61 colleges in Massachusetts, ranked by what families actually pay after aid. Cheapest: Worcester State University at $13,381.
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 | Worcester State University Worcester, MA |
$13,381$22,874 | 61% | 88% |
| 2 | Fitchburg State University Fitchburg, MA |
$14,262$25,555 | 55% | 87% |
| 3 | Bay Path University Longmeadow, MA |
$14,271$47,308 | 44% | 85% |
| 4 | Salem State University Salem, MA |
$15,996$28,291 | 50% | 96% |
| 5 | Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts North Adams, MA |
$16,068$26,026 | 56% | 90% |
| 6 | Framingham State University Framingham, MA |
$16,114$27,413 | 48% | 84% |
| 7 | Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA |
$16,383$26,160 | 53% | 88% |
| 8 | Westfield State University Westfield, MA |
$16,721$27,649 | 54% | 81% |
| 9 | Quincy College Quincy, MA |
$17,126$22,528 | 15% | — |
| 10 | University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA |
$17,163$30,786 | 65% | 83% |
| 11 | College of Our Lady of the Elms Chicopee, MA |
$17,545$54,027 | 68% | 85% |
| 12 | University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA |
$17,707$30,544 | 49% | 84% |
| 13 | Williams College Williamstown, MA |
$17,716$84,860 | 94% | 8% |
| 14 | Harvard University Cambridge, MA |
$19,066$85,540 | 98% | 4% |
| 15 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA |
$20,111$82,730 | 96% | 5% |
| 16 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA |
$20,927$33,485 | 52% | 91% |
| 17 | Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay, MA |
$21,582$31,367 | 74% | 95% |
| 18 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA |
$22,383$34,549 | 83% | 60% |
| 19 | American International College Springfield, MA |
$23,274$59,270 | 46% | 100% |
| 20 | Amherst College Amherst, MA |
$23,367$87,640 | 94% | 9% |
| 21 | Hampshire College Amherst, MA |
$24,034$74,195 | 54% | 75% |
| 22 | Massachusetts College of Art and Design Boston, MA |
$24,100$34,239 | 69% | 76% |
| 23 | Boston University Boston, MA |
$24,402$86,285 | 89% | 11% |
| 24 | Gordon College Wenham, MA |
$24,883$42,446 | 69% | 69% |
| 25 | Simmons University Boston, MA |
$25,265$63,460 | 72% | 70% |
| 26 | Wellesley College Wellesley, MA |
$25,496$86,290 | 92% | 14% |
| 27 | Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA |
$26,441$84,926 | 84% | 36% |
| 28 | Fisher College Boston, MA |
$26,649$53,921 | 28% | 71% |
| 29 | Emmanuel College Boston, MA |
$26,706$65,252 | 68% | 76% |
| 30 | Western New England University Springfield, MA |
$27,290$60,262 | 64% | 83% |
| 31 | Regis College Weston, MA |
$27,477$65,546 | 72% | 70% |
| 32 | Lasell University Newton, MA |
$27,511$42,434 | 59% | 81% |
| 33 | Smith College Northampton, MA |
$27,579$86,030 | 89% | 21% |
| 34 | Anna Maria College Paxton, MA |
$28,333$61,888 | 46% | 50% |
| 35 | Clark University Worcester, MA |
$28,714$68,432 | 77% | 40% |
| 36 | Curry College Milton, MA |
$29,207$64,020 | 51% | 88% |
| 37 | Assumption University Worcester, MA |
$29,498$65,551 | 75% | 83% |
| 38 | Suffolk University Boston, MA |
$29,618$65,281 | 61% | 82% |
| 39 | Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Norton, MA |
$29,822$79,311 | 73% | 68% |
| 40 | Springfield College Springfield, MA |
$30,587$60,729 | 74% | 72% |
| 41 | Dean College Franklin, MA |
$30,684$64,889 | 54% | 74% |
| 42 | Northeastern University Boston, MA |
$30,915$84,641 | 91% | 5% |
| 43 | Cambridge College Boston, MA |
$31,072$34,072 | 11% | — |
| 44 | Lesley University Cambridge, MA |
$31,152$51,538 | 58% | 97% |
| 45 | Stonehill College Easton, MA |
$33,016$72,714 | 76% | 66% |
| 46 | Nichols College Dudley, MA |
$33,036$58,310 | 63% | 81% |
| 47 | Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, MA |
$34,170$61,096 | 68% | 91% |
| 48 | Brandeis University Waltham, MA |
$35,736$86,448 | 86% | 41% |
| 49 | Laboure College of Healthcare Milton, MA |
$36,863 | 100% | 50% |
| 50 | Merrimack College North Andover, MA |
$37,927$70,038 | 70% | 70% |
| 51 | Bentley University Waltham, MA |
$37,930$79,548 | 87% | 45% |
| 52 | College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA |
$38,782$80,334 | 87% | 18% |
| 53 | Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Boston, MA |
$39,545$65,022 | 62% | 85% |
| 54 | Tufts University Medford, MA |
$39,998$88,300 | 94% | 11% |
| 55 | Babson College Wellesley, MA |
$40,514$80,192 | 93% | 17% |
| 56 | Endicott College Beverly, MA |
$40,654$59,328 | 76% | 71% |
| 57 | Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA |
$41,704$89,493 | 91% | 16% |
| 58 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA |
$43,071$78,679 | 90% | 60% |
| 59 | Hult International Business School Cambridge, MA |
$45,447$79,075 | 67% | 60% |
| 60 | Emerson College Boston, MA |
$49,180$80,399 | 77% | 51% |
| 61 | Berklee College of Music Boston, MA |
$49,465$72,700 | 67% | 44% |