The Most Expensive Colleges in Massachusetts by Average Net Price for 2022
The highest net price colleges in Massachusetts are ranked by the average net price paid. Net price is the average cost paid as determined by tuition minus scholarship and grant financial aid and grant financial aid and may be a more accurate estimation of real life costs than published tuition. Discount from list price represents the effective percent discount from published costs that students averaged. Please note that net price varies on a student by student basis based on finanical situation and no financial aid is guaranteed. The New England Conservatory of Music leads the list with a $50,651 average annual net price paid in 2014-2015.
Net price data are reprinted from the U.S. Department of Education's IPEDS Survey and reflect reported costs for the 2014-2015 academic year.
| College | Net Price | Discount |
|---|---|---|
#1 The New England Conservatory of MusicBoston, Private Not For Profit |
$50,651 | 28% |
#2 Emerson CollegeBoston, Private Not For Profit |
$47,594 | 33% |
#3 Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, Private Not For Profit |
$45,834 | 36% |
#4 Berklee College of MusicBoston, Private Not For Profit |
$42,952 | 34% |
#5 Bentley UniversityWaltham, Private Not For Profit |
$42,759 | 41% |
#6 The Boston ConservatoryBoston, Private Not For Profit |
$42,649 | 31% |
#7 Brandeis UniversityWaltham, Private Not For Profit |
$41,222 | 45% |
#8 School of the Museum of Fine Arts BostonBoston, Private Not For Profit |
$39,340 | 32% |
#9 Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesBoston, Private Not For Profit |
$39,316 | 27% |
#10 Northeastern UniversityBoston, Private Not For Profit |
$37,738 | 49% |
#11 Endicott CollegeBeverly, Private Not For Profit |
$37,665 | 29% |
#12 Bard College at Simon's RockGreat Barrington, Private Not For Profit |
$37,326 | 52% |
#13 Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBoston, Private Not For Profit |
$36,719 | 30% |
#14 Stonehill CollegeEaston, Private Not For Profit |
$35,508 | 45% |
#15 Montserrat College of ArtBeverly, Private Not For Profit |
$34,840 | 31% |
#16 Merrimack CollegeNorth Andover, Private Not For Profit |
$34,606 | 45% |
#17 Suffolk UniversityBoston, Private Not For Profit |
$34,561 | 43% |
#18 Olin College of EngineeringNeedham, Private Not For Profit |
$34,297 | 54% |
#19 Longy School of MusicCambridge, Private Not For Profit |
$33,787 | 41% |
#20 Lesley UniversityCambridge, Private Not For Profit |
$33,717 | 29% |
#21 Becker CollegeWorcester, Private Not For Profit |
$32,838 | 40% |
#22 Tufts UniversityMedford, Private Not For Profit |
$32,720 | 58% |
#23 Boston Architectural CollegeBoston, Private Not For Profit |
$32,702 | 14% |
#24 Regis CollegeWeston, Private Not For Profit |
$32,683 | 46% |
#25 Dean CollegeFranklin, Private Not For Profit |
$32,455 | 46% |
#26 College of the Holy CrossWorcester, Private Not For Profit |
$32,061 | 55% |
#27 Emmanuel CollegeBoston, Private Not For Profit |
$31,581 | 47% |
#28 Babson CollegeWellesley, Private Not For Profit |
$31,559 | 57% |
#29 Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley, Private Not For Profit |
$31,165 | 57% |
#30 Western New England UniversitySpringfield, Private Not For Profit |
$30,630 | 44% |
#31 Clark UniversityWorcester, Private Not For Profit |
$30,617 | 48% |
#32 Nichols CollegeDudley, Private Not For Profit |
$30,300 | 42% |
#33 Assumption CollegeWorcester, Private Not For Profit |
$30,232 | 48% |
#34 Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, Private Not For Profit |
$30,192 | 61% |
#35 Curry CollegeMilton, Private Not For Profit |
$29,620 | 50% |
#36 Springfield CollegeSpringfield, Private Not For Profit |
$29,395 | 46% |
#37 Boston UniversityBoston, Private Not For Profit |
$29,154 | 61% |
#38 Simmons UniversityBoston, Private Not For Profit |
$29,021 | 49% |
#39 Wheelock CollegeBoston, Private Not For Profit |
$28,829 | 45% |
#40 The New England Institute of ArtBrookline, Private For Profit |
$28,545 | -8% |
#41 Wheaton CollegeNorton, Private Not For Profit |
$28,518 | 60% |
#42 Smith CollegeNorthampton, Private Not For Profit |
$28,422 | 61% |
#43 Bay State CollegeBoston, Private For Profit |
$28,306 | 36% |
#44 Hampshire CollegeAmherst, Private Not For Profit |
$27,680 | 58% |
#45 Mount Ida CollegeNewton, Private Not For Profit |
$27,631 | 45% |
#46 Gordon CollegeWenham, Private Not For Profit |
$27,502 | 47% |
#47 Lasell CollegeNewton, Private Not For Profit |
$27,007 | 52% |
#48 Anna Maria CollegePaxton, Private Not For Profit |
$25,617 | 54% |
#49 College of Our Lady of the ElmsChicopee, Private Not For Profit |
$25,340 | 53% |
#50 Fisher CollegeBoston, Private Not For Profit |
$25,227 | 51% |
#51 Zion Bible CollegeHaverhill, Private Not For Profit |
$23,952 | 7% |
#52 Massachusetts College of Art and DesignBoston, Public Not For Profit |
$23,396 | 25% |
#53 Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of TheologyBrookline, Private Not For Profit |
$23,005 | 41% |
#54 University of Massachusetts AmherstAmherst, Public Not For Profit |
$22,505 | 27% |
#55 Williams CollegeWilliamstown, Private Not For Profit |
$22,356 | 65% |
#56 Eastern Nazarene CollegeQuincy, Private Not For Profit |
$22,015 | 40% |
#57 Boston Baptist CollegeBoston, Private Not For Profit |
$21,939 | -8% |
#58 Wellesley CollegeWellesley, Private Not For Profit |
$21,614 | 72% |
#59 American International CollegeSpringfield, Private Not For Profit |
$20,876 | 61% |
#60 University of Massachusetts DartmouthNorth Dartmouth, Public Not For Profit |
$20,612 | 34% |
#61 Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, Private Not For Profit |
$19,998 | 72% |
#62 Salem State UniversitySalem, Public Not For Profit |
$19,704 | 28% |
#63 Framingham State UniversityFramingham, Public Not For Profit |
$19,336 | 24% |
#64 Bay Path UniversityLongmeadow, Private Not For Profit |
$19,177 | 62% |
#65 University of Massachusetts LowellLowell, Public Not For Profit |
$19,147 | 37% |
#66 Amherst CollegeAmherst, Private Not For Profit |
$18,832 | 76% |
#67 Benjamin Franklin Institute of TechnologyBoston, Private Not For Profit |
$18,091 | 45% |
#68 Westfield State UniversityWestfield, Public Not For Profit |
$18,073 | 23% |
#69 Harvard UniversityCambridge, Private Not For Profit |
$18,037 | 75% |
#70 Massachusetts Maritime AcademyBuzzards Bay, Public Not For Profit |
$17,635 | 34% |
#71 Bridgewater State UniversityBridgewater, Public Not For Profit |
$17,545 | 31% |
#72 University of Massachusetts BostonBoston, Public Not For Profit |
$17,231 | 48% |
#73 Worcester State UniversityWorcester, Public Not For Profit |
$16,183 | 34% |
#74 Fitchburg State UniversityFitchburg, Public Not For Profit |
$15,831 | 33% |
#75 Pine Manor CollegeChestnut Hill, Private Not For Profit |
$15,409 | 67% |
#76 Massachusetts College of Liberal ArtsNorth Adams, Public Not For Profit |
$14,780 | 39% |