College Costs in Massachusetts

The 2023 Directory of Massachusetts Colleges and Prices

Massachusetts Colleges, Cost and Affordability for 2022

How much does it cost to attend college in Massachusetts?   The average annual in-state college tuition in Massachusetts was $29,122 for the 2021-2022 academic year. This is $13,992 higher than the U.S. average and ranks Massachusetts amongst the costliest as the 4th most expensive and 49th most affordable state or district to attend college. This is a change of $1,120 from the 2019-2020 average of $28,002 and represents a 4% annual increase. The list of Massachusetts colleges below provides school specific cost and value rating.

Our guide surveyed tuition data from the 102 colleges and universities in Massachusetts, the most popular being Boston University with 29,047 full time students and an in-state tuition list price of $58,560. Tufts University is the most expensive in Massachusetts with an in-state tuition of $61,646.

Click on any school for current tuition, future cost estimates, school specific savings plans and estimated student loan payments. Massachusetts colleges can also be filtered by public, private, community colleges and four year schools. Additionally, cost based sorting is available for the lowest and highest tuition options. Jump directly to our ranking of best values in Massachusetts or cheap Massachusetts colleges guide.

<Academic Rating is a CollegeCalc proprietary national percentile ranking of a college's overall difficulty and educational effectiveness. An average score is 50. Dollar value is a measure of a school's academic rating compared with the average net price paid. Colleges which are ranked "n/a" didn't report sufficient data to formulate a score. Learn more about our ratings.

All price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's 2020-2021 IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2021-2022 academic year.

Explore Massachusetts Colleges

School Tuition Rating Value
American International College

Springfield, Massachusetts

$39,370 29 11
Amherst College

Amherst, Massachusetts

$60,700 96 99
Anna Maria College

Paxton, Massachusetts

$37,658 NA NA
Assumption College

Worcester, Massachusetts

$45,100 NA NA
Babson College

Wellesley, Massachusetts

$54,944 78 85
Bard College at Simon's Rock

Great Barrington, Massachusetts

$59,518 NA NA
Bay Path University

Longmeadow, Massachusetts

$35,781 52 76
Bay State College

Boston, Massachusetts

$28,500 NA NA
Becker College

Worcester, Massachusetts

$36,300 NA NA
Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology

Boston, Massachusetts

$16,950 NA NA
Bentley University

Waltham, Massachusetts

$54,910 79 55
Berklee College of Music

Boston, Massachusetts

$45,468 NA NA
Berkshire Community College

Pittsfield, Massachusetts

$624 NA NA
Boston Architectural College

Boston, Massachusetts

$21,144 NA NA
Boston Baptist College

Boston, Massachusetts

$11,400 54 25
Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

$60,530 88 94
Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

$58,560 83 93
Brandeis University

Waltham, Massachusetts

$59,408 81 66
Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater, Massachusetts

$910 47 15
Bristol Community College

Fall River, Massachusetts

$576 NA NA