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 |
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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 |
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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
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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
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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 |
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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
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology
Location: Brookline, MA |
Private not for profit |
$21,305 | $21,940 | $21,940 |
Open admission
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Hult International Business School
Location: Cambridge, MA |
Private not for profit |
$41,841 |
57%
|
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Laboure College
Location: Milton, MA |
Private not for profit |
$33,903 | $33,903 |
27%
|
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Montserrat College of Art
Location: Beverly, MA |
Private not for profit |
$27,908 | $29,500 | $29,500 |
Open admission
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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 |
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New England College of Business and Finance
Location: Boston, MA |
Private for profit |
Open admission
|
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New England College of Optometry
Location: Boston, MA |
Private not for profit |
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New England Law-Boston
Location: Boston, MA |
Private not for profit |
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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 |
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Northpoint Bible College
Location: Haverhill, MA |
Private not for profit |
$19,696 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
Open admission
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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 |
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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%
|
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Berkshire Community College
Location: Pittsfield, MA |
Public | $8,578 | $624 | $6,240 |
Open admission
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Bristol Community College
Location: Fall River, MA |
Public | $6,251 | $576 | $5,520 |
Open admission
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Bunker Hill Community College
Location: Boston, MA |
Public | $6,710 | $576 | $5,520 |
Open admission
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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
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
Location: Medford, MA |
Private not for profit |
$25,383 | $25,383 |
Open admission
|
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Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Cambridge
Location: Cambridge, MA |
Private for profit |
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Massachusetts Bay Community College
Location: Wellesley Hills, MA |
Public | $11,576 | $576 | $5,520 |
Open admission
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Massasoit Community College
Location: Brockton, MA |
Public | $7,639 | $576 | $5,520 |
Open admission
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Middlesex Community College
Location: Bedford, MA |
Public | $4,288 | $576 | $5,520 |
Open admission
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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
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North Shore Community College
Location: Danvers, MA |
Public | $7,657 | $600 | $6,168 |
Open admission
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Northern Essex Community College
Location: Haverhill, MA |
Public | $8,674 | $600 | $6,384 |
Open admission
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Quincy College
Location: Quincy, MA |
Public | $12,615 | $5,280 | $5,280 |
Open admission
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Quinsigamond Community College
Location: Worcester, MA |
Public | $7,215 | $576 | $5,520 |
Open admission
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Roxbury Community College
Location: Roxbury Crossing, MA |
Public | $6,444 | $624 | $5,928 |
Open admission
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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
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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
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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
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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%
|
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Bay State School of Technology
Location: Canton, MA |
Private for profit |
$23,483 | $19,265 |
Open admission
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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
|
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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
|
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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
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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
|
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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%
|