Worcester State University Tuition, Costs & Financial Aid

Aid reaches furthest at the lower end of the family-income range, where average prices sit well below those in the highest band. For the average aid recipient, the published cost of $22,874 (an average across living arrangements) becomes an average net price of $13,381 after $9,493 in aid.

Aid covers about 42% of the published cost for the average aid recipient. Across the income bands, average net prices run from $8,793 in the lowest band to $19,679 in the highest, with $9,629, $9,540, and $13,658 in the intervening bands.

That ordering shows lower average prices at lower family incomes, though an individual award can differ from the band average. The sticker-to-net reduction and the income pattern point in the same direction.

The published cost of attendance at Worcester State University is $22,874 (an average across living arrangements), and average net prices for aid recipients differ by family-income band. The averages are $8,793 for the lowest band, $9,629 for the lower-middle band, $9,540 for the middle band, $13,658 for the upper-middle band, and $19,679 for the highest band.

The spread between the lowest and highest is $10,886. Azimuth ranks Worcester State University #218 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Aid covers about 42% of the published cost for the average aid recipient, an average savings of $9,493 against the sticker price. Across all aid recipients, the average net price is $13,381, which is $687 below the peer median of $14,068 at comparable institutions (same type and size).

Published in-state tuition is $11,786, compared with out-of-state tuition of $17,866. The average price and the peer comparison both point toward lower costs for aid recipients.

Federal loan borrowing is widespread, but the typical completed borrower carries less debt than the comparable-institution median. Borrowers who completed have median federal student loan debt of $19,500, and 88.9% of federal aid recipients borrow federal loans.

That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $222 a month if repaid over ten years. It is $1,729 below the peer median debt of $21,229 at comparable institutions (same type and size).

Median Parent PLUS borrowing is $17,518. Use the Financial GPS tool for personalized scenarios including Parent PLUS.

Federal borrowing is widespread at Worcester State University, with 88.9% of federal aid recipients taking federal loans. Among borrowers who complete, median federal student loan debt is $19,500.

That median is $1,729 below the peer median of $21,229 at comparable institutions (same type and size). For the separate parent-borrower population, median Parent PLUS borrowing is $17,518.

For an investment decision, above-expected earnings sit alongside debt below the comparable-college benchmark at Worcester State University. Federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $63,801 four years after completion, placing the university in the 62nd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Earnings beyond expectations, the gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students, are in the 66th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $3,102 more than the model expects for similar students.

The earnings scenarios run from $50,178 in the downside case to $79,315 in the upside case, with the typical scenario at the observed median. Median federal student loan debt at completion is $19,500, $1,729 below the peer median of $21,229, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size).

That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $222 a month if repaid over ten years. Above-expected earnings and lower peer-relative debt point in the same direction.

For the separate population of parent borrowers, median Parent PLUS borrowing is $17,518. For student borrowers, that debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $222 a month if repaid over ten years.

The Financial GPS tool offers personalized family cost analysis.

A missing figure does not mean zero. Sources and reporting periods: methodology.

Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

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