Cheapest Colleges in Massachusetts by In State Tution

Below is a college cost ranking of the 84 colleges in Massachusetts with the lowest in state tution. What is the cheapest college in Massachusetts? William James College tops the list with a tuition and fee total of $0. Note these costs do not include room and board or living expenses.

Affordable doesn't simply mean finding a school with a low published price. It's important to research the typical financial aid package offered by a school, the average net price actually paid and most importantly the quality of education you receive for your tuition dollar. Sometimes a school which appears cheap based on list price can be a poor relative value if it can't award competitive financial aid or doesn't offer a quality education. The list below is a ranking on published in state tution with no consideration of actual average price paid or academic quality of the school. Please see the CollegeSimply Best Value Colleges in Massachusetts list for a ranking which considers school quality and average net price.

All price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's 2022-2022 IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2021/2022 academic year.

List of Massachusetts Colleges Ranked by Lowest In State Tution
	School	Tuition In State
	William James College Newton, MA	$0
	University of Phoenix Boston Campus Braintree, MA	$9,480
	Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay, MA	$10,634
	Worcester State University Worcester, MA	$10,786
	Fitchburg State University Fitchburg, MA	$10,921
	Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA	$11,051
	Framingham State University Framingham, MA	$11,380
	Westfield State University Westfield, MA	$11,500
	Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts North Adams, MA	$11,590
	Salem State University Salem, MA	$11,978
	New England College of Business Boston, MA	$12,120
	Boston Baptist College Boston, MA	$12,600
	Zion Bible College Haverhill, MA	$14,160
	Massachusetts College of Art and Design Boston, MA	$14,570
	University of Massachusetts Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA	$14,854
	University of Massachusetts Boston Boston, MA	$15,132
	University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell, MA	$16,182
	University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA	$16,952
	Cambridge College Cambridge, MA	$17,190
	Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology Boston, MA	$18,228
	The New England Institute of Art Brookline, MA	$18,636
	Boston Architectural College Boston, MA	$22,144
	Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology Brookline, MA	$22,490
	Saint John's Seminary Brighton, MA	$24,915
	Gordon College Wenham, MA	$27,040
	Eastern Nazarene College Quincy, MA	$27,990
	Bay State College Boston, MA	$29,500
	Lesley University Cambridge, MA	$31,364
	Pine Manor College Chestnut Hill, MA	$31,600
	Laboure College Boston, MA	$32,813
	Fisher College Boston, MA	$34,150
	Newbury College Brookline Brookline, MA	$35,540
	Mount Ida College Newton, MA	$35,720
	Bay Path University Longmeadow, MA	$35,781
	Wheelock College Boston, MA	$36,350
	Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Boston, MA	$37,230
	Endicott College Beverly, MA	$37,776
	Montserrat College of Art Beverly, MA	$37,850
	Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, MA	$38,760
	Nichols College Dudley, MA	$38,800
	Becker College Worcester, MA	$40,150
	American International College Springfield, MA	$40,550
	College of Our Lady of the Elms Chicopee, MA	$40,635
	Anna Maria College Paxton, MA	$41,010
	School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston Boston, MA	$41,228
	Springfield College Springfield, MA	$41,694
	Lasell College Newton, MA	$42,630
	Suffolk University Boston, MA	$43,332
	Dean College Franklin, MA	$43,400
	The Boston Conservatory Boston, MA	$43,800
	Simmons University Boston, MA	$44,350
	Western New England University Springfield, MA	$44,500
	Emmanuel College Boston, MA	$44,908
	Curry College Milton, MA	$44,920
	Regis College Weston, MA	$46,150
	Assumption College Worcester, MA	$47,508
	Berklee College of Music Boston, MA	$48,330
	Merrimack College North Andover, MA	$49,196
	Longy School of Music Cambridge, MA	$50,675
	Hult International Business School Cambridge, MA	$50,825
	Stonehill College Easton, MA	$52,000
	Clark University Worcester, MA	$52,352
	Emerson College Boston, MA	$53,232
	Hampshire College Amherst, MA	$54,452
	Babson College Wellesley, MA	$54,944
	The New England Conservatory of Music Boston, MA	$55,910
	Bentley University Waltham, MA	$56,500
	Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA	$57,096
	Harvard University Cambridge, MA	$57,261
	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	$57,986
	College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA	$58,360
	Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA	$58,498
	Smith College Northampton, MA	$58,768
	Northeastern University Boston, MA	$60,192
	Wheaton College Norton, MA	$60,230
	Olin College of Engineering Needham, MA	$60,766
	Williams College Williamstown, MA	$61,770
	Wellesley College Wellesley, MA	$61,920
	Brandeis University Waltham, MA	$62,322
	Boston University Boston, MA	$62,360
	Amherst College Amherst, MA	$64,100
	Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	$64,176
	Bard College at Simon's Rock Great Barrington, MA	$64,951
	Tufts University Medford, MA	$65,222

Massachusetts Colleges Ranked by Lowest In State Tution

Cheapest Colleges in Massachusetts by In State Tution