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Worcester State University
Worcester, MA · Public · 3,930 students · mostly bachelor degrees
20th-cheapest of 117 Massachusetts colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$13,381
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$22,874
Graduation rate
61%
Admission rate
88%
Median graduate earnings
$60,624
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$19,500
Average SAT
1150
Median ACT
24
Pell grant recipients
30%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
86 programsClinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree62 grads/yr$92,133Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree27 grads/yr$92,068Biotechnology · Bachelor's Degree16 grads/yr$90,565Business Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree27 grads/yr$81,000Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering · Master's Degree28 grads/yr$79,966Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering · Bachelor's Degree25 grads/yr$74,386Biology/Biological Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree66 grads/yr$68,459Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree144 grads/yr$66,405Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Education · Master's Degree62 grads/yr$66,285Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Bachelor's Degree83 grads/yr$65,588Clinical/Medical Social Work · Bachelor's Degree65 grads/yr$63,505Communication Disorders Sciences and Services, Other · Master's Degree24 grads/yr$62,355Econometrics and Quantitative Economics · Bachelor's Degree10 grads/yr$62,138Communication Disorders Sciences and Services, Other · Bachelor's Degree34 grads/yr$58,126Mathematics, General · Bachelor's Degree13 grads/yr$57,434Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree154 grads/yr$57,244General Studies · Bachelor's Degree47 grads/yr$55,273Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other · Bachelor's Degree13 grads/yr$54,245Public/Applied History · Bachelor's Degree30 grads/yr$53,455Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Education · Bachelor's Degree63 grads/yr$52,337Communication, General · Bachelor's Degree44 grads/yr$50,511Urban Studies/Affairs · Bachelor's Degree9 grads/yr$48,387Sociology, General · Bachelor's Degree35 grads/yr$47,754English Language and Literature, General · Bachelor's Degree24 grads/yr$43,416Geographic Information Science and Cartography · Bachelor's Degree4 grads/yr$41,054
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.