Bay State College Business Programs

Located in Boston, Massachusetts, Bay State College is a private for-profit institution. The city atmosphere of Boston makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

Bay State College Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Bay State College has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#98	Best Business Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Bay State College.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#77	Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Where Is Bay State College?

Contact details for Bay State College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	31 St. James Avenue, Boston, MA 02116
Phone:	617-217-9000
Website:	www.baystate.edu

How Do I Get Into Bay State College?

You can apply to Bay State College online at: www.connect.baystate.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Bay State College

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	considered but not required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	considered but not required
Recommendations	considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores	neither required nor recommended
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Bay State College?

The acceptance rate of Bay State College is 34%. While it may not be as selective as some schools, it does screen its applicants very carefully. Do what you can to stand out among others in the pool of applicants!

Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 46%, and the acceptance rate for women is 30%.

Can I Afford Bay State College?

The overall average net price of Bay State College is $45,716. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Bay State College, approximately 75% of students took out student loans averaging $11,781 a year. That adds up to $47,124 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Bay State College is 4.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Bay State College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 691 undergraduate students at Bay State College, with 283 being full-time and 408 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 283 full-time undergraduates at Bay State College, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Bay State College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	14
Black or African American	61
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	149
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	33

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at Bay State College. At this time, 8 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 21 countries are represented at Bay State College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Nepal.

Online Learning at Bay State College

In 2019-2020, 375 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Bay State College has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 16th most popular in Massachusetts for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Bay State College

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Bay State College was $29,200 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Bay State College is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
General Hospitality Administration/Management	#34	#28
Hospitality Management	#46	#34

Online Growth Rankings of Bay State College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Bay State College was -8.1%. This is the #1,705 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Bay State College regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Bay State College ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Bay State College.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
General Hospitality Administration/Management	#83
Hospitality Management	#138
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	#314

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Bay State College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	4	37	41
Fashion Merchandising	0	3	3
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	0	0	0
General Hospitality Administration/Management	0	0	0
TOTAL	4	40	44

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.