Sticker price per year (in-state at public colleges)
$26,437
$23,740
Average paid after grants (in-state at public colleges)
$13,803
$13,866
Average paid from out of state, estimated
$19,883
$19,946
What in-state families with aid paid, by income
Measure
Fitchburg State University
Worcester State University
Under $30,000
$10,379
$9,813
$30,000–$48,000
$10,607
$9,923
$48,000–$75,000
$10,609
$9,825
$75,000–$110,000
$13,638
$12,995
Over $110,000
$23,328
$20,358
After you start
Measure
Fitchburg State University
Worcester State University
Undergrads
2,752
3,930
Graduate within 6 years
53%
56%
Come back for year two
70%
78%
Median earnings 10 years after starting
$63,428
$65,784
Median debt at graduation
$20,615
$19,223
Highlighted only when the gap is at least 5%. "Average paid" is what students who got federal aid paid per year after grants, not a price quote; at public colleges the income rows are in-state students. The out-of-state estimate adds a public college's extra out-of-state tuition to its in-state average; out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more. How we get our numbers