For Massachusetts colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $9,486 for Massachusetts residents and $37,155 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $15,057 for Massachusetts residents and $31,005 for out-of-state students.
MGH Institute of Health Professions has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $95,932 and Sattler College has the lowest tuition & fees of $787 among Massachusetts colleges. For graduate programs, MGH Institute of Health Professions has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $69,158 and Nichols College has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $1,200 among Massachusetts colleges.
You can narrow Massachusetts colleges down into public schools and private schools to check tuition and other college costs in deep.
The average COA of Massachusetts colleges in 2025 is $30,661 for state residents and $58,331 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| Tuition & Fees | $9,486 | $37,155 | $15,057 | $31,005 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,267 | $1,267 | ||
| Room & Board | $17,454 | $17,454 | ||
| Other Expenses | $2,454 | $2,454 | ||
| COA | $30,661 | $58,331 | $36,233 | $52,180 |
The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Massachusetts colleges is $9,486 for state residents and $37,155 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Massachusetts colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2020-2021 | $3,026 | $5,680 | $30,534 | $2,315 |
| 2021-2022 | $3,034 | $5,698 | $30,967 | $2,324 |
| 2022-2023 | $3,110 | $5,815 | $32,229 | $2,422 |
| 2023-2024 | $3,179 | $5,946 | $33,096 | $2,509 |
| 2024-2025 | $3,289 | $6,197 | $34,483 | $2,672 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Massachusetts colleges in 2025 is $15,057 for state residents and $31,005 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Massachusetts colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2020-2021 | $9,365 | $4,697 | $27,513 | $1,689 |
| 2021-2022 | $9,491 | $4,830 | $27,770 | $1,738 |
| 2022-2023 | $9,647 | $4,746 | $28,347 | $1,761 |
| 2023-2024 | $10,032 | $4,633 | $28,838 | $1,834 |
| 2024-2025 | $10,289 | $4,768 | $29,235 | $1,770 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Massachusetts colleges in 2025 is $996 for state residents and $1,090 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $1,155 for state residents and $1,215 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| 2020-2021 | $906 | $1,004 | $1,047 | $1,104 |
| 2021-2022 | $932 | $1,029 | $1,070 | $1,128 |
| 2022-2023 | $947 | $1,042 | $1,093 | $1,152 |
| 2023-2024 | $987 | $1,079 | $1,152 | $1,211 |
| 2024-2025 | $996 | $1,090 | $1,155 | $1,215 |
The average living costs of Massachusetts colleges in 2025 is $19,908 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $17,543 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.
The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for Massachusetts colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2020-2021 | $14,948 | $2,270 | $11,796 | $2,763 |
| 2021-2022 | $15,371 | $2,258 | $12,075 | $2,804 |
| 2022-2023 | $15,899 | $2,325 | $12,617 | $2,876 |
| 2023-2024 | $16,585 | $2,353 | $13,417 | $2,956 |
| 2024-2025 | $17,454 | $2,454 | $14,397 | $3,147 |