Massachusetts Public Colleges with the Most Online Enrollment

In Massachusetts, 19,171 students enrolled online exclusively, and the number of online students increased by 306 from last year.

University of Massachusetts-Lowell has the most online students of 5,089 out of 16,598.00 total students (30.66%) among 12 Massachusetts colleges that offer online programs.

University of Massachusetts-Amherst with 3,511 online students and Fitchburg State University with 2,745 online students are following it in Largest Online Massachusetts Public Colleges ranking.

University of Massachusetts-Lowell stays at first place of the largest online college ranking since last year. University of Massachusetts-Amherst also maintained its second place in the ranking.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $24,703 and graduate tuition & fees is $20,187 for the academic year 2024-2025.

At these Largest Online Massachusetts Public Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 84.38%, and the average SAT score is 1,214, making them not only cost-effective but also accessible options for a wide range of students.

Comparison between Largest Online Massachusetts Public Colleges

Table. Largest Online Massachusetts Public Colleges Comparison
School NameOnline EnrollmentTotal PopulationUndergraduateGraduateMenWomenUndergraduate Tuition & Fees
1
-		University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MAPublic, 4-year 5,089
61		16,59812,1224,4769,3147,284$36,264
($16,966)
2
-		University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MAPublic, 4-year 3,511
131		31,72623,9207,80615,24516,481$40,449
($17,772)
3
-		Fitchburg State University Fitchburg, MAPublic, 4-year 2,745
58		5,8923,0272,8652,3413,551$17,426
($11,346)
4
-		University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MAPublic, 4-year 1,700
94		15,57512,1383,4376,6198,956$38,115
($15,898)
5
-		University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MAPublic, 4-year 1,690
152		7,9685,7312,2373,8044,164$32,567
($15,612)
6
2		Quincy College Quincy, MAPublic, 4-year 1,164
231		3,0223,022-1,1921,830$8,938
($8,938)
7
-		Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MAPublic, 4-year 1,092
149		9,7278,2701,4573,8425,885$17,874
($11,734)
8
2		Framingham State University Framingham, MAPublic, 4-year 1,070
110		4,0022,7821,2201,5592,443$18,000
($11,920)
9
-		Salem State University Salem, MAPublic, 4-year 836
8		6,2304,8671,3632,0864,144$19,531
($12,338)
10
-		Worcester State University Worcester, MAPublic, 4-year 747
130		5,7454,8688772,1593,586$17,866
($11,786)
Average1,96410,6498,0752,8604,8165,832$24,703
($13,431)