The following diagram categorizes Massachusetts Colleges by tuition & fees range. You can view the schools in the tuition range by following the link on the circle. For public schools, classification is based on out-of-state tuition.
*Updated with 2025 Tuition
| Tuition & Fees | Living Costs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate | Graduate | On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
| in-State | Out-of-State | in-State | Out-of-State | |||
| 2011-12 | $9,657 | $19,474 | $9,660 | $14,165 | $13,392 | $12,454 |
| 2012-13 | $10,195 5.57% | $20,301 4.25% |
$10,608 9.81% | $15,475 9.25% |
$13,827 3.25% | $12,588 1.08% |
| 2013-14 | $10,270 0.74% | $20,852 2.71% |
$10,981 3.52% | $16,059 3.77% |
$14,312 3.51% | $12,573 -0.12% |
| 2014-15 | $10,554 2.77% | $21,450 2.87% |
$11,303 2.93% | $16,535 2.96% |
$14,738 2.98% | $12,890 2.52% |
| 2015-16 | $11,098 5.15% | $22,263 3.79% |
$11,729 3.77% | $17,119 3.53% |
$15,004 1.80% | $13,046 1.21% |
| 2016-17 | $11,458 3.24% | $22,975 3.20% |
$12,560 7.09% | $18,042 5.39% |
$15,539 3.57% | $13,360 2.41% |
| 2017-18 | $11,877 3.66% | $23,722 3.25% |
$12,720 1.27% | $18,378 1.86% |
$16,159 3.99% | $13,760 2.99% |
| 2018-19 | $12,010 1.12% | $24,095 1.57% |
$13,153 3.40% | $18,525 0.80% |
$16,610 2.79% | $14,122 2.63% |
| 2019-20 | $12,330 2.66% | $24,643 2.27% |
$13,810 5.00% | $19,257 3.95% |
$16,982 2.24% | $14,827 4.99% |
| 2020-21 | $12,547 1.76% | $24,937 1.19% |
$14,062 1.82% | $19,596 1.76% |
$17,227 1.44% | $14,939 0.76% |
| 2021-22 | $12,571 0.19% | $24,959 0.09% |
$14,321 1.84% | $19,900 1.55% |
$17,674 2.59% | $15,394 3.05% |
| 2022-23 | $12,887 2.51% | $25,453 1.98% |
$16,687 16.52% | $20,089 0.95% |
$18,292 3.50% | $15,982 3.82% |
| 2023-24 | $13,192 2.37% | $24,604 -3.34% |
$16,815 0.77% | $20,283 0.97% |
$19,011 3.93% | $17,013 6.45% |
| 2024-25 | $13,267 0.57% | $25,271 2.71% |
$15,057 -10.45% | $20,810 2.60% |
$19,907 4.71% | $17,800 4.63% |
| 4-Year College | Community Colleges | Trade Schools | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public (in-State) | $13,268 | $5,956 | $14,313 |
| Public (out-of-State) | $25,271 | $11,216 | $14,313 |
| Private | $43,799 | - | $14,313 |
| Tuition & Fees | |
|---|---|
| Public (in-State) | $14,717 |
| Public (out-of-State) | $20,469 |
| Private | $30,472 |