University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth

The published cost of attendance at University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth is $33,485, setting the sticker-price starting point before grants and scholarships. In its 2024-25 Common Data Set, the university reported $15,418 in-state tuition, $815 in required fees, and $19,132 for on-campus food and housing for the 2025-26 academic year.

Out-of-state tuition was $32,967. For aid recipients, the average net price, what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships, is $20,927.

Financial aid offsets $12,558 from the published cost on average. That net price is above the $14,068 peer median at comparable institutions (same type and size), by $6,859.

Azimuth ranks the university #781 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions. The above-peer net price and Azimuth ranking describe a less favorable cost picture than the sticker price alone.

Family income shapes the price families face at University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth. The published cost of attendance is $33,485.

Average net price, what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships, is $15,976 for the lowest family-income band, $16,042 for the lower-middle band, $17,530 for the middle band, $22,273 for the upper-middle band, and $28,147 for the highest band. The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $12,171.

Azimuth ranks the university #781 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions. Aid offsets part of the published cost, though the overall price remains higher than the peer benchmark.

For the average aid recipient, aid covers about 38% of the published cost, offsetting $12,558 against the sticker price. Across all aid recipients, the average net price is $20,927.

The peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), is $14,068, with the university’s average net price $6,859 above that figure. Aid reduces the listed cost, but the average price still sits above the comparable-institution median.

Federal borrowing is common among undergraduates here, and typical borrower debt is above the comparable-institution figure. 93.0% of federal aid recipients take federal loans.

Among borrowers who completed, median federal student loan debt is $25,000. The peer median federal debt for comparable institutions (same type and size) is $21,229, and the university’s median is $3,771 above it.

Median Parent PLUS borrowing among parent borrowers is $22,757. The median federal debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $284 a month if repaid over ten years.

For federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled, $69,251 is the median four years after completion, placing earnings in the 75th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. That is above the peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), of $57,301, a difference of $11,950.

Azimuth puts the university’s return pillar in the 68th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $10,508 more than the model expects for similar students, placing earnings beyond expectations—the gap between graduate earnings and the model’s expectation for similar students—in the 84th percentile.

The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $5,664. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain adds $4,844. The peer comparison and model measure point the same way.

For federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled, University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth has median earnings of $69,251 four years after completion. The earnings cohort includes 2,223 completers, and Azimuth places the median in the 75th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Earnings beyond expectations, the gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students, also favors the university. Graduates earn about $10,508 more than the model expects for similar students.

Azimuth places that measure in the 84th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Earnings scenarios based on the program mix range from $49,125 in the downside scenario to $69,251 in the typical scenario and $90,168 in the upside scenario.

An estimated 30.0% continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix rather than observed enrollment. The reported median and the model comparison point in the same direction.

Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $69,251, in the 75th percentile nationally. That is $11,950 above the median of $57,301 for comparable institutions (same type and size).

Azimuth ranks University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth #467 for return among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $10,508 more than the model expects for similar students.

That result sits in the 84th percentile nationally. The earnings advantage appears against both the median for comparable institutions and the model benchmark.

The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $5,664. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain adds $4,844.

Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $1,967. The program mix tilts toward business, health professions and engineering, fields that together shape the overall earnings profile.

Estimated from the program mix, the downside earnings scenario is $49,125 and the upside scenario is $90,168. An estimated 30.0% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix.

Earnings scenarios at University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth range from $49,125 in the downside case to $90,168 in the upside case. The typical scenario aligns with the reported school-level median, and all of these are scenarios based on program mix rather than observed groups.

At the upper end of published program earnings four years after completion, Computer Engineering shows median earnings of $98,642, Computer and Information Sciences shows $96,727, and Electrical Engineering shows $94,683. The program medians and modeled range describe a broad spread in earnings outcomes.

The earnings picture at University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth is solid, but the cost side asks more of families than the earnings alone suggest. Graduates earn about $10,508 more than the model expects for similar students, yet the average net price and debt both run above the peer median.

The published cost of attendance is $33,485. The average net price, what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships, is $20,927.

That is $6,859 above the peer median of $14,068 for comparable institutions (same type and size). Borrowers who complete a degree leave with a median of $25,000 in federal student loans, $3,771 above the peer median of $21,229.

If repaid over ten years, that debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $284 a month. Parents who borrow hold a separate median of $22,757 in Parent PLUS loans.

University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth admitted 90.6% of applicants, a rate above the median of 85.9% for comparable institutions (same type and size). In its 2024-25 Common Data Set, the university reported 10,658 first-year applicants, 9,661 admitted applicants, and 1,299 enrolled first-year students.

The admission rate describes a group outcome rather than an individual prediction.

Nursing is the higher-earning ranked program in this set, whereas the other fields sit in a more moderate range four years after completion. Management Information Systems and Services has median earnings of $83,480 four years after completion, with 47 degrees awarded; Azimuth ranks it #43 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field.

Visual and Performing Arts posts $38,676 with 27 degrees awarded, and Azimuth ranks it #18 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field. Sociology and Anthropology records $41,529 on 20 degrees awarded and ranks #3 nationally by Azimuth among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field.

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions has $84,323 with 21 degrees awarded; Azimuth ranks it #21 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field.

Program results vary across the 21 fields with Azimuth national ranks at University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth. Azimuth ranks Sociology and Anthropology #3 nationally in its field; it awarded 20 degrees and its completers had median earnings of $41,529 four years after completion.

Visual and Performing Arts is ranked #18 nationally by Azimuth in its field, with 27 degrees awarded and median earnings of $38,676 four years after completion. Azimuth ranks Management Information Systems and Services #43 nationally in its field; 47 degrees were awarded, and median earnings reached $83,480 four years after completion.

The bachelor's degrees at University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth are spread across a practical set of fields, with no single family dominating. Business accounts for 27.7% of degrees awarded, followed by Health Professions at 15.8% and Engineering at 12.4%.

The largest single program is Nursing, at 144 degrees awarded, with Psychology second at 94 and Business Administration and Management third at 87. Across the university, 27 programs have published four-year earnings data, and Azimuth ranks 21 of them nationally within their fields.

The strongest program by national rank is Sociology and Anthropology, which Azimuth ranks #1 in Massachusetts within its field, with 20 degrees awarded. Visual and Performing Arts ranks #18 nationally and #1 in Massachusetts within its field, with median earnings of $38,676 four years after completion.

The highest-earning program is Computer Engineering, where graduates earn a median of $98,642, though it awards only 19 degrees a year. Computer and Information Sciences is the second-highest-earning, at $96,727 from 43 degrees awarded.

The highest-ranked programs span social sciences, arts, and technical fields, while the largest programs by degrees awarded sit in the middle of the earnings distribution. Nursing, the largest program, earns a median of $86,150, which sits below the top-earning engineering programs.

The highest payoffs four years out are in the engineering fields, which together account for a smaller share of total degrees. 21.9% of degrees awarded are in STEM fields.