Massachusetts Private colleges 2025 Average Tuition

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.

Costs of Attendance (COA)

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.

Table. 2025 Average Costs of Attendance for Massachusetts Private colleges
UndergraduateGraduate
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

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

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.

Table. 2025 Average Undergraduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Massachusetts Private colleges (2021-2025)
TuitionFees
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 amount of tuition for 2024-2025 includes fees.

Graduate Programs Tuition & Fees

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.

Table. 2025 Average Graduate Tuition & Fees Changes for Massachusetts Private colleges (2021-2025)
TuitionFees
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

Tuition Per Credit Hour (Part-time Students and Over Credits)

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.

Table. 2025 Average Cost Per Credit Hour for Massachusetts Private colleges (2021-2025)
UndergraduateGraduate
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

Massachusetts Private colleges Living Costs

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.

Table. 2025 Average Living Costs for Massachusetts Private colleges (2021-2025)
On-CampusOff-Campus
Room&BoardOther ExpensesRoom&BoardOther 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