Cheapest colleges in Massachusetts

50 colleges ranked by net price after aid

The 50 most affordable four-year colleges in Massachusetts have an average net price of $24,953 per year — the typical amount families actually pay after grants and scholarships. Costs run from $14,590 at Bay Path University up to $35,084 at MCPHS University. 13 are public institutions and 37 are private.

#	College	Type	Net price / yr	Acceptance	Median earnings (10yr)
1	Bay Path University Longmeadow, MA	Private	$14,590	74%	$55,383
2	Worcester State University Worcester, MA	Public	$14,738	90%	$60,624
3	Williams College Williamstown, MA	Private	$14,852	10%	$88,665
4	Fitchburg State University Fitchburg, MA	Public	$15,432	90%	$53,874
5	Framingham State University Framingham, MA	Public	$16,698	85%	$52,349
6	Harvard University Cambridge, MA	Private	$16,816	3%	$101,817
7	Eastern Nazarene College Quincy, MA	Private	$17,733	59%	$54,727
8	Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA	Public	$17,970	89%	$57,466
9	Amherst College Amherst, MA	Private	$18,246	10%	$77,644
10	University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA	Public	$18,282	83%	$65,865
11	Salem State University Salem, MA	Public	$18,441	96%	$56,662
12	Westfield State University Westfield, MA	Public	$18,561	81%	$57,346
13	University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA	Public	$18,627	85%	$64,874
14	Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts North Adams, MA	Public	$18,707	92%	$48,102
15	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	Private	$19,813	5%	$143,372
16	Franklin W Olin College of Engineering Needham, MA	Private	$20,575	22%	$129,455
17	University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth, MA	Public	$20,605	92%	$68,804
18	College of Our Lady of the Elms Chicopee, MA	Private	$21,436	88%	$51,540
19	University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA	Public	$23,691	58%	$71,631
20	Massachusetts College of Art and Design Boston, MA	Public	$23,764	77%	$43,582
21	Gordon College Wenham, MA	Private	$24,817	59%	$52,119
22	Lasell University Newton, MA	Private	$24,944	82%	$49,705
23	Wellesley College Wellesley, MA	Private	$25,008	14%	$84,803
24	American International College Springfield, MA	Private	$25,299	97%	$53,124
25	Fisher College Boston, MA	Private	$25,702	71%	$49,669
26	Hampshire College Amherst, MA	Private	$25,810	70%	$46,938
27	Smith College Northampton, MA	Private	$26,181	20%	$64,027
28	Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay, MA	Public	$26,661	95%	$82,392
29	Boston University Boston, MA	Private	$26,996	11%	$83,238
30	Simmons University Boston, MA	Private	$27,313	66%	$63,494
31	Clark University Worcester, MA	Private	$27,711	42%	$62,381
32	Regis College Weston, MA	Private	$28,346	89%	$52,873
33	Assumption University Worcester, MA	Private	$28,853	87%	$74,895
34	Springfield College Springfield, MA	Private	$29,187	70%	$48,036
35	Anna Maria College Paxton, MA	Private	$29,396	90%	$46,651
36	Curry College Milton, MA	Private	$29,504	92%	$54,400
37	Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA	Private	$29,562	38%	$58,418
38	Stonehill College Easton, MA	Private	$29,969	73%	$77,745
39	Suffolk University Boston, MA	Private	$30,031	85%	$67,506
40	Dean College Franklin, MA	Private	$30,236	74%	$38,109
41	Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Norton, MA	Private	$30,934	71%	$67,725
42	Nichols College Dudley, MA	Private	$31,065	88%	$58,063
43	Western New England University Springfield, MA	Private	$31,170	83%	$73,157
44	Emmanuel College Boston, MA	Private	$31,569	81%	$68,245
45	Lesley University Cambridge, MA	Private	$31,805	94%	$51,173
46	Northeastern University Boston, MA	Private	$32,116	6%	$92,538
47	Brandeis University Waltham, MA	Private	$33,885	35%	$77,231
48	Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, MA	Private	$34,170	85%	$82,721
49	Montserrat College of Art Beverly, MA	Private	$34,725	—	$33,022
50	MCPHS University Boston, MA	Private	$35,084	85%	$125,557

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