Most expensive colleges in New England
50 colleges ranked by net price after aid
These 50 priciest colleges in New England, ranked by net price after aid, run from $29,562 at Mount Holyoke College to $50,404 at Berklee College of Music. All 50 are private institutions.
| # | College | Type | Net price / yr | Acceptance | Median earnings (10yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berklee College of Music Boston, MA | Private | $50,404 | 50% | $33,647 |
| 2 | Emerson College Boston, MA | Private | $46,766 | 47% | $62,832 |
| 3 | Fairfield University Fairfield, CT | Private | $46,274 | 45% | $88,794 |
| 4 | Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI | Private | $46,253 | 14% | $68,140 |
| 5 | Providence College Providence, RI | Private | $45,538 | 49% | $87,054 |
| 6 | Sacred Heart University Fairfield, CT | Private | $45,459 | 68% | $75,059 |
| 7 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA | Private | $43,273 | 59% | $103,470 |
| 8 | The New England Conservatory of Music Boston, MA | Private | $42,556 | 43% | $34,483 |
| 9 | Bryant University Smithfield, RI | Private | $40,846 | 66% | $90,008 |
| 10 | Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA | Private | $39,866 | 16% | $103,937 |
| 11 | Endicott College Beverly, MA | Private | $39,324 | 72% | $58,336 |
| 12 | Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT | Private | $39,207 | 77% | $83,759 |
| 13 | Babson College Wellesley, MA | Private | $38,876 | 20% | $123,938 |
| 14 | Bentley University Waltham, MA | Private | $38,787 | 48% | $120,959 |
| 15 | Roger Williams University Bristol, RI | Private | $38,123 | 88% | $70,266 |
| 16 | Merrimack College North Andover, MA | Private | $37,899 | 74% | $75,584 |
| 17 | University of New England Biddeford, ME | Private | $37,109 | 89% | $55,921 |
| 18 | College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA | Private | $36,868 | 21% | $90,543 |
| 19 | Maine College of Art & Design Portland, ME | Private | $36,443 | 78% | $40,778 |
| 20 | Salve Regina University Newport, RI | Private | $35,682 | 70% | $72,975 |
| 21 | Tufts University Medford, MA | Private | $35,435 | 10% | $83,214 |
| 22 | MCPHS University Boston, MA | Private | $35,084 | 85% | $125,557 |
| 23 | Trinity College Hartford, CT | Private | $35,009 | 34% | $90,779 |
| 24 | Champlain College Burlington, VT | Private | $35,000 | 67% | $58,386 |
| 25 | Saint Anselm College Manchester, NH | Private | $34,744 | 78% | $73,371 |
| 26 | Montserrat College of Art Beverly, MA | Private | $34,725 | — | $33,022 |
| 27 | Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, MA | Private | $34,170 | 85% | $82,721 |
| 28 | University of New Haven West Haven, CT | Private | $34,089 | 81% | $60,126 |
| 29 | Connecticut College New London, CT | Private | $33,998 | 38% | $75,001 |
| 30 | Brandeis University Waltham, MA | Private | $33,885 | 35% | $77,231 |
| 31 | Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH | Private | $33,742 | 96% | $50,318 |
| 32 | Albertus Magnus College New Haven, CT | Private | $32,681 | 64% | $60,144 |
| 33 | Johnson & Wales University-Providence Providence, RI | Private | $32,478 | 84% | $43,418 |
| 34 | Northeastern University Boston, MA | Private | $32,116 | 6% | $92,538 |
| 35 | Bennington College Bennington, VT | Private | $31,918 | 48% | $38,289 |
| 36 | Lesley University Cambridge, MA | Private | $31,805 | 94% | $51,173 |
| 37 | Emmanuel College Boston, MA | Private | $31,569 | 81% | $68,245 |
| 38 | Western New England University Springfield, MA | Private | $31,170 | 83% | $73,157 |
| 39 | Nichols College Dudley, MA | Private | $31,065 | 88% | $58,063 |
| 40 | Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Norton, MA | Private | $30,934 | 71% | $67,725 |
| 41 | Mitchell College New London, CT | Private | $30,841 | 73% | $39,115 |
| 42 | Sterling College Craftsbury Common, VT | Private | $30,785 | 92% | $30,573 |
| 43 | Bates College Lewiston, ME | Private | $30,703 | 13% | $69,498 |
| 44 | New England College Henniker, NH | Private | $30,299 | 96% | $42,092 |
| 45 | Dean College Franklin, MA | Private | $30,236 | 74% | $38,109 |
| 46 | Goddard College Plainfield, VT | Private | $30,152 | 20% | $25,552 |
| 47 | Saint Michael's College Colchester, VT | Private | $30,033 | 92% | $61,317 |
| 48 | Suffolk University Boston, MA | Private | $30,031 | 85% | $67,506 |
| 49 | Stonehill College Easton, MA | Private | $29,969 | 73% | $77,745 |
| 50 | Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA | Private | $29,562 | 38% | $58,418 |