Colleges in Massachusetts

Massachusetts has 88 private and 15 public 4-year colleges that enroll 273,568 freshman students every year. The average tuition of public colleges is $5,767 (for in-state students) and $17,261 (for out-of-state students). The private colleges charge around $29,473 per year in tuition regardless of residency.

In the 2016-2017 academic year, the state of Massachusetts provided $29,109,980 in financial aid to 13,395 students who enrolled in 4-year colleges for the first time as undergraduates, while the colleges themselves awarded $716,651,060 in grant and scholarships to 37,083 students.

Massachusetts receives 2.1% of the total pell grant allotment from the federal government. In 2016-2017 academic year, 13,377 4-year colleges freshmen were awarded a total amount of $59,125,044 in pell grant ($3,933 per student on average) and 30,498 students received a total amount of $169,664,154 in the form of student loan from the federal government ($6,139 per student on average).

College Name	College Type	Net Price	In-State Tuition	Out-of-State Tuition	Acceptance rate
American International College Location: Springfield, MA	Private not for profit	$20,362	$33,140	$33,140	69%
Amherst College Location: Amherst, MA	Private not for profit	$19,055	$51,620	$51,620	14%
Andover Newton Theological School Location: Newton Centre, MA	Private not for profit
Anna Maria College Location: Paxton, MA	Private not for profit	$28,050	$33,840	$33,840	83%
Assumption College Location: Worcester, MA	Private not for profit	$29,387	$35,510	$35,510	78%
Babson College Location: Wellesley, MA	Private not for profit	$27,453	$48,288	$48,288	25%
Bard College at Simon's Rock Location: Great Barrington, MA	Private not for profit	$37,660	$51,735	$51,735	87%
Bay Path University Location: Longmeadow, MA	Private not for profit	$22,012	$32,739	$32,739	60%
Bay State College Location: Boston, MA	Private for profit	$31,057	$21,720	$21,720	39%
Becker College Location: Worcester, MA	Private not for profit	$30,485	$33,672	$33,672	65%
Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology Location: Boston, MA	Public	$16,994	$16,950	$16,950	Open admission
Bentley University Location: Waltham, MA	Private not for profit	$35,579	$44,210	$44,210	46%
Berklee College of Music Location: Boston, MA	Private not for profit	$41,296	$40,220	$40,220	34%
Boston Architectural College Location: Boston, MA	Private not for profit	$33,112	$20,016	$20,016	Open admission
Boston Baptist College Location: Boston, MA	Private not for profit	$18,318	$11,400	$11,400	93%
Boston College Location: Chestnut Hill, MA	Private not for profit	$27,167	$50,480	$50,480	31%
Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis Inc Location: Brookline, MA	Private not for profit
Boston University Location: Boston, MA	Private not for profit	$31,539	$49,176	$49,176	29%
Brandeis University Location: Waltham, MA	Private not for profit	$32,148	$49,586	$49,586	33%
Bridgewater State University Location: Bridgewater, MA	Public	$15,737	$910	$7,050	81%
Cambridge College Location: Cambridge, MA	Private not for profit	$20,346	$14,436	$14,436	Open admission
Clark University Location: Worcester, MA	Private not for profit	$26,350	$42,800	$42,800	55%
College of Our Lady of the Elms Location: Chicopee, MA	Private not for profit	$23,846	$31,846	$31,846	76%
College of the Holy Cross Location: Worcester, MA	Private not for profit	$26,965	$48,295	$48,295	38%
Conway School of Landscape Design Location: Conway, MA	Private not for profit
Curry College Location: Milton, MA	Private not for profit	$30,581	$35,740	$35,740	89%
Dean College Location: Franklin, MA	Private not for profit	$28,244	$36,660	$36,660	89%
Eastern Nazarene College Location: Quincy, MA	Private not for profit	$19,349	$30,250	$30,250	66%
Emerson College Location: Boston, MA	Private not for profit	$39,263	$42,144	$42,144	48%
Emmanuel College Location: Boston, MA	Private not for profit	$31,891	$37,280	$37,280	71%
Endicott College Location: Beverly, MA	Private not for profit	$34,509	$30,612	$30,612	79%
Episcopal Divinity School Location: Cambridge, MA	Private not for profit
Fisher College Location: Boston, MA	Private not for profit	$26,224	$28,645	$28,645	68%
Fitchburg State University Location: Fitchburg, MA	Public	$14,361	$970	$7,050	75%
Framingham State University Location: Framingham, MA	Public	$17,039	$970	$7,050	65%
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering Location: Needham, MA	Private not for profit	$34,018	$46,800	$46,800	10%
Gordon College Location: Wenham, MA	Private not for profit	$29,244	$34,528	$34,528	92%
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Location: South Hamilton, MA	Private not for profit
Hampshire College Location: Amherst, MA	Private not for profit	$34,154	$48,810	$48,810	64%
Harvard University Location: Cambridge, MA	Private not for profit	$16,205	$43,280	$43,280	5%
Hebrew College Location: Newton Centre, MA	Private not for profit
Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology Location: Brookline, MA	Private not for profit	$21,305	$21,940	$21,940	Open admission
Hult International Business School Location: Cambridge, MA	Private not for profit	$41,841			57%
Laboure College Location: Milton, MA	Private not for profit		$33,903	$33,903	27%
Lasell College Location: Newton, MA	Private not for profit	$25,893	$32,300	$32,300	76%
Lesley University Location: Cambridge, MA	Private not for profit	$29,276	$25,500	$25,500	64%
Longy School of Music of Bard College Location: Cambridge, MA	Private not for profit	$35,445	$37,900	$37,900	86%
Massachusetts College of Art and Design Location: Boston, MA	Public	$21,695	$12,200	$32,800	71%
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Location: North Adams, MA	Public	$15,035	$1,030	$9,975	77%
Massachusetts General Hospital Dietetic Internship Location: Boston, MA	Private not for profit
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Location: Cambridge, MA	Private not for profit	$21,576	$48,140	$48,140	8%
Massachusetts Maritime Academy Location: Buzzards Bay, MA	Public	$14,035	$1,632	$18,228	80%
Massachusetts School of Law Location: Andover, MA	Private not for profit
MCPHS University Location: Boston, MA	Private not for profit	$37,422	$30,600	$30,600	84%
Merrimack College Location: North Andover, MA	Private not for profit	$33,003	$36,625	$36,625	82%
MGH Institute of Health Professions Location: Boston, MA	Private not for profit
Montserrat College of Art Location: Beverly, MA	Private not for profit	$27,908	$29,500	$29,500	Open admission
Mount Holyoke College Location: South Hadley, MA	Private not for profit	$27,234	$45,680	$45,680	52%
Mount Ida College Location: Newton, MA	Private not for profit	$25,947	$32,300	$32,300	68%
National Graduate School of Quality Management Location: Falmouth, MA	Private not for profit
New England College of Business and Finance Location: Boston, MA	Private for profit				Open admission
New England College of Optometry Location: Boston, MA	Private not for profit
New England Law-Boston Location: Boston, MA	Private not for profit
Newbury College Location: Brookline, MA	Private not for profit	$22,831	$31,990	$31,990	83%
Nichols College Location: Dudley, MA	Private not for profit	$29,302	$33,000	$33,000	84%
Northeastern University Location: Boston, MA	Private not for profit	$29,998	$46,720	$46,720	29%
Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network Location: Boston, MA	Private not for profit
Northpoint Bible College Location: Haverhill, MA	Private not for profit	$19,696	$10,500	$10,500	Open admission
Pine Manor College Location: Chestnut Hill, MA	Private not for profit	$21,241	$27,860	$27,860	74%
Pope St John XXIII National Seminary Location: Weston, MA	Private not for profit
Regis College Location: Weston, MA	Private not for profit	$27,777	$39,040	$39,040	97%
Saint John's Seminary Location: Brighton, MA	Private not for profit		$22,650	$22,650
Salem State University Location: Salem, MA	Public	$16,556	$910	$7,050	74%
School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University Location: Boston, MA	Private not for profit				81%
Simmons College Location: Boston, MA	Private not for profit	$29,781	$37,500	$37,500	64%
Smith College Location: Northampton, MA	Private not for profit	$24,258	$47,620	$47,620	37%
Springfield College Location: Springfield, MA	Private not for profit	$28,368	$34,980	$34,980	66%
Springfield College-School of Professional and Continuing Studies Location: Springfield, MA	Private not for profit
Stonehill College Location: Easton, MA	Private not for profit	$31,010	$39,900	$39,900	73%
Suffolk University Location: Boston, MA	Private not for profit	$30,498	$35,440	$35,440	84%
The New England Conservatory of Music Location: Boston, MA	Private not for profit	$41,095	$44,300	$44,300	35%
The New England Institute of Art Location: Brookline, MA	Private for profit
Tufts University Location: Medford, MA	Private not for profit	$28,076	$51,304	$51,304	14%
University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester Location: Worcester, MA	Public
University of Massachusetts-Amherst Location: Amherst, MA	Public	$20,093	$14,590	$31,823	60%
University of Massachusetts-Boston Location: Boston, MA	Public	$11,966	$13,110	$31,698	69%
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth Location: North Dartmouth, MA	Public	$16,898	$12,783	$27,068	76%
University of Massachusetts-Lowell Location: Lowell, MA	Public	$18,348	$13,932	$30,500	61%
University of Phoenix-Massachusetts Location: Braintree, MA	Private for profit
Wellesley College Location: Wellesley, MA	Private not for profit	$20,013	$48,510	$48,510	29%
Wentworth Institute of Technology Location: Boston, MA	Private not for profit	$36,579	$31,840	$31,840	71%
Western New England University Location: Springfield, MA	Private not for profit	$29,109	$32,524	$32,524	80%
Westfield State University Location: Westfield, MA	Public	$15,593	$970	$7,050	78%
Wheaton College Location: Norton, MA	Private not for profit	$32,821	$48,694	$48,694	67%
Wheelock College Location: Boston, MA	Private not for profit	$29,133	$33,600	$33,600	84%
William James College Location: Newton, MA	Private not for profit
Williams College Location: Williamstown, MA	Private not for profit	$18,167	$51,490	$51,490	18%
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Location: Worcester, MA	Private not for profit	$40,666	$46,364	$46,364	48%
Worcester State University Location: Worcester, MA	Public	$15,603	$970	$7,050	71%

College Name	College Type	Net Price	In-State Tuition	Out-of-State Tuition	Acceptance rate
Berkshire Community College Location: Pittsfield, MA	Public	$8,578	$624	$6,240	Open admission
Bristol Community College Location: Fall River, MA	Public	$6,251	$576	$5,520	Open admission
Bunker Hill Community College Location: Boston, MA	Public	$6,710	$576	$5,520	Open admission
Cape Cod Community College Location: West Barnstable, MA	Public	$8,841	$576	$5,520	Open admission
FINE Mortuary College Location: Norwood, MA	Private for profit	$36,219	$19,980	$19,980	Open admission
Greenfield Community College Location: Greenfield, MA	Public	$11,271	$624	$6,744	Open admission
Holyoke Community College Location: Holyoke, MA	Public	$7,311	$4,272	$9,216	Open admission
Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing Location: Medford, MA	Private not for profit		$25,383	$25,383	Open admission
Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Cambridge Location: Cambridge, MA	Private for profit
Massachusetts Bay Community College Location: Wellesley Hills, MA	Public	$11,576	$576	$5,520	Open admission
Massasoit Community College Location: Brockton, MA	Public	$7,639	$576	$5,520	Open admission
Middlesex Community College Location: Bedford, MA	Public	$4,288	$576	$5,520	Open admission
Mount Wachusett Community College Location: Gardner, MA	Public	$7,638	$600	$5,520	Open admission
National Aviation Academy of New England Location: Concord, MA	Private for profit	$21,078	$35,500	$35,500	Open admission
North Bennet Street School Location: Boston, MA	Private not for profit	$35,143	$49,950	$49,950	Open admission
North Shore Community College Location: Danvers, MA	Public	$7,657	$600	$6,168	Open admission
Northern Essex Community College Location: Haverhill, MA	Public	$8,674	$600	$6,384	Open admission
Quincy College Location: Quincy, MA	Public	$12,615	$5,280	$5,280	Open admission
Quinsigamond Community College Location: Worcester, MA	Public	$7,215	$576	$5,520	Open admission
Roxbury Community College Location: Roxbury Crossing, MA	Public	$6,444	$624	$5,928	Open admission
Salter College-Chicopee Location: Chicopee, MA	Private for profit	$22,914	$11,530	$11,530	Open admission
Salter College-West Boylston Location: West Boylston, MA	Private for profit	$19,870	$16,100	$16,100	Open admission
Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of Nursing Location: Brockton, MA	Private not for profit	$24,237	$49,219	$49,219	63%
Springfield Technical Community College Location: Springfield, MA	Public	$8,243	$750	$7,260	Open admission
Universal Technical Institute of Massachusetts Inc Location: Norwood, MA	Private for profit	$17,664	$42,900	$42,900	Open admission
Urban College of Boston Location: Boston, MA	Private not for profit	$14,222	$7,104	$7,104	Open admission

College Name	College Type	Net Price	Tuition and Fees	Acceptance rate
Ailano School of Cosmetology Location: Brockton, MA	Private for profit	$21,577	$14,500	Open admission
Alexander Academy Location: Fitchburg, MA	Private for profit	$18,050	$14,000	Open admission
American Academy of Personal Training-Boston Campus Location: Boston, MA	Private for profit	$5,358	$5,700	Open admission
Assabet Valley Regional Technical School Location: Marlborough, MA	Public	$15,076	$10,460	32%
Bancroft School of Massage Therapy Location: Worcester, MA	Private for profit			63%
Bay State School of Technology Location: Canton, MA	Private for profit	$23,483	$19,265	Open admission
BCI Location: Brookline, MA	Private not for profit	$7,384	$11,250	Open admission
Blackstone Valley Vocational Regional School District Location: Upton, MA	Public			Open admission
Blue Hills Regional Technical School Location: Canton, MA	Public	$16,325	$13,800	14%
Branford Hall Career Institute-Springfield Campus Location: Springfield, MA	Private for profit	$18,840	$16,507	Open admission
Catherine Hinds Institute of Esthetics Location: Woburn, MA	Private for profit	$14,756	$14,448	Open admission
Charles H McCann Technical School Location: North Adams, MA	Public	$7,680	$3,570	Open admission
DiGrigoli School of Cosmetology Location: West Springfield, MA	Private for profit	$12,596	$13,200	Open admission
Diman Regional Technical Institute Location: Fall River, MA	Public	$22,584	$17,115	50%
EINE Inc Location: Tewksbury, MA	Private for profit		$13,200	Open admission
Elizabeth Grady School of Esthetics and Massage Therapy Location: Medford, MA	Private for profit	$12,595	$8,020	Open admission
Empire Beauty School-Boston Location: Boston, MA	Private for profit	$14,744	$11,950	Open admission
Empire Beauty School-Framingham Location: Framingham, MA	Private for profit	$16,117	$11,950	Open admission
Empire Beauty School-Malden Location: Malden, MA	Private for profit	$13,880	$11,950	Open admission
Greater Lowell Technical School Location: Tyngsboro, MA	Public	$13,555	$7,450
Jolie Hair and Beauty Academy-Ludlow Location: Ludlow, MA	Private for profit	$15,221	$13,941	Open admission
Jupiter Beauty Academy Location: Boston, MA	Private for profit		$715	Open admission
Lincoln Technical Institute-Brockton Location: Brockton, MA	Private for profit	$16,426	$16,298	Open admission
Lincoln Technical Institute-Lowell Location: Lowell, MA	Private for profit	$16,162	$16,445	Open admission
Lincoln Technical Institute-Somerville Location: Somerville, MA	Private for profit	$14,037	$16,445	Open admission
Lowell Academy Hairstyling Institute Location: Lowell, MA	Private for profit	$17,664	$13,065	Open admission
Mansfield Beauty Schools-Quincy Location: Quincy, MA	Private for profit	$8,281	$11,950	Open admission
Mansfield Beauty Schools-Springfield Location: Springfield, MA	Private for profit	$17,718	$11,950	Open admission
Massachusetts School of Barbering Location: Quincy, MA	Private for profit	$11,672	$12,750	Open admission
Medical Professional Institute Location: Malden, MA	Private for profit		$2,795
Mildred Elley-Pittsfield Campus Location: Pittsfield, MA	Private for profit	$19,739		Open admission
Millennium Training Institute Location: Woburn, MA	Private for profit	$13,319	$13,745	Open admission
Monty Tech Location: Fitchburg, MA	Public	$10,755	$11,400	98%
Motoring Technical Training Institute Location: Seekonk, MA	Private for profit	$12,847	$15,050	94%
National Personal Training Institute of Massachusetts Location: Waltham, MA	Private for profit	$12,354	$7,650	Open admission
New England Hair Academy Location: Malden, MA	Private for profit	$13,959	$13,000	Open admission
New England School of Photography Location: Boston, MA	Private for profit	$38,896		98%
New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Massachusetts Location: North Andover, MA	Private for profit	$12,394	$10,295	Open admission
Rob Roy Academy-Fall River Location: Fall River, MA	Private for profit	$19,258	$14,000	Open admission
Rob Roy Academy-New Bedford Location: New Bedford, MA	Private for profit	$18,634	$14,000	Open admission
Rob Roy Academy-Taunton Location: Taunton, MA	Private for profit	$16,980	$14,000	Open admission
Rob Roy Academy-Worcester Location: Worcester, MA	Private for profit	$17,176	$14,000	Open admission
Salter School-Fall River Location: Fall River, MA	Private for profit	$18,781	$13,020	Open admission
Shawsheen Valley School of Practical Nursing Location: Billerica, MA	Public	$14,794	$10,650
Southeastern Technical Institute Location: South Easton, MA	Public	$14,183	$11,125	71%
Southern Worcester County Regional Voc School District Location: Charlton, MA	Public	$21,643	$13,500	Open admission
Spa Tech Institute-Ipswich Location: Ipswich, MA	Private for profit	$17,052	$11,750	Open admission
Spa Tech Institute-Plymouth Location: Plymouth, MA	Private for profit	$17,562	$9,550	Open admission
Spa Tech Institute-Westboro Location: Westboro, MA	Private for profit	$14,889	$9,550	Open admission
The Salter School-Malden Campus Location: Malden, MA	Private for profit	$17,337	$13,020	Open admission
Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Worcester Location: Worcester, MA	Private for profit	$22,165	$15,000	Open admission
Tri County Regional Vocational Technical High School Location: Franklin, MA	Public	$12,576	$7,295	Open admission
Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School Location: Bourne, MA	Public	$18,618	$10,605	48%

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