For the academic year 2023-2024, the average tuition & fees of Massachusetts 4-Year Colleges is $12,775 for in-state and $42,616 for out-of-state. (last update: 5/10/2024)

Massachusetts 4-Year Colleges' tuition & fees are higher than the 2024 national average, which is $8,965 for in-state and $25,029 for out-of-state students. You can check the 5-year tuition Inflation of Massachusetts 4-Year Colleges. In addition, you can check the tuition & fees by school type that you want.

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 4-Year Colleges.

The average itemized cost for Massachusetts 4-Year Colleges is as follows.

  • Tuition & Fees is $12,775 for state residents and $42,616 for out-of-state.
  • Cost per credit hour is $424 for state residents and $1,273 for out-of-state.
  • Boos & 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 4-Year Colleges

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2024 Tuition Comparison Between Massachusetts 4-Year Colleges
School Name Tuition & FeesCost Per Credit HourBooks & SuppliesLiving Costs
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State On CampusOff Campus
 American International CollegeSpringfield, MA$42,970 $885 $1,200 $16,260 $6,060
Amherst CollegeAmherst, MA$67,280 - $1,000 $17,560 $17,560
Anna Maria CollegePaxton, MA$43,064 $1,648 $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$66,594 $2,635 $1,000 $17,888 $17,888
Bay Path UniversityLongmeadow, MA$37,227 $572 $1,800 $13,316 $3,500
Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of TechnologyBoston, MA$18,906 $609 $1,600 - $13,500
Bentley UniversityWaltham, MA$58,150 $1,938 $1,300 $19,200 $19,200
Berklee College of MusicBoston, MA$50,270 $1,779 $1,085 $19,440 $19,440
Boston Architectural CollegeBoston, MA$26,800 $2,132 $1,200 - $16,000
Boston Baptist CollegeBoston, MA$14,304 $539 $800 $7,800 $9,657
Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA$67,680 $601 $1,250 $18,475 $14,641
Boston UniversityBoston, MA$65,168 $1,994 $1,000 $18,110 $18,110
Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA$64,946 $2,010 $1,000 $19,096 $12,648
Bridgewater State UniversityBridgewater, MA$11,389 $17,529$497 $491$1,000 $14,586 $14,586
Cambridge CollegeBoston, MA$18,072 $502 $1,500 - $12,000
Clark UniversityWorcester, MA$55,160 $1,712 $900 $11,690 $11,690
College of Our Lady of the ElmsChicopee, MA$42,061 $813 $1,500 $15,150 $11,098
College of the Holy CrossWorcester, MA$60,850 $1,877 $1,000 $17,750 $17,750
Curry CollegeMilton, MA$46,220 $1,469 $1,100 $17,600 $10,400
Dean CollegeFranklin, MA$44,960 $378 $1,000 $19,192 $9,775
Eastern Nazarene CollegeQuincy, MA$28,610 $1,139 $400 $11,350 $11,350
Emerson CollegeBoston, MA$55,392 $1,700 $1,200 $20,310 $16,650
Emmanuel CollegeBoston, MA$46,686 $1,444 $1,000 $17,500 $17,500
Endicott CollegeBeverly, MA$39,212 $1,173 $1,304 $17,372 $14,175
Fisher CollegeBoston, MA$35,013 $422 $2,000 $17,687 $10,000
Fitchburg State UniversityFitchburg, MA$11,046 $17,126$40 $296$1,500 $14,225 $10,400
Framingham State UniversityFramingham, MA$11,630 $17,710$476 $730$1,200 $13,784 $13,784
Franklin W Olin College of EngineeringNeedham, MA$64,458 $1,986 $216 $19,820 -
Gordon CollegeWenham, MA$28,100 $675 $800 $12,650 $12,650
Hampshire CollegeAmherst, MA$56,630 - $1,000 $15,154 $15,154
Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA$59,076 $1,698 $1,000 $20,374 -
Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of TheologyBrookline, MA$22,490 - $600 $16,192 $18,500
Hult International Business SchoolCambridge, MA$54,890 - $1,050 $19,400 $19,400
Laboure College of HealthcareMilton, MA$33,663 $872 $1,200 - $12,000
Lasell UniversityNewton, MA$26,000 $833 $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$52,950 $2,873 $500 - $14,000
Massachusetts College of Art and DesignBoston, MA$14,960 $42,180$476 $478$2,000 $18,000 $18,000
Massachusetts College of Liberal ArtsNorth Adams, MA$11,884 $20,559$44 $416$1,000 $14,634 $8,400
Massachusetts Maritime AcademyBuzzards Bay, MA$10,816 $23,910$84 $645$1,500 $14,526 -
MCPHS UniversityBoston, MA$38,850 $1,383 $948 $23,988 $23,988
Merrimack CollegeNorth Andover, MA$51,786 $1,665 $1,000 $19,995 $19,995
MGH Institute of Health ProfessionsBoston, MA$93,980 - - - -
Montserrat College of ArtBeverly, MA$39,000 $1,627 $1,900 $15,475 $14,475
Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley, MA$64,142 $2,001 $1,000 $18,838 $14,920
Nichols CollegeDudley, MA$40,375 $828 $1,500 $14,950 $8,400
Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA$63,141 $1,937 $1,000 $18,790 $18,790
Northeastern University Professional ProgramsBoston, MA$48,899 $570 - - -
Northpoint Bible CollegeHaverhill, MA$14,160 $425 $1,800 $11,802 $16,100
Quincy CollegeQuincy, MA$7,344 $7,536- $264$2,000 - $15,450
Regis CollegeWeston, MA$47,770 $1,592 $1,200 $17,080 $17,080
Saint John's SeminaryBrighton, MA$29,463 $1,229 - - -
Salem State UniversitySalem, MA$11,978 $18,961$499 $790$1,200 $16,378 $10,588
Simmons UniversityBoston, MA$45,538 $934 $1,280 $17,104 $17,104
Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA$61,568 $1,917 $800 $21,310 $10,418
Springfield CollegeSpringfield, MA$43,707 $1,296 $1,300 $14,202 $14,202
Springfield College-Regional, Online, and Continuing EducationSpringfield, MA$19,152 $532 - - -
Stonehill CollegeEaston, MA$54,500 $1,800 $893 $15,300 $12,000
Suffolk UniversityBoston, MA$45,380 $1,317 $1,200 $19,562 $26,054
The New England Conservatory of MusicBoston, MA$58,550 $1,822 $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$15,496 $37,174$621 $1,523$1,000 $17,512 $14,292
University of Massachusetts-DartmouthNorth Dartmouth, MA$15,208 $31,750$605 $1,294$1,400 $17,940 $12,810
University of Massachusetts-LowellLowell, MA$16,570 $35,396$659 $1,443$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 $1,264 $1,500 $18,670 $18,670
Western New England UniversitySpringfield, MA$46,430 $1,450 $1,000 $14,900 $8,100
Westfield State UniversityWestfield, MA$11,882 $17,962$351 $347$1,140 $13,510 $13,065
Wheaton College (Massachusetts)Norton, MA$62,080 $1,924 $940 $15,430 $15,430
William James CollegeNewton, MA$10,655 $501 - - -
Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MA$64,860 $2,150 $1,000 $16,300 -
Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, MA$59,070 $1,615 $1,200 $18,072 $18,072
Worcester State UniversityWorcester, MA$11,286 $17,366$470 $724$1,368 $12,999 $9,368
Average$12,775$42,616$424$1,273$1,149$16,665$14,402
*The tuition data is updated with the academic year 2023-2024 data from IPEDS (Last updated: March 1, 2024)
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