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Most affordable colleges in Massachusetts

Massachusetts has 85 schools with usable net price coverage across the main college types families compare most often. Start with the type of school you are considering, then click into an individual Worth-It Score when you want the deeper affordability and outcome read.

Most affordable public universities in Massachusetts

14 public universities in Massachusetts report net price data, ranging from $10,859 at the lowest to higher costs at more selective schools. The median net price across these is $17,665. Massachusetts's public universities run a bit higher than the national average for the kind. The list below shows the most affordable options, ranked by net price.

Quincy College

$10,859 net price

49% receive grant aid

Worcester State University

$14,307 net price

75% receive grant aid

Fitchburg State University

$15,820 net price

84% receive grant aid

Most affordable private colleges in Massachusetts

56 private colleges in Massachusetts report net price data, ranging from $14,935 at the lowest to higher costs at more selective schools. The median net price across these is $31,303. Massachusetts's private colleges run a bit higher than the national average for the kind. The list below shows the most affordable options, ranked by net price.

Bay Path University

$14,935 net price

86% receive grant aid

Williams College

$16,988 net price

58% receive grant aid

Harvard University

$17,900 net price

57% receive grant aid

Most affordable for-profit colleges in Massachusetts

Massachusetts has a smaller set of for-profit colleges reporting net price data right now. This page still captures the schools that do report, sorted by what families typically pay after grants and scholarships.

This sector has a small reporting set in Massachusetts. We still publish the full page so families can see the options that do report net price.

Most affordable community colleges in Massachusetts

15 community colleges in Massachusetts report net price data, ranging from $2,985 at the lowest to higher costs at more selective schools. The median net price across these is $7,510. Massachusetts's community colleges run a bit higher than the national average for the kind. The list below shows the most affordable options, ranked by net price.

Middlesex Community College

$2,985 net price

99% receive grant aid

Northern Essex Community College

$5,573 net price

76% receive grant aid

Bristol Community College

$5,738 net price

67% receive grant aid

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Affordability rankings use publicly available federal higher-ed cost data. Net price reflects the average cost a family pays after grants and scholarships are subtracted from total cost of attendance, for the 2022-23 reporting year. Rankings include only institutions that report net price data.