Massachusetts Colleges

63 colleges in Massachusetts report verified cost and acceptance-rate data. The average cost of attendance across these schools is $60,771 per year, with an average acceptance rate of 61%. The most affordable option is Worcester State University at $22,874 per year, while Boston College is the highest-cost school on this list at $89,493 per year. Use the table below to compare Massachusetts colleges side by side before you apply.

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All Massachusetts colleges with cost and acceptance data

School	Location	Type	Cost of attendance	Acceptance rate
Worcester State University	Worcester, MA	public	$22,874	88%
Boston Baptist College	Boston, MA	private	$23,370	91%
Fitchburg State University	Fitchburg, MA	public	$25,555	87%
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts	North Adams, MA	public	$26,026	90%
Bridgewater State University	Bridgewater, MA	public	$26,160	88%
Framingham State University	Framingham, MA	public	$27,413	84%
Westfield State University	Westfield, MA	public	$27,649	81%
Salem State University	Salem, MA	public	$28,291	96%
University of Massachusetts-Boston	Boston, MA	public	$30,544	84%
University of Massachusetts-Lowell	Lowell, MA	public	$30,786	83%
Massachusetts Maritime Academy	Buzzards Bay, MA	public	$31,367	95%
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth	North Dartmouth, MA	public	$33,485	91%
Massachusetts College of Art and Design	Boston, MA	public	$34,239	76%
University of Massachusetts-Amherst	Amherst, MA	public	$34,549	60%
Laboure College of Healthcare	Milton, MA	community	$36,863	50%
Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology	Brookline, MA	private	$41,282	80%
Lasell University	Newton, MA	private	$42,434	81%
Gordon College	Wenham, MA	private	$42,446	69%
Bay Path University	Longmeadow, MA	private	$47,308	85%
Lesley University	Cambridge, MA	private	$51,538	97%
Fisher College	Boston, MA	private	$53,921	71%
College of Our Lady of the Elms	Chicopee, MA	private	$54,027	85%
Nichols College	Dudley, MA	private	$58,310	81%
American International College	Springfield, MA	private	$59,270	100%
Endicott College	Beverly, MA	private	$59,328	71%
Western New England University	Springfield, MA	private	$60,262	83%
Springfield College	Springfield, MA	private	$60,729	72%
Wentworth Institute of Technology	Boston, MA	private	$61,096	91%
Anna Maria College	Paxton, MA	private	$61,888	50%
Simmons University	Boston, MA	private	$63,460	70%
Curry College	Milton, MA	private	$64,020	88%
Dean College	Franklin, MA	private	$64,889	74%
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences	Boston, MA	private	$65,022	85%
Emmanuel College	Boston, MA	private	$65,252	76%
Suffolk University	Boston, MA	private	$65,281	82%
Regis College	Weston, MA	private	$65,546	70%
Assumption University	Worcester, MA	private	$65,551	83%
Clark University	Worcester, MA	private	$68,432	40%
Merrimack College	North Andover, MA	private	$70,038	70%
Berklee College of Music	Boston, MA	private	$72,700	44%
Stonehill College	Easton, MA	private	$72,714	66%
Hampshire College	Amherst, MA	private	$74,195	75%
Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Worcester, MA	private	$78,679	60%
Hult International Business School	Cambridge, MA	private	$79,075	60%
Wheaton College (Massachusetts)	Norton, MA	private	$79,311	68%
Bentley University	Waltham, MA	private	$79,548	45%
Babson College	Wellesley, MA	private	$80,192	17%
College of the Holy Cross	Worcester, MA	private	$80,334	18%
Emerson College	Boston, MA	private	$80,399	51%
The New England Conservatory of Music	Boston, MA	private	$81,277	41%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Cambridge, MA	private	$82,730	5%
Northeastern University	Boston, MA	private	$84,641	5%
Williams College	Williamstown, MA	private	$84,860	8%
Mount Holyoke College	South Hadley, MA	private	$84,926	36%
Harvard University	Cambridge, MA	private	$85,540	4%
Smith College	Northampton, MA	private	$86,030	21%
Boston University	Boston, MA	private	$86,285	11%
Wellesley College	Wellesley, MA	private	$86,290	14%
Brandeis University	Waltham, MA	private	$86,448	41%
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering	Needham, MA	private	$86,474	25%
Amherst College	Amherst, MA	private	$87,640	9%
Tufts University	Medford, MA	private	$88,300	11%
Boston College	Chestnut Hill, MA	private	$89,493	16%