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Fitchburg State University
Fitchburg, MA · Public · 2,752 students · mostly bachelor degrees
21st-cheapest of 117 Massachusetts colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$14,262
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$25,555
Graduation rate
55%
Admission rate
87%
Median graduate earnings
$53,874
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$24,239
Average SAT
1150
Median ACT
22
Pell grant recipients
33%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
82 programsClinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree150 grads/yr$92,187Business Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree342 grads/yr$90,969Educational Leadership and Administration, General · Master's Degree74 grads/yr$89,717Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree18 grads/yr$75,879Curriculum and Instruction · Master's Degree202 grads/yr$72,362Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology/Technician · Bachelor's Degree8 grads/yr$66,707Biology/Biological Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree32 grads/yr$65,991Education/Teaching of Individuals with Orthopedic and Other Physical Health Impairments · Master's Degree74 grads/yr$64,927Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree97 grads/yr$64,528Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Bachelor's Degree58 grads/yr$62,396Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Education · Master's Degree11 grads/yr$61,409Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General · Bachelor's Degree4 grads/yr$60,768Clinical/Medical Social Work · Master's Degree11 grads/yr$60,251Firearms Training/Safety · Bachelor's Degree$54,813Human Services, General · Bachelor's Degree14 grads/yr$52,945English Language and Literature, General · Bachelor's Degree3 grads/yr$51,141Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary (CTP) Program · Bachelor's Degree35 grads/yr$50,089Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree42 grads/yr$50,046Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Education · Bachelor's Degree32 grads/yr$46,696Communication, General · Bachelor's Degree12 grads/yr$46,129Design and Visual Communications, General · Bachelor's Degree34 grads/yr$42,946
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.