Online Degrees and Programs at Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg State University offers 135 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 44 major programs - 1 Certificate, 5 Bachelors, 22 Masters, and 16 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $11,346 for Massachusetts residents and $17,426 for out-of-state students.

Total 2,745 students out of total 5,892 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 1,363 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Fitchburg State University is accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education.

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Fitchburg State University. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Massachusetts residents, the tuition & fees are $11,346 and $17,426 for non-Massachusetts residents. For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $6,246 and $6,246 for out-of-state students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $40 for Massachusetts residents and $294 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $195 for Massachusetts residents and $195 for out-of-state students.

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Online Programs By Area of Study

Fitchburg State University offers 135 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 44 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 1 Certificates, 5 Bachelors, 22 Masters, 16 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Fitchburg State University, there are 5,892 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 3,864 students were attending classes through distance learning (2,745 students are enrolled exclusively and 1,119 are enrolled in some online courses).

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 2,745 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 2,161 Massachusetts Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 571 students living in the U.S. States other than Massachusetts, and 13 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

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