$57,346
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Westfield State University is a public 4-year college in Westfield, Massachusetts with 3,615 undergraduates and 720 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $16,721 a year (tuition and fees $12,179 in-state, $18,259 out-of-state). It admits 81% of applicants and 54% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $57,346 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $22,457 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$16,721
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$12,179
Out-of-state $18,259
Admission rate
81%
US median 78%
Completion rate
54%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$22,457
About $238 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$57,346
Rank 939 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
- $16,721
- Tuition in-state
- $12,179
- Tuition out-of-state
- $18,259
- Cost of attendance
- $27,649
- Students with a need-based grant
- 33%
- Students with federal loans
- 51%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $10,751
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $11,517
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $14,199
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $18,201
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $23,286
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 $8,815 in 2015-16 to $12,179 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
- 81%
- SAT reading, middle
- 545
- SAT math, middle
- 540
- ACT, middle
- 20
- Undergraduates
- 3,615
- Graduate students
- 720
- Part-time students
- 12%
- Women
- 55%
- Students per teacher
- 17
- Completion rate
- 54%
- Retention rate
- 74%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 74
- Endowment
- $12.9M
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 939 of 5,094 US colleges and 47 of 106 in Massachusetts (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $16,721 | $24,402 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $12,179 | $34,256 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 81% | 71% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 54% | 69% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 74% | 79% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $22,457 | $21,882 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $46,861 | $46,320 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $57,346 | $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. 72% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 73% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
74 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 143 | $21,500 | $42,228 | $67,363 | $55,378 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 124 | $26,000 | $35,004 | $51,730 | $53,072 |
| Social WorkMaster's | Master's | 97 | $35,461 | $56,882 | $70,061 | $65,123 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 84 | $26,000 | $31,179 | $54,484 | $50,706 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 82 | $23,250 | $41,862 | $66,889 | $68,407 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 78 | $26,293 | $35,090 | $51,049 | $47,382 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 61 | $21,000 | $81,136 | $93,248 | $88,910 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 42 | $26,765 | $32,456 | $55,828 | $54,562 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 42 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,296 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 32 | $23,250 | $32,134 | $56,349 | $56,359 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | $24,500 | $42,776 | $64,904 | $57,214 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsMaster's | Master's | 28 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $66,714 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 28 | Withheld | $127,392 | Withheld | - |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | $25,000 | $38,596 | $55,699 | $51,790 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 24 | $36,914 | $54,545 | $62,001 | $65,184 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | $21,000 | $24,879 | $51,439 | $50,680 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $22,215 | $35,809 | $51,547 | $55,012 |
| Public AdministrationMaster's | Master's | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | $77,525 | $81,408 |
| Information Science/StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | $18,250 | $52,728 | Withheld | $85,294 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's | Master's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,707 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | $39,692 | $42,892 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Westfield State University cost?
$16,721 a year is the average net price at Westfield State University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $12,179 for in-state students and $18,259 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $27,649. Families earning under $30,000 pay $10,751 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Westfield State University?
81% of applicants are admitted to Westfield State University. The median admission rate of colleges in Massachusetts is 71%.
How much do Westfield State University graduates earn?
$57,346 a year is the median pay of former Westfield State University students who work, 10 years after they started ($46,861 after 6 years). That ranks 939 of 5,094 US colleges and 47 of 106 in Massachusetts. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's) at $127,392.
How much student debt do Westfield State University graduates have?
$22,457 is the median federal student loan debt of Westfield State University graduates, about $238 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 51% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Westfield State University?
54% of first-time, full-time students at Westfield State University finish within 6 years. 74% 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 Westfield State University?
Criminal Justice and Corrections (143 bachelor's graduates), Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (124 bachelor's graduates), Social Work (97 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 74 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.