North Shore Community College offers some of Massachusetts’ lowest in-state tuition and fees among public colleges in 2024

William A. Heineman, Ed.D., President - North Shore Community College
William A. Heineman, Ed.D., President - North Shore Community College
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Tuition and fees for in-state students at North Shore Community College in Danvers amounted to $5,352 in 2024, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.

For out-of-state students, tuition and fees at North Shore Community College remained steady at $10,920 in 2024, the same as the previous year.

Among public institutions in the state, the University of Massachusetts-Amherst had the highest tuition and fees for in-state students in 2024.

In the 2023-24 school year, graduate and undergraduate students received more than $256 billion in financial aid.

The average cost of college has more than doubled in the 21st century, growing by approximately 4% every year. In-state students can expect to spend nearly $10,000 on tuition alone per year at a public, 4-year post-secondary school. Meanwhile, out-of-state tuition averages $28,386.

Student loan debt has steadily increased over the last 30 years, reaching $1.75 trillion in 2024, averaging nearly $29,000 per borrower. Federal loans make up 92% of the debt, with over half of students at both public and private four-year colleges graduating with student loans.

Cost of Tuition for In-State Students in Massachusettsat Public Institutions, 2024 (Top 25 Cheapest Institutions)
City Institution Name College costs
Danvers North Shore Community College $5,352
Brockton Massasoit Community College $5,376
Greenfield Greenfield Community College $5,810
Fall River Bristol Community College $5,832
Wellesley Hills Massachusetts Bay Community College $5,856
Springfield Springfield Technical Community College $5,904
Holyoke Holyoke Community College $5,988
West Barnstable Cape Cod Community College $6,000
Medford Middlesex Community College $6,048
Roxbury Crossing Roxbury Community College $6,096
Gardner Mount Wachusett Community College $6,160
Pittsfield Berkshire Community College $6,164
Boston Bunker Hill Community College $6,168
Worcester Quinsigamond Community College $6,262
Haverhill Northern Essex Community College $6,732
Fitchburg Fitchburg State University $11,346
Buzzards Bay Massachusetts Maritime Academy $11,420
Worcester Worcester State University $11,786
Bridgewater Bridgewater State University $11,808
Framingham Framingham State University $11,920
Westfield Westfield State University $12,179
Salem Salem State University $12,338
North Adams Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts $12,436
Boston Massachusetts College of Art and Design $15,400
North Dartmouth The University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth $15,612

Information in this article was obtained from the National Center for Education Statistics. The source data can be found here.



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