The 2024 average tuition & fees is $24,561 over 12 4-years public Massachusetts colleges.

Fitchburg State University is the cheapest public Massachusetts college with tuition & fees of $17,126.

Worcester State University ($17,366) and Bridgewater State University ($17,529) are following it in the list of Massachusetts Public Colleges with the Lowest Tuition & Fees.

Key Admission and Academic Facts of Massachusetts Public Colleges With The Lowest Tuition & Fees

The average acceptance rate is 88.63% and the average SAT score is 1,137 at the schools.

The average graduation rate is 59.70% and the students to faculty ratio is 13 to 1 over the 10 colleges.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 10 Massachusetts Public Colleges With The Lowest Tuition & Fees.

Table. Massachusetts Public Colleges With The Lowest Tuition & Fees Comparison
School NameUndergraduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesAcceptance RateTotal PopulationSAT ScoreGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
1		Fitchburg State University Fitchburg, MAPublic, 4-year $17,126
($11,046)
$125		$6,246
($6,246)
-		86.06%6,5541,12056.00%12 to 1
2
1		Worcester State University Worcester, MAPublic, 4-year $17,366
($11,286)
$500		$6,093
($6,093)
-		87.66%5,3111,12558.00%14 to 1
3
-		Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MAPublic, 4-year $17,529
($11,389)
$338		$9,041
($8,793)
$248		87.71%9,6041,11056.00%17 to 1
4
-		Framingham State University Framingham, MAPublic, 4-year $17,710
($11,630)
$250		$13,325
($10,820)
$4,135		87.41%4,1111,10554.00%11 to 1
5
-		Westfield State University Westfield, MAPublic, 4-year $17,962
($11,882)
$382		$8,262
($6,475)
$1,787		81.51%4,702-59.00%14 to 1
6
-		Salem State University Salem, MAPublic, 4-year $18,961
($11,978)
-		$10,747
($9,088)
-		92.66%6,5391,11055.00%12 to 1
7
-		Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts North Adams, MAPublic, 4-year $20,559
($11,884)
$24		$7,853
($7,638)
$215		92.45%938-55.00%9 to 1
8
-		Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay, MAPublic, 4-year $23,910
($10,816)
$612		$19,984
($19,984)
-		89.40%1,425-79.00%12 to 1
9
-		University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MAPublic, 4-year $31,750
($15,208)
$758		$30,253
($17,065)
-		95.52%7,4571,14054.00%15 to 1
10
-		University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MAPublic, 4-year $35,396
($16,570)
$846		$28,426
($16,050)
$676		85.95%17,1531,25071.00%17 to 1
Average$21,827
($12,369)		$14,023
($10,825)		88.63%6,3791,13759.70%13 to 1