What do private nonprofit colleges in Massachusetts cost?

Across the 50 schools that report it, the median average net price is $30,145 a year. Net price is what full-time, first-time students receiving federal aid pay after grants and scholarships. Reported net prices range from $14,815 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology to $50,840 at The New England Conservatory of Music.

Which private nonprofit colleges in Massachusetts have the lowest average net price?

By reported average net price: Massachusetts Institute of Technology ($14,815), Williams College ($15,157), Boston Baptist College ($16,125), College of Our Lady of the Elms ($16,237), and Bay Path University ($16,390).

How much do former students of private nonprofit colleges in Massachusetts earn?

At the median institution, former students who received federal aid earn $73,753 10 years after starting college (50 institutions reporting; branch campuses share one figure and count once). The highest reported medians are at Massachusetts Institute of Technology ($152,553), Babson College ($138,950), and Franklin W Olin College of Engineering ($138,832).

What is the graduation rate at private nonprofit colleges in Massachusetts?

The median graduation rate is 73.0%, across 51 schools reporting. It counts full-time, first-time students who finished within 150% of normal time.

How much student debt do graduates of private nonprofit colleges in Massachusetts have?

The median institution's graduates leave with $23,335 in federal student loans (the median balance). Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.

Private nonprofit colleges in Massachusetts

The College Scorecard lists 63 private nonprofit colleges that mostly award bachelor's degrees or higher in Massachusetts, all compared on this page. Together they enroll 159,304 undergraduate degree-seeking students. The median average net price is $30,145 a year, higher than the $22,971 median for private nonprofit colleges nationwide. Former students' median earnings 10 years after starting college are $73,753 at the median institution, higher than the $59,082 median for private nonprofit colleges nationwide. The median graduation rate is 73.0%.

Open in the dashboardSource: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Schools

Undergraduatesi

159,304

Median net pricei

$30,145

U.S.: $22,971

Median earnings, 10 yrsi

$73,753

U.S.: $59,082

Median debti

$23,335

U.S.: $23,250

Median grad ratei

73.0%

U.S.: 57.7%

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All 63 private nonprofit colleges in Massachusetts


Boston University Boston	18,248	$36,503	$71,372	$89,087	$17,500	89.5%	94.7%	11.1%
Northeastern University Boston	17,326	$17,850	$69,289	$99,371	$20,000	90.7%	96.9%	5.2%
Boston College Chestnut Hill	10,085	$38,930	$73,508	$112,178	$19,000	89.8%	96.0%	16.4%
Harvard University Cambridge	7,601	$19,148	$64,796	$121,957	$17,559	97.1%	98.3%	3.6%
Berklee College of Music Boston	7,468	$47,587	$54,000	$43,451	$25,000	73.0%	88.6%	43.5%
Tufts University Medford	7,061	$38,797	$73,616	$89,187	$16,250	93.6%	95.5%	11.5%
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester	5,447	$43,885	$63,246	$113,513	$27,000	90.0%	93.7%	60.2%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge	4,535	$14,815	$64,730	$152,553	$14,000	95.7%	99.1%	4.5%
Bentley University Waltham	4,474	$38,969	$63,390	$126,427	$24,250	87.9%	92.7%	45.1%
Suffolk University Boston	4,268	$40,008	$49,556	$75,345	$26,976	58.5%	75.4%	82.3%
Merrimack College North Andover	3,916	$39,219	$55,852	$74,412	$27,000	69.1%	79.3%	70.0%
Emerson College Boston	3,870	$49,215	$59,044	$67,317	$23,250	80.4%	87.4%	51.3%
Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston	3,747	$30,134	$45,460	$94,995	$25,000	63.1%	83.8%	91.2%
Brandeis University Waltham	3,618	$30,606	$70,957	$85,519	$18,338	81.0%	87.0%	40.5%
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Boston	3,451	$43,891	$42,480	$103,156	$25,000	61.3%	74.0%	85.2%
Endicott College Beverly	3,125	$39,219	$42,650	$77,059	$27,000	73.8%	84.4%	71.2%
College of the Holy Cross Worcester	3,106	$38,829	$68,090	$100,485	$21,500	86.4%	94.8%	17.6%
Babson College Wellesley	2,728	$34,096	$58,560	$138,950	$18,293	91.5%	94.6%	17.1%
Western New England University Springfield	2,603	$27,077	$49,490	$81,107	$25,000	63.7%	74.0%	83.5%
Smith College Northampton	2,544	$25,519	$67,448	$69,936	$8,000	85.8%	94.3%	21.0%
Stonehill College Easton	2,528	$36,082	$59,300	$84,633	$25,000	73.8%	84.0%	66.3%
Wellesley College Wellesley	2,300	$23,995	$70,144	$90,458	$9,788	90.8%	96.5%	14.1%
Clark University Worcester	2,214	$29,446	$61,140	$67,223	$27,000	76.5%	86.2%	39.5%
Mount Holyoke College South Hadley	2,169	$30,861	$68,054	$66,117	$20,984	82.3%	88.6%	36.0%
Williams College Williamstown	2,076	$15,157	$72,510	$95,954	$8,000	95.3%	96.9%	8.3%
Amherst College Amherst	1,911	$19,536	$73,830	$95,161	$13,250	92.5%	97.3%	9.0%
Emmanuel College Boston	1,854	$27,196	$50,694	$73,794	$27,000	63.9%	78.6%	75.6%
Northeastern University Professional Programs Boston	1,802	n/a	n/a	$99,371	$20,000	n/a	n/a	n/a
Curry College Milton	1,780	$30,155	$49,420	$69,321	$26,000	50.1%	66.2%	87.6%
Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Norton	1,773	$31,147	$65,700	$71,967	$23,750	72.4%	82.2%	67.7%
Springfield College Springfield	1,751	$28,053	$46,700	$59,623	$27,000	70.8%	80.7%	71.9%
Simmons University Boston	1,670	$23,444	$48,240	$79,784	$23,335	77.1%	84.8%	70.0%
Assumption University Worcester	1,669	$28,788	$53,420	$73,712	$27,000	73.0%	83.9%	83.0%
Gordon College Wenham	1,278	$25,227	$34,300	$59,863	$23,750	70.6%	84.4%	69.2%
Lasell University Newton	1,226	$26,341	$28,392	$64,330	$26,500	64.5%	70.4%	81.2%
Fisher College Boston	1,167	$22,042	$36,724	$52,749	$23,000	39.7%	54.6%	70.7%
Nichols College Dudley	1,163	$31,983	$44,950	$66,716	$26,046	53.5%	72.5%	80.8%
Lesley University Cambridge	1,122	$31,777	$35,822	$57,844	$22,000	41.8%	72.3%	96.9%
Bay Path University Longmeadow	1,108	$16,390	$39,061	$57,958	$25,000	41.9%	72.8%	85.2%
Dean College Franklin	1,089	$32,629	$48,378	$47,982	$26,500	53.2%	68.3%	73.7%
American International College Springfield	1,017	$24,178	$45,530	$66,151	$27,000	38.4%	56.7%	99.6%
Regis College Weston	956	$25,506	$51,420	$69,534	$25,000	71.0%	79.0%	69.8%
College of Our Lady of the Elms Chicopee	949	$16,237	$44,626	$64,534	$23,000	63.5%	76.0%	85.3%
Hampshire College Amherst	839	$23,030	$61,124	$47,422	$22,869	57.9%	78.4%	75.3%
Hult International Business School Cambridge	618	$47,733	$58,860	n/a	$19,500	60.4%	80.3%	60.5%
Cambridge College Boston	532	$31,462	$14,778	$58,665	$23,042	100.0%	100.0%	n/a
The New England Conservatory of Music Boston	393	$50,840	$63,410	$40,481	$21,750	74.4%	88.4%	41.1%
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering Needham	377	$17,057	$69,378	$138,832	$13,845	96.4%	98.0%	25.2%
Montserrat College of Art Beverly	226	$35,385	$42,520	$40,733	$27,000	63.1%	90.9%	n/a
Springfield College-Regional Online and Continuing Education Springfield	176	n/a	n/a	$59,623	$27,000	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Quick facts: private nonprofit colleges in Massachusetts

How many private nonprofit colleges are in Massachusetts?: The College Scorecard lists 63 private nonprofit colleges that mostly award bachelor's degrees or higher in Massachusetts.
What do private nonprofit colleges in Massachusetts cost?: Across the 50 schools that report it, the median average net price is $30,145 a year. Net price is what full-time, first-time students receiving federal aid pay after grants and scholarships. Reported net prices range from $14,815 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology to $50,840 at The New England Conservatory of Music.
Which private nonprofit colleges in Massachusetts have the lowest average net price?: By reported average net price: Massachusetts Institute of Technology ($14,815), Williams College ($15,157), Boston Baptist College ($16,125), College of Our Lady of the Elms ($16,237), and Bay Path University ($16,390).
How much do former students of private nonprofit colleges in Massachusetts earn?: At the median institution, former students who received federal aid earn $73,753 10 years after starting college (50 institutions reporting; branch campuses share one figure and count once). The highest reported medians are at Massachusetts Institute of Technology ($152,553), Babson College ($138,950), and Franklin W Olin College of Engineering ($138,832).
What is the graduation rate at private nonprofit colleges in Massachusetts?: The median graduation rate is 73.0%, across 51 schools reporting. It counts full-time, first-time students who finished within 150% of normal time.
How much student debt do graduates of private nonprofit colleges in Massachusetts have?: The median institution's graduates leave with $23,335 in federal student loans (the median balance). Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.

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How these numbers work

This page includes private nonprofit colleges that mostly award bachelor's degrees or higher, as reported in the College Scorecard. Summary figures are medians across schools: each school counts once, whatever its size, and schools that don't report a measure are left out of that measure. The Scorecard reports earnings and debt for a whole institution, so branch campuses share one figure; for those two measures each institution counts once. Most recent data year: cost 2025, graduation and retention 2025, earnings 2022, debt 2024. More on the data.