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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.
Median net price in Massachusetts
$31,303
National median for private colleges
$15,832
private colleges reporting in Massachusetts
56
The most affordable private colleges in Massachusetts, ranked by net price
Net price
$20,419
Receive grant aid
87%
Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology
MA
Net price
$23,317
Receive grant aid
75%
What makes a school affordable here
In Massachusetts, the most affordable private colleges share two things in common. First, low published net prices reflect both reasonable sticker prices and meaningful institutional or state aid. Second, a high share of students receive grant aid. At Bay Path University, the most affordable on this list, 86% of students receive grant aid. Net price reflects what a typical family actually pays, not the sticker price you see at first glance. A school with a $50,000 sticker price and a $10,000 net price is more affordable for most families than a school with a $20,000 sticker and a $19,000 net price.
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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. See full methodology →