ||
| Emmanuel College | $44,908 | $1,000 | $19,182 | $19,182 | ||
| Endicott College | $37,776 | $1,304 | $18,958 | $15,257 | ||
| Fisher College | $34,150 | $2,000 | $20,540 | $13,200 | ||
| Fitchburg State University | $10,921 | $17,001 | $1,200 | $15,616 | $12,750 | |
| Framingham State University | $11,380 | $17,460 | $1,200 | $15,540 | $15,540 | |
| Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology | $18,228 | $1,600 | - | $16,100 | ||
| Gordon College | $27,040 | $800 | $13,550 | $14,150 | ||
| Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary | $23,895 | - | - | - | ||
| Greenfield Community College | $5,642 | $11,762 | $1,650 | - | $12,050 | |
| Hampshire College | $54,452 | $1,000 | $15,922 | $15,922 | ||
| Harvard University | $57,261 | $900 | $25,377 | - | ||
| Hebrew College | $33,060 | - | - | - | ||
| Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology | $22,490 | $600 | $18,192 | $20,600 | ||
| College of the Holy Cross | $58,360 | $1,000 | $17,520 | $17,520 | ||
| Holyoke Community College | $5,570 | $10,514 | $1,200 | - | $14,100 | |
| Lasell University | $42,630 | $1,000 | $19,000 | $10,500 | ||
| Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing | $27,587 | $1,150 | - | $22,012 | ||
| Lesley University | $31,364 | $1,500 | $20,488 | $13,950 | ||
| Longy School of Music of Bard College | $50,675 | $500 | - | $16,500 | ||
| University of Massachusetts-Lowell | $16,182 | $34,550 | $1,200 | $15,350 | $8,020 | |
| University of Massachusetts-Amherst | $16,952 | $38,171 | $1,000 | $15,523 | $15,523 | |
| University of Massachusetts-Boston | $15,132 | $36,105 | $800 | $18,818 | $17,899 | |
| Massachusetts Bay Community College | $5,376 | $10,320 | $2,000 | - | $12,534 | |
| MCPHS University | $37,230 | $1,144 | $23,760 | $23,760 | ||
| Massachusetts College of Art and Design | $14,570 | $40,960 | $2,000 | $18,100 | $18,100 | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | $57,986 | $850 | $21,014 | $2,223 | ||
| Massachusetts Maritime Academy | $10,634 | $24,522 | $1,500 | $18,738 | - | |
| University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester | $26,113 | $38,156 | - | - | - | |
| William James College | $10,635 | - | - | - | ||
| Massasoit Community College | $5,376 | $10,320 | $1,440 | - | $11,406 | |
| Merrimack College | $49,196 | $1,000 | $19,745 | $19,745 | ||
| MGH Institute of Health Professions | $86,395 | - | - | - | ||
| Middlesex Community College | $6,048 | $12,120 | $1,100 | - | $12,600 | |
| Montserrat College of Art | $37,850 | $1,800 | $18,800 | $17,800 | ||
| Mount Holyoke College | $58,498 | $1,000 | $18,180 | $15,920 | ||
| Mount Wachusett Community College | $5,760 | $10,680 | $1,460 | - | $13,540 | |
| The New England Conservatory of Music | $55,910 | $500 | $21,460 | $21,460 | ||
| New England College of Optometry | $21,771 | - | - | - | ||
| Nichols College | $38,800 | $1,400 | $16,310 | $10,860 | ||
| Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | $11,590 | $20,535 | $1,200 | $17,235 | $13,630 | |
| North Shore Community College | $5,352 | $10,920 | $1,200 | - | $14,700 | |
| Northeastern University | $60,192 | $1,000 | $20,230 | $20,230 | ||
| Northern Essex Community College | $5,688 | $11,472 | $1,400 | - | $16,436 | |
| College of Our Lady of the Elms | $40,635 | $1,500 | $17,246 | $13,009 | ||
| Pope St John XXIII National Seminary | $24,500 | - | - | - | ||
| Quincy College | - | $7,344 | $2,000 | - | $18,960 | |
| Quinsigamond Community College | $5,830 | $10,774 | $960 | - | $13,538 | |
| Regis College | $46,150 | $1,000 | $20,150 | $20,150 | ||
| Roxbury Community College | $6,096 | $11,088 | $2,000 | - | $12,446 | |
| Salem State University | $11,978 | $18,961 | $1,200 | $16,738 | $14,248 | |
| Simmons University | $44,350 | $1,280 | $18,918 | $18,918 | ||
| Bard College at Simon's Rock | $64,951 | $1,000 | $18,200 | $18,200 | ||
| Smith College | $58,768 | $800 | $22,566 | $11,900 | ||
| Springfield College | $41,694 | $1,200 | $16,070 | $16,070 | ||
| Springfield Technical Community College | $5,520 | $10,728 | $1,200 | - | $14,814 | |
| University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | $14,854 | $30,992 | $1,400 | $18,265 | $12,772 | |
| Stonehill College | $52,000 | $893 | $16,707 | $13,345 | ||
| Suffolk University | $43,332 | $1,200 | $20,932 | $23,923 | ||
| Tufts University | $65,222 | $1,000 | $18,378 | $18,378 | ||
| Wellesley College | $61,920 | $800 | $20,330 | $3,050 | ||
| Wentworth Institute of Technology | $38,760 | $1,500 | $17,120 | $17,120 | ||
| Western New England University | $44,500 | $1,000 | $16,730 | $11,400 | ||
| Westfield State University | $11,500 | $17,580 | $1,140 | $15,766 | $15,766 | |
| Wheaton College (Massachusetts) | $60,230 | $940 | $15,860 | $15,860 | ||
| Williams College | $61,770 | $1,000 | $18,230 | - | ||
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | $57,096 | $1,200 | $17,744 | $17,744 | ||
| Worcester State University | $10,786 | $16,866 | $1,368 | $14,945 | $7,600 | |
| Northpoint Bible College | $14,160 | $1,800 | $16,302 | $22,100 | ||
| Mildred Elley-Pittsfield Campus | $16,052 | $2,325 | - | $12,456 | ||
| Urban College of Boston | $7,104 | $945 | - | $10,238 | ||
| FINE Mortuary College | $20,795 | $150 | - | $23,440 | ||
| Franklin W Olin College of Engineering | $60,766 | $216 | $20,504 | - | ||
| Springfield College-Regional, Online, and Continuing Education | $18,540 | - | - | - | ||
| Northeastern University Professional Programs | $46,397 | - | - | - | ||
| Thomas Aquinas College - New England | $27,000 | - | $13,000 | $22,694 | ||
| Porter and Chester Institute of Worcester | $15,856 | $2,307 | - | $15,304 | ||
| Porter and Chester Institute - Brockton | $15,856 | $2,307 | - | $15,304 | ||
| Porter and Chester Institute - Chicopee | $15,856 | $2,307 | - | $15,304 | ||
| Bard College - Holyoke Microcollege | $15,000 | - | - | $3,500 | ||
| Bancroft School of Massage Therapy | $1,065 | $1,065 | - | - | ||
| Average | $9,571 | $34,136 | $1,232 | $18,292 | $15,435 | |
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees
The following table compares 2022-2023 undergraduate tuition & fees between Colleges in Massachusetts. The average undergraduate tuition & fees is $8,980 for in-state students and $34,524 for out-of-state students. The 2022-2023 undergraduate tuition & fees of Colleges in Massachusetts are increased by 3.26% compared to the previous year.
Among the Colleges in Massachusetts, MGH Institute of Health Professions requires the most expensive tuition & fees of $80,300 and Bancroft School of Massage Therapy has the lowest tuition & fees of $1,065 for undergraduate programs.
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Graduate Tuition & Fees
The following table compares 2022-2023 graduate tuition & fees between Colleges in Massachusetts. The average graduate tuition & fees is $15,007 for state residents and $29,668 for out-of-state students. The 2022-2023 graduate tuition & fees of Colleges in Massachusetts are increased by 1.91% compared to the previous year.
Among the Colleges in Massachusetts, Babson College requires the most expensive graduate tuition & fees of $89,550 and Nichols College has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $775.
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| Name | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | |||
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| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | ||
| Hult International Business School | $43,577 | $44,311 | |||
| American International College | $12,717 | $13,097 | |||
| Amherst College | This school does not have graduate schools programs. | ||||
| Anna Maria College | $10,530 | $10,530 | |||
| Assumption University | $13,856 | $14,280 | |||
| Babson College | $89,550 | $89,550 | |||
| Boston Baptist College | This school does not have graduate schools programs. | ||||
| Bay Path University | $19,235 | $19,235 | |||
| Bay State College | This school does not have graduate schools programs. | ||||
| Bentley University | $42,200 | $43,440 | |||
| Berklee College of Music | $47,047 | $48,355 | |||
| Berkshire Community College | This school does not have graduate schools programs. | ||||
| Boston Architectural College | $26,220 | $26,220 | |||
| Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis Inc | $20,890 | $22,006 | |||
| Boston College | $32,722 | $34,028 | |||
| Boston University | $59,418 | $61,924 | |||
| Brandeis University | $53,618 | $55,224 | |||
| Bridgewater State University | $11,397 | $11,397 | - | $8,793 | |
| Bristol Community College | This school does not have graduate schools programs. | ||||
| Bunker Hill Community College | This school does not have graduate schools programs. | ||||
| Cambridge College | $16,409 | $16,923 | |||
| Cape Cod Community College | This school does not have graduate schools programs. | ||||
| Laboure College | This school does not have graduate schools programs. | ||||
| Clark University | $47,730 | $47,730 | |||
| Curry College | $15,114 | $15,114 | |||
| Dean College | This school does not have graduate schools programs. | ||||
| Eastern Nazarene College | $10,815 | $11,108 | |||
| Emerson College | $31,910 | $33,052 | |||
| Emmanuel College | $14,319 | $14,319 | |||
| Endicott College | $12,746 | $13,084 | |||
| Fisher College | $26,812 | $27,190 | |||
| Fitchburg State University | $6,012 | $6,012 | - | $6,246 | |
| Framingham State University | $12,090 | $17,460 | $12,090 | $17,460 | |
| Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology | This school does not have graduate schools programs. | ||||
| Gordon College | $6,400 | $6,593 | |||
| Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary | $23,005 | $23,895 | |||
| Greenfield Community College | This school does not have graduate schools programs. | ||||
| Hampshire College | This school does not have graduate schools programs. | ||||
| Harvard University | $52,170 | $53,760 | |||
| Hebrew College | $32,120 | $33,060 | |||
| Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology | $22,490 | $22,490 | |||
| College of the Holy Cross | This school does not have graduate schools programs. | ||||
| Holyoke Community College | This school does not have graduate schools programs. | ||||
| Lasell University | $11,268 | $11,268 | |||
| Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing | This school does not have graduate schools programs. | ||||
| Lesley University | $19,050 | $19,050 | |||
| Longy School of Music of Bard College | $48,800 | $50,675 | |||
| University of Massachusetts-Lowell | $15,210 | $26,990 | $15,676 | $27,750 | |
| University of Massachusetts-Amherst | $16,251 | $32,809 | $16,625 | $33,750 | |
| University of Massachusetts-Boston | $18,938 | $36,485 | $19,499 | $37,484 | |
| Massachusetts Bay Community College | This school does not have graduate schools programs. | ||||
| MCPHS University | $24,060 | $25,020 | |||
| Massachusetts College of Art and Design | $24,000 | $24,000 | - | $24,720 | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | $58,967 | $61,075 | |||
| Massachusetts Maritime Academy | $19,984 | $19,984 | - | $19,984 | |
| William James College | $35,800 | $36,870 | |||
| Massasoit Community College | This school does not have graduate schools programs. | ||||
| Merrimack College | $32,444 | $33,948 | |||
| MGH Institute of Health Professions | $72,985 | $75,560 | |||
| Middlesex Community College | This school does not have graduate schools programs. | ||||
| Montserrat College of Art | This school does not have graduate schools programs. | ||||
| Mount Holyoke College | $25,983 | $27,418 | |||
| Mount Wachusett Community College | This school does not have graduate schools programs. | ||||
| The New England Conservatory of Music | $53,730 | $55,910 | |||
| Nichols College | $1,075 | $1,150 | |||
| Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | $7,347 | $7,347 | - | $7,638 | |
| North Shore Community College | This school does not have graduate schools programs. | ||||
| Northeastern University | $26,095 | $27,009 | |||
| Northern Essex Community College | This school does not have graduate schools programs. | ||||
| College of Our Lady of the Elms | $16,017 | $17,021 | |||
| Quincy College | This school does not have graduate schools programs. | ||||
| Quinsigamond Community College | This school does not have graduate schools programs. | ||||
| Regis College | $29,405 | $25,548 | |||
| Roxbury Community College | This school does not have graduate schools programs. | ||||
| Salem State University | $8,857 | $10,477 | $9,088 | $10,747 | |
| Simmons University | $21,546 | $27,314 | |||
| Bard College at Simon's Rock | This school does not have graduate schools programs. | ||||
| Smith College | $55,830 | $58,480 | |||
| Springfield College | $33,535 | $34,536 | |||
| Springfield Technical Community College | This school does not have graduate schools programs. | ||||
| University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | $16,965 | $30,153 | $17,065 | $30,253 | |
| Stonehill College | $32,077 | $32,077 | |||
| Suffolk University | $39,813 | $40,078 | |||
| Tufts University | $55,216 | $55,280 | |||
| Wellesley College | This school does not have graduate schools programs. | ||||
| Wentworth Institute of Technology | $38,600 | $40,285 | |||
| Western New England University | $26,640 | $17,550 | |||
| Westfield State University | $6,696 | $6,696 | - | $6,475 | |
| Wheaton College (Massachusetts) | This school does not have graduate schools programs. | ||||
| Williams College | $59,728 | $61,775 | |||
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | $29,040 | $29,040 | |||
| Worcester State University | $5,796 | $5,796 | - | $6,093 | |
| Northpoint Bible College | $12,538 | $12,988 | |||
| Mildred Elley-Pittsfield Campus | This school does not have graduate schools programs. | ||||
| Urban College of Boston | This school does not have graduate schools programs. | ||||
| FINE Mortuary College | This school does not have graduate schools programs. | ||||
| Franklin W Olin College of Engineering | This school does not have graduate schools programs. | ||||
| Springfield College-Regional, Online, and Continuing Education | $18,360 | $18,900 | |||
| Northeastern University Professional Programs | $23,510 | $24,335 | |||
| Thomas Aquinas College - New England | This school does not have graduate schools programs. | ||||
| Porter and Chester Institute of Worcester | This school does not have graduate schools programs. | ||||
| Porter and Chester Institute - Brockton | This school does not have graduate schools programs. | ||||
| Porter and Chester Institute - Chicopee | This school does not have graduate schools programs. | ||||
| Bard College - Holyoke Microcollege | This school does not have graduate schools programs. | ||||
| Bancroft School of Massage Therapy | This school does not have graduate schools programs. | ||||
| Average | $13,042 | $29,111 | $15,007 | $29,668 | |
Room & Board, Other Living Expenses
The following table compares living costs including room, board, and other expenses between Colleges in Massachusetts. Each cost is in average and may vary by room types, meal plan, and other living styles. For academic year 2022-2023, the average living costs of Colleges in Massachusetts is $18,292 when a student lives on campus and $15,427 when living off campus.
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