For Massachusetts Public colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $9,486 for Massachusetts residents and $18,001 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $15,057 for Massachusetts residents and $20,810 for out-of-state students.
Massachusetts College of Art and Design has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $43,400 and Charles H McCann Technical School has the lowest tuition & fees of $3,770 among Massachusetts Public colleges. For graduate programs, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $41,490 and Fitchburg State University has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $6,246 among Massachusetts Public colleges.
The average COA of Massachusetts Public colleges in 2025 is $29,772 for state residents and $38,287 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 | $18,001 | $15,057 | $20,810 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,479 | $1,479 | ||
| Room & Board | $16,270 | $16,270 | ||
| Other Expenses | $2,537 | $2,537 | ||
| COA | $29,772 | $38,287 | $35,343 | $41,096 |
The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Massachusetts Public colleges is $9,486 for state residents and $18,001 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Massachusetts Public 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 | $11,249 | $5,742 |
| 2021-2022 | $3,034 | $5,698 | $11,257 | $5,760 |
| 2022-2023 | $3,110 | $5,815 | $11,395 | $5,883 |
| 2023-2024 | $3,179 | $5,946 | $11,544 | $6,014 |
| 2024-2025 | $3,289 | $6,197 | $11,728 | $6,273 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Massachusetts Public colleges in 2025 is $15,057 for state residents and $20,810 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Massachusetts Public colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2020-2021 | $9,365 | $4,697 | $14,899 | $4,697 |
| 2021-2022 | $9,491 | $4,830 | $15,070 | $4,830 |
| 2022-2023 | $9,647 | $4,746 | $15,340 | $4,749 |
| 2023-2024 | $10,032 | $4,633 | $15,647 | $4,636 |
| 2024-2025 | $10,289 | $4,768 | $16,035 | $4,775 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Massachusetts Public colleges in 2025 is $174 for state residents and $479 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $515 for state residents and $822 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 | $287 | $587 | $596 | $884 |
| 2021-2022 | $284 | $584 | $609 | $904 |
| 2022-2023 | $277 | $570 | $612 | $914 |
| 2023-2024 | $263 | $558 | $613 | $913 |
| 2024-2025 | $174 | $479 | $515 | $822 |
The average living costs of Massachusetts Public colleges in 2025 is $18,807 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $16,449 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 Public colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2020-2021 | $13,571 | $2,181 | $9,973 | $3,057 |
| 2021-2022 | $13,819 | $2,192 | $10,110 | $3,074 |
| 2022-2023 | $14,510 | $2,251 | $10,564 | $3,181 |
| 2023-2024 | $15,261 | $2,286 | $11,438 | $3,415 |
| 2024-2025 | $16,270 | $2,537 | $12,708 | $3,741 |