59 colleges in Massachusetts, ranked by what families actually pay after aid. Cheapest: Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts at $11,402.
Net price is the average a family pays after grant aid — not the published sticker price. Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard. Schools granting only associate degrees are excluded, so a community college appears here only if it also awards bachelor's degrees.
Compare these on the map| # | College | Net price / yr | Graduates | Accepted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts North Adams, MA |
$11,402$23,524 | 47% | 90% |
| 2 | Salem State University Salem, MA |
$12,921$26,037 | 49% | 96% |
| 3 | Fitchburg State University Fitchburg, MA |
$13,803$26,437 | 53% | 87% |
| 4 | Worcester State University Worcester, MA |
$13,866$23,740 | 57% | 88% |
| 5 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA |
$14,815$85,960 | 96% | 5% |
| 6 | Williams College Williamstown, MA |
$15,157$89,520 | 95% | 8% |
| 7 | Framingham State University Framingham, MA |
$15,951$28,878 | 46% | 84% |
| 8 | College of Our Lady of the Elms Chicopee, MA |
$16,237$53,037 | 63% | 85% |
| 9 | Bay Path University Longmeadow, MA |
$16,390$49,627 | 42% | 85% |
| 10 | Westfield State University Westfield, MA |
$16,484$28,223 | 49% | 81% |
| 11 | Quincy College Quincy, MA |
$16,530$22,974 | 17% | — |
| 12 | University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA |
$17,362$31,226 | 69% | 83% |
| 13 | Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA |
$18,061$28,736 | 52% | 88% |
| 14 | Harvard University Cambridge, MA |
$19,148$89,279 | 97% | 4% |
| 15 | Amherst College Amherst, MA |
$19,536$90,670 | 93% | 9% |
| 16 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA |
$20,319$34,295 | 49% | 91% |
| 17 | Fisher College Boston, MA |
$22,042$50,888 | 40% | 71% |
| 18 | University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA |
$22,548$36,898 | 51% | 84% |
| 19 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA |
$22,857$36,842 | 81% | 60% |
| 20 | Hampshire College Amherst, MA |
$23,030$77,250 | 58% | 75% |
| 21 | Simmons University Boston, MA |
$23,444$64,601 | 77% | 70% |
| 22 | Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay, MA |
$23,759$37,397 | 73% | 95% |
| 23 | Wellesley College Wellesley, MA |
$23,995$90,250 | 91% | 14% |
| 24 | American International College Springfield, MA |
$24,178$60,555 | 38% | 100% |
| 25 | Gordon College Wenham, MA |
$25,227$45,497 | 71% | 69% |
| 26 | Regis College Weston, MA |
$25,506$66,335 | 71% | 70% |
| 27 | Smith College Northampton, MA |
$25,519$91,062 | 86% | 21% |
| 28 | Lasell University Newton, MA |
$26,341$44,041 | 64% | 81% |
| 29 | Massachusetts College of Art and Design Boston, MA |
$26,397$35,893 | 59% | 76% |
| 30 | Western New England University Springfield, MA |
$27,077$61,896 | 64% | 83% |
| 31 | Emmanuel College Boston, MA |
$27,196$66,314 | 64% | 76% |
| 32 | Springfield College Springfield, MA |
$28,053$62,210 | 71% | 72% |
| 33 | Assumption University Worcester, MA |
$28,788$66,847 | 73% | 83% |
| 34 | Northeastern University Boston, MA |
$29,060$88,412 | 91% | 5% |
| 35 | Clark University Worcester, MA |
$29,446$72,489 | 77% | 40% |
| 36 | Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, MA |
$30,134$61,915 | 63% | 91% |
| 37 | Curry College Milton, MA |
$30,155$66,355 | 50% | 88% |
| 38 | Brandeis University Waltham, MA |
$30,606$90,169 | 81% | 41% |
| 39 | Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA |
$30,861$88,644 | 82% | 36% |
| 40 | Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Norton, MA |
$31,147$81,287 | 72% | 68% |
| 41 | Cambridge College Boston, MA |
$31,462$34,578 | 100% | — |
| 42 | Lesley University Cambridge, MA |
$31,777$54,152 | 42% | 97% |
| 43 | Nichols College Dudley, MA |
$31,983$61,425 | 54% | 81% |
| 44 | Dean College Franklin, MA |
$32,629$68,042 | 53% | 74% |
| 45 | Babson College Wellesley, MA |
$34,096$82,076 | 92% | 17% |
| 46 | Stonehill College Easton, MA |
$36,082$76,631 | 74% | 66% |
| 47 | Boston University Boston, MA |
$36,503$90,106 | 90% | 11% |
| 48 | Tufts University Medford, MA |
$38,797$92,054 | 94% | 11% |
| 49 | College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA |
$38,829$84,988 | 86% | 18% |
| 50 | Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA |
$38,930$93,039 | 90% | 16% |
| 51 | Bentley University Waltham, MA |
$38,969$83,072 | 88% | 45% |
| 52 | Merrimack College North Andover, MA |
$39,219$73,750 | 69% | 70% |
| 53 | Endicott College Beverly, MA |
$39,219$61,060 | 74% | 71% |
| 54 | Suffolk University Boston, MA |
$40,008$69,359 | 59% | 82% |
| 55 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA |
$43,885$80,569 | 90% | 60% |
| 56 | Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Boston, MA |
$43,891$68,004 | 61% | 85% |
| 57 | Berklee College of Music Boston, MA |
$47,587$75,678 | 73% | 44% |
| 58 | Hult International Business School Cambridge, MA |
$47,733$80,405 | 60% | 60% |
| 59 | Emerson College Boston, MA |
$49,215$82,669 | 80% | 51% |