Colleges in Massachusetts and what each costs

64 colleges, biggest first. The cost is one year in 2026-27: tuition and fees (in-state for public colleges), books, room and board, and other costs. Click a college to see how many years your 529 pays for.

College	City	Type	One year, 2026-27
UMass Amherst cost of attendance	Amherst	Public, 4-year	$38,989
Boston University cost of attendance	Boston	Private, 4-year	$97,260
Northeastern cost of attendance	Boston	Private, 4-year	$96,961
UMass Boston cost of attendance	Boston	Public, 4-year	$43,143
UMass Lowell cost of attendance	Lowell	Public, 4-year	$38,368
Boston College cost of attendance	Chestnut Hill	Private, 4-year	$99,239
Bridgewater State cost of attendance	Bridgewater	Public, 4-year	$35,161
Harvard cost of attendance	Cambridge	Private, 4-year	$96,154
Berklee cost of attendance	Boston	Private, 4-year	$80,806
Tufts University cost of attendance	Medford	Private, 4-year	$98,908
Worcester Polytechnic Institute cost of attendance	Worcester	Private, 4-year	$87,082
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth cost of attendance	North Dartmouth	Public, 4-year	$39,693
Massachusetts Institute of Technology cost of attendance	Cambridge	Private, 4-year	$92,020
Bentley University cost of attendance	Waltham	Private, 4-year	$89,683
Salem State University cost of attendance	Salem	Public, 4-year	$34,371
Suffolk University cost of attendance	Boston	Private, 4-year	$79,382
Worcester State University cost of attendance	Worcester	Public, 4-year	$31,231
Merrimack College cost of attendance	North Andover	Private, 4-year	$83,416
Emerson College cost of attendance	Boston	Private, 4-year	$88,128
Wentworth Institute of Technology cost of attendance	Boston	Private, 4-year	$70,203
Brandeis University cost of attendance	Waltham	Private, 4-year	$96,935
Westfield State University cost of attendance	Westfield	Public, 4-year	$32,580
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences cost of attendance	Boston	Private, 4-year	$72,487
Endicott College cost of attendance	Beverly	Private, 4-year	$67,395
College of the Holy Cross cost of attendance	Worcester	Private, 4-year	$92,999
Fitchburg State University cost of attendance	Fitchburg	Public, 4-year	$32,493
Babson College cost of attendance	Wellesley	Private, 4-year	$86,835
Western New England University cost of attendance	Springfield	Private, 4-year	$70,773
Framingham State University cost of attendance	Framingham	Public, 4-year	$33,411
Smith College cost of attendance	Northampton	Private, 4-year	$96,972
Stonehill College cost of attendance	Easton	Private, 4-year	$81,930
Wellesley College cost of attendance	Wellesley	Private, 4-year	$97,325
Clark University cost of attendance	Worcester	Private, 4-year	$79,094
Mount Holyoke College cost of attendance	South Hadley	Private, 4-year	$93,552
Williams College cost of attendance	Williamstown	Private, 4-year	$97,283
Amherst College cost of attendance	Amherst	Private, 4-year	$97,737
Emmanuel College cost of attendance	Boston	Private, 4-year	$75,180
Massachusetts College of Art and Design cost of attendance	Boston	Public, 4-year	$41,441
Curry College cost of attendance	Milton	Private, 4-year	$74,675
Wheaton College (Massachusetts) cost of attendance	Norton	Private, 4-year	$87,344
Springfield College cost of attendance	Springfield	Private, 4-year	$67,490
Simmons University cost of attendance	Boston	Private, 4-year	$72,394
Assumption University cost of attendance	Worcester	Private, 4-year	$74,741
Massachusetts Maritime Academy cost of attendance	Buzzards Bay	Public, 4-year	$41,355
Gordon College cost of attendance	Wenham	Private, 4-year	$52,170
Lasell University cost of attendance	Newton	Private, 4-year	$48,925
Fisher College cost of attendance	Boston	Private, 4-year	$62,321
Nichols College cost of attendance	Dudley	Private, 4-year	$67,847
Lesley University cost of attendance	Cambridge	Private, 4-year	$62,010
Bay Path University cost of attendance	Longmeadow	Private, 4-year	$57,902
Dean College cost of attendance	Franklin	Private, 4-year	$73,756
American International College cost of attendance	Springfield	Private, 4-year	$68,011
Regis College cost of attendance	Weston	Private, 4-year	$75,373
College of Our Lady of the Elms cost of attendance	Chicopee	Private, 4-year	$66,337
Hampshire College cost of attendance	Amherst	Private, 4-year	$82,804
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts cost of attendance	North Adams	Public, 4-year	$34,119
Hult International Business School cost of attendance	Cambridge	Private, 4-year	$85,759
New England Conservatory of Music cost of attendance	Boston	Private, 4-year	$90,485
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering cost of attendance	Needham	Private, 4-year	$96,690
Montserrat College of Art cost of attendance	Beverly	Private, 4-year	$70,046
Hellenic College, Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology cost of attendance	Brookline	Private, 4-year	$42,521
Sattler College cost of attendance	Boston	Private, 4-year	$19,423
Boston Baptist College cost of attendance	Boston	Private, 4-year	$30,071
Saint John's Seminary cost of attendance	Brighton	Private, 4-year	$52,406

2026-27 is our estimate: the 2025-26 prices each college reported to the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard), plus 3%.

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