Cheapest colleges in Massachusetts after financial aid

The list (25 of 58)

Four-year colleges in Massachusetts with 500 or more undergraduates, lowest average price after grants first. The list shows 25 of the 58 colleges with a price on file. Prices: College Scorecard, 2024-25.

1. Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts $11,402 a year in-state North Adams, MA · Out of state: about $20,347 · Families earning under $30,000 paid $5,260 in-state Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
2. Salem State University $12,921 a year in-state Salem, MA · Out of state: about $20,330 · Families earning under $30,000 paid $8,474 in-state Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
3. Fitchburg State University $13,803 a year in-state Fitchburg, MA · Out of state: about $19,883 · Families earning under $30,000 paid $10,379 in-state Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
4. Worcester State University $13,866 a year in-state Worcester, MA · Out of state: about $19,946 · Families earning under $30,000 paid $9,813 in-state Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology $14,815 a year Cambridge, MA Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
6. Williams College $15,157 a year Williamstown, MA · Families earning under $30,000 paid $2,291 Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
7. Framingham State University $15,951 a year in-state Framingham, MA · Out of state: about $22,031 · Families earning under $30,000 paid $11,831 in-state Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
8. College of Our Lady of the Elms $16,237 a year Chicopee, MA · Families earning under $30,000 paid $13,436 Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
9. Bay Path University $16,390 a year Longmeadow, MA · Families earning under $30,000 paid $14,328 Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
10. Westfield State University $16,484 a year in-state Westfield, MA · Out of state: about $22,564 · Families earning under $30,000 paid $11,786 in-state Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
11. University of Massachusetts-Lowell $17,362 a year in-state Lowell, MA · Out of state: about $37,158 · Families earning under $30,000 paid $9,180 in-state Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
12. Bridgewater State University $18,061 a year in-state Bridgewater, MA · Out of state: about $24,201 · Families earning under $30,000 paid $13,235 in-state Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
13. Harvard University $19,148 a year Cambridge, MA · Families earning under $30,000 paid $2,542 Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
14. Amherst College $19,536 a year Amherst, MA · Families earning under $30,000 paid $2,424 Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
15. University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth $20,319 a year in-state North Dartmouth, MA · Out of state: about $37,868 · Families earning under $30,000 paid $14,400 in-state Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
16. Fisher College $22,042 a year Boston, MA · Families earning under $30,000 paid $21,191 Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
17. University of Massachusetts-Boston $22,548 a year in-state Boston, MA · Out of state: about $45,355 · Families earning under $30,000 paid $22,057 in-state Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
18. UMass Amherst $22,857 a year in-state Amherst, MA · Out of state: about $46,129 · Families earning under $30,000 paid $10,294 in-state Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
19. Hampshire College $23,030 a year Amherst, MA · Families earning under $30,000 paid $15,411 Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
20. Simmons University $23,444 a year Boston, MA · Families earning under $30,000 paid $19,035 Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
21. Massachusetts Maritime Academy $23,759 a year in-state Buzzards Bay, MA · Out of state: about $36,429 · Families earning under $30,000 paid $4,385 in-state Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
22. Wellesley College $23,995 a year Wellesley, MA · Families earning under $30,000 paid $11,253 Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
23. American International College $24,178 a year Springfield, MA · Families earning under $30,000 paid $25,107 Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
24. Gordon College $25,227 a year Wenham, MA · Families earning under $30,000 paid $22,818 Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25
25. Regis College $25,506 a year Weston, MA · Families earning under $30,000 paid $21,050 Source: College Scorecard, 2024-25

What are the cheapest colleges in Massachusetts after financial aid?

The cheapest four-year colleges in Massachusetts after financial aid are Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts ($11,402 a year in-state), Salem State University ($12,921 a year in-state) and Fitchburg State University ($13,803 a year in-state), by the average price students with federal aid paid in 2024-25.

Which are cheapest for families earning under $30,000?

Of the colleges listed, Williams ($2,291), Amherst ($2,424) and Harvard ($2,542) had the lowest average yearly price for students from families earning under $30,000, in 2024-25.

What does price after aid mean here?

It's what a student who got federal aid paid for a year of tuition, fees, housing, food and books after grants and scholarships, before loans. It comes from the College Scorecard, which the U.S. Department of Education publishes.