For Massachusetts Private colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $47,279.
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 Private 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 Private colleges.
The average COA of Massachusetts Private colleges in 2025 is $68,544 including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition & Fees | $47,279 | $33,457 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,093 | $1,093 |
| Room & Board | $17,739 | $17,739 |
| Other Expenses | $2,434 | $2,434 |
| COA | $68,544 | $54,722 |
The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Massachusetts Private colleges is $47,279. The average tuition is computed based on the largest program's tuition at each trade school.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Massachusetts Private colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| Tuition | Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $39,789 | $942 |
| 2021-2022 | $40,727 | $967 |
| 2022-2023 | $42,730 | $1,036 |
| 2023-2024 | $43,844 | $1,131 |
| 2024-2025 | $46,025 | $1,253 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Massachusetts Private colleges in 2025 is $33,457.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Massachusetts Private colleges over last 5 years.
| Tuition | Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $30,667 | $758 |
| 2021-2022 | $30,945 | $758 |
| 2022-2023 | $31,599 | $814 |
| 2023-2024 | $32,195 | $900 |
| 2024-2025 | $32,595 | $861 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Massachusetts Private colleges in 2025 is $1,394.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $1,310.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | $1,213 | $1,158 |
| 2021-2022 | $1,253 | $1,183 |
| 2022-2023 | $1,280 | $1,211 |
| 2023-2024 | $1,340 | $1,282 |
| 2024-2025 | $1,394 | $1,310 |
The average living costs of Massachusetts Private colleges in 2025 is $20,173 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $18,098 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 Private colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2020-2021 | $15,279 | $2,291 | $12,620 | $2,546 |
| 2021-2022 | $15,751 | $2,274 | $13,016 | $2,566 |
| 2022-2023 | $16,240 | $2,343 | $13,648 | $2,628 |
| 2023-2024 | $16,903 | $2,369 | $14,632 | $2,672 |
| 2024-2025 | $17,739 | $2,434 | $15,378 | $2,720 |