Most Expensive Colleges & Universities in Massachusetts by In State Tuition

Most Expensive Colleges in Massachusetts by In State Tuition

The highest priced four year colleges in Massachusetts are listed by one year's in state tuition list price for the 2021/2022 school year.

What is the most expensive college in Massachusetts? Leading the colleges list is Tufts University in Medford with an in state tuition of $61,646.

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

Massachusetts's Most Expensive Colleges by In State Tuition
College	In State Tuition	Rating	Value
#1 Tufts University Medford, Private Not For Profit	$61,646	93	93
#2 Amherst College Amherst, Private Not For Profit	$60,700	96	99
#3 Boston College Chestnut Hill, Private Not For Profit	$60,530	88	94
#4 Wellesley College Wellesley, Private Not For Profit	$60,424	95	98
#5 Bard College at Simon's Rock Great Barrington, Private Not For Profit	$59,518	NA	NA
#6 Brandeis University Waltham, Private Not For Profit	$59,408	81	66
#7 Williams College Williamstown, Private Not For Profit	$59,350	NA	NA
#8 Boston University Boston, Private Not For Profit	$58,560	83	93
#9 Wheaton College Norton, Private Not For Profit	$57,700	69	86
#10 Northeastern University Boston, Private Not For Profit	$56,500	77	71
#11 Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, Private Not For Profit	$56,300	82	90
#12 Smith College Northampton, Private Not For Profit	$55,830	84	95
#13 College of the Holy Cross Worcester, Private Not For Profit	$55,800	82	90
#14 Olin College of Engineering Needham, Private Not For Profit	$55,612	96	95
#15 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Private Not For Profit	$55,510	98	99
#16 Babson College Wellesley, Private Not For Profit	$54,944	78	85
#17 Bentley University Waltham, Private Not For Profit	$54,910	79	55
#18 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, Private Not For Profit	$54,640	NA	NA
#19 The New England Conservatory of Music Boston, Private Not For Profit	$52,730	NA	NA
#20 Emerson College Boston, Private Not For Profit	$51,264	71	25
#21 Harvard University Cambridge, Private Not For Profit	$51,143	98	100
#22 Hampshire College Amherst, Private Not For Profit	$51,000	NA	NA
#23 Clark University Worcester, Private Not For Profit	$49,950	72	73
#24 Stonehill College Easton, Private Not For Profit	$47,808	NA	NA
#25 Longy School of Music Cambridge, Private Not For Profit	$47,700	NA	NA
#26 Berklee College of Music Boston, Private Not For Profit	$45,468	NA	NA
#27 Assumption College Worcester, Private Not For Profit	$45,100	NA	NA
#28 Regis College Weston, Private Not For Profit	$44,809	NA	NA
#29 Merrimack College North Andover, Private Not For Profit	$43,842	NA	NA
#30 Emmanuel College Boston, Private Not For Profit	$43,152	59	44
#31 Dean College Franklin, Private Not For Profit	$42,146	NA	NA
#32 Simmons University Boston, Private Not For Profit	$41,872	75	89
#33 The Boston Conservatory Boston, Private Not For Profit	$41,560	NA	NA
#34 Suffolk University Boston, Private Not For Profit	$41,242	57	24
#35 Curry College Milton, Private Not For Profit	$41,240	52	33
#36 Lasell College Newton, Private Not For Profit	$40,350	45	24
#37 Springfield College Springfield, Private Not For Profit	$39,930	69	74
#38 School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston Boston, Private Not For Profit	$39,928	NA	NA
#39 American International College Springfield, Private Not For Profit	$39,370	29	11
#40 Western New England University Springfield, Private Not For Profit	$37,700	62	45
#41 Anna Maria College Paxton, Private Not For Profit	$37,658	NA	NA
#42 College of Our Lady of the Elms Chicopee, Private Not For Profit	$37,605	56	48
#43 Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, Private Not For Profit	$37,050	57	14
#44 Becker College Worcester, Private Not For Profit	$36,300	NA	NA
#45 Nichols College Dudley, Private Not For Profit	$36,050	35	3
#46 Bay Path University Longmeadow, Private Not For Profit	$35,781	52	76
#47 Endicott College Beverly, Private Not For Profit	$35,764	NA	NA
#48 Wheelock College Boston, Private Not For Profit	$34,950	NA	NA
#49 Montserrat College of Art Beverly, Private Not For Profit	$34,800	NA	NA
#50 Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Boston, Private Not For Profit	$34,700	64	21
#51 Mount Ida College Newton, Private Not For Profit	$34,200	NA	NA
#52 Newbury College Brookline Brookline, Private Not For Profit	$33,940	NA	NA
#53 Fisher College Boston, Private Not For Profit	$32,500	44	22
#54 Pine Manor College Chestnut Hill, Private Not For Profit	$30,600	NA	NA
#55 Laboure College Boston, Private Not For Profit	$30,438	NA	NA
#56 Lesley University Cambridge, Private Not For Profit	$29,200	NA	NA
#57 Bay State College Boston, Private For Profit	$28,500	NA	NA
#58 Eastern Nazarene College Quincy, Private Not For Profit	$25,952	58	73
#59 Gordon College Wenham, Private Not For Profit	$25,250	60	80
#60 Saint John's Seminary Brighton, Private Not For Profit	$24,915	NA	NA
#61 Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology Brookline, Private Not For Profit	$21,940	NA	NA
#62 Boston Architectural College Boston, Private Not For Profit	$21,144	NA	NA
#63 The New England Institute of Art Brookline, Private For Profit	$18,540	NA	NA
#64 Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology Boston, Private Not For Profit	$16,950	NA	NA
#65 Cambridge College Cambridge, Private Not For Profit	$16,442	NA	NA
#66 University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, Public Not For Profit	$15,791	72	67
#67 University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell, Public Not For Profit	$15,078	60	51
#68 University of Massachusetts Boston Boston, Public Not For Profit	$14,187	60	55
#69 University of Massachusetts Dartmouth North Dartmouth, Public Not For Profit	$13,833	52	27
#70 Zion Bible College Haverhill, Private Not For Profit	$12,300	NA	NA
#71 New England College of Business Boston, Private For Profit	$11,640	NA	NA
#72 Boston Baptist College Boston, Private Not For Profit	$11,400	54	25
#73 University of Phoenix Boston Campus Braintree, Private For Profit	$9,480	NA	NA
#74 Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay, Public Not For Profit	$1,946	60	79
#75 Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts North Adams, Public Not For Profit	$1,030	49	42
#76 Massachusetts College of Art and Design Boston, Public Not For Profit	$1,030	NA	NA
#77 Westfield State University Westfield, Public Not For Profit	$970	45	15
#78 Framingham State University Framingham, Public Not For Profit	$970	60	37
#79 Fitchburg State University Fitchburg, Public Not For Profit	$970	47	23
#80 Worcester State University Worcester, Public Not For Profit	$970	48	15
#81 Salem State University Salem, Public Not For Profit	$910	NA	NA
#82 Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, Public Not For Profit	$910	47	15

Massachusetts In State Tuition Ranking

Most Expensive Colleges in Massachusetts by In State Tuition