Fisher College
Boston, Massachusetts · Website
$49,669
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$49,669
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Fisher College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Boston, Massachusetts with 1,167 undergraduates and 116 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $26,649 a year (tuition and fees $35,689). It admits 71% of applicants and 28% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $49,669 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $25,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$26,649
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$35,689
US median $11,837
Admission rate
71%
US median 78%
Completion rate
28%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$25,000
About $265 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$49,669
Rank 1,498 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $26,649
- Tuition and fees
- $35,689
- Cost of attendance
- $53,921
- Students with a need-based grant
- 40%
- Students with federal loans
- 61%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $25,071
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $25,267
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $27,168
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $26,511
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $30,661
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $28,942 in 2015-16 to $35,689 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 71%
- SAT reading, middle
- 475
- SAT math, middle
- 460
- ACT, middle
- 20
- Undergraduates
- 1,167
- Graduate students
- 116
- Part-time students
- 47%
- Women
- 52%
- Students per teacher
- 14
- Completion rate
- 28%
- Retention rate
- 55%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 41
- Other
- Hispanic-serving
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,498 of 5,094 US colleges and 65 of 106 in Massachusetts (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $26,649 | $24,402 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $35,689 | $34,256 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 71% | 71% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 28% | 69% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 55% | 79% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $25,000 | $21,882 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $44,366 | $46,320 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $49,669 | $53,104 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 44% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 69% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
41 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human Services, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 33 | $23,422 | $35,289 | $48,902 | $48,597 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 32 | $27,000 | $53,754 | $69,576 | $68,257 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 30 | Withheld | Withheld | $90,584 | $103,485 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $26,500 | $45,695 | $80,136 | $55,378 |
| Psychology, GeneralOnlineMaster's | Master's | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | - | Withheld | - |
| Psychology, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | $27,000 | $36,873 | $41,644 | $50,706 |
| Biology, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,562 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 12 | $17,017 | $51,420 | $63,147 | $37,073 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $88,910 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | $36,272 | $37,656 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $92,374 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | $32,841 | $61,133 | $63,505 | $58,716 |
| Communication and Media StudiesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | $27,375 | $38,510 | $50,535 | $56,359 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $44,125 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $35,447 |
| MarketingOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,303 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing OperationsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | $26,000 | $36,306 | Withheld | $59,631 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 5 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Accounting and Related ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | $85,199 | $76,194 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $83,343 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,072 |
| Psychology, GeneralOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,288 |
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Questions and answers
How much does Fisher College cost?
$26,649 a year is the average net price at Fisher College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $35,689, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $53,921. Families earning under $30,000 pay $25,071 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Fisher College?
71% of applicants are admitted to Fisher College. The median admission rate of colleges in Massachusetts is 71%.
How much do Fisher College graduates earn?
$49,669 a year is the median pay of former Fisher College students who work, 10 years after they started ($44,366 after 6 years). That ranks 1,498 of 5,094 US colleges and 65 of 106 in Massachusetts. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Health and Medical Administrative Services (Bachelor's) at $61,133.
How much student debt do Fisher College graduates have?
$25,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Fisher College graduates, about $265 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 61% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Fisher College?
28% of first-time, full-time students at Fisher College finish within 6 years. 55% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Fisher College?
Human Services, General (33 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (32 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (30 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 41 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.