Fitchburg State University
Fitchburg, Massachusetts · Also known as Fitchburg State · Website
$53,874
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$53,874
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Fitchburg State University is a public 4-year college in Fitchburg, Massachusetts with 2,752 undergraduates and 2,865 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $14,262 a year (tuition and fees $11,346 in-state, $17,426 out-of-state). It admits 87% of applicants and 55% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $53,874 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $24,239 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$14,262
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$11,346
Out-of-state $17,426
Admission rate
87%
US median 78%
Completion rate
55%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$24,239
About $257 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$53,874
Rank 1,181 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
- $14,262
- Tuition in-state
- $11,346
- Tuition out-of-state
- $17,426
- Cost of attendance
- $25,555
- Students with a need-based grant
- 33%
- Students with federal loans
- 47%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $10,204
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $11,199
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $11,540
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $15,571
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $21,123
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 $9,935 in 2015-16 to $11,346 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
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1,150
- SAT reading, middle
- 540
- SAT math, middle
- 540
- ACT, middle
- 22
- Undergraduates
- 2,752
- Graduate students
- 2,865
- Part-time students
- 19%
- Women
- 53%
- Students per teacher
- 11
- Completion rate
- 55%
- Retention rate
- 69%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 82
- Endowment
- $26.8M
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 1,181 of 5,094 US colleges and 52 of 106 in Massachusetts (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $14,262 | $24,402 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $11,346 | $34,256 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 87% | 71% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 55% | 69% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 69% | 79% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $24,239 | $21,882 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $41,999 | $46,320 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $53,874 | $53,104 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 66% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 73% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
82 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 342 | $18,703 | $76,664 | $90,969 | $103,485 |
| Curriculum and InstructionOnlineMaster's | Master's | 202 | $17,119 | $63,724 | $72,362 | $63,399 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 150 | $26,810 | $80,228 | $92,187 | $88,910 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 97 | $24,250 | $49,907 | $64,528 | $68,257 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 97 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer ScienceMaster's | Master's | 89 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineMaster's | Master's | 74 | Withheld | $79,347 | $89,717 | $71,685 |
| Special Education and TeachingOnlineMaster's | Master's | 74 | $21,659 | $59,740 | $64,927 | $64,397 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 64 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 58 | $23,685 | $43,418 | $62,396 | $55,378 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 42 | $26,000 | $37,545 | $50,046 | $50,706 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 38 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| MarketingOnlineMaster's | Master's | 38 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 35 | $22,976 | $39,530 | $50,089 | $50,532 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 34 | $26,000 | $29,191 | $42,946 | $51,490 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 32 | $22,785 | $40,780 | $46,696 | $47,382 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 32 | $25,984 | $41,250 | $65,991 | $57,214 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Behavioral SciencesOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | $27,000 | $47,508 | $75,879 | $92,374 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's | Master's | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,707 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,389 |
| Human Services, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | $25,000 | $45,641 | $52,945 | $48,597 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $107,009 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 13 | - | - | Withheld | - |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Fitchburg State University cost?
$14,262 a year is the average net price at Fitchburg State University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $11,346 for in-state students and $17,426 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $25,555. Families earning under $30,000 pay $10,204 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Fitchburg State University?
87% of applicants are admitted to Fitchburg State University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,150 and the middle ACT score is 22. The median admission rate of colleges in Massachusetts is 71%.
How much do Fitchburg State University graduates earn?
$53,874 a year is the median pay of former Fitchburg State University students who work, 10 years after they started ($41,999 after 6 years). That ranks 1,181 of 5,094 US colleges and 52 of 106 in Massachusetts. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's) at $80,228.
How much student debt do Fitchburg State University graduates have?
$24,239 is the median federal student loan debt of Fitchburg State University graduates, about $257 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 47% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Fitchburg State University?
55% of first-time, full-time students at Fitchburg State University finish within 6 years. 69% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Fitchburg State University?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (342 master's graduates), Curriculum and Instruction (202 master's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (150 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 82 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.