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Located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, Fitchburg State University is a public institution. Fitchburg is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

103 Undergraduate Degrees
432 Graduate Degrees
$25,824 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
88% Acceptance Rate

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Fitchburg State University Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

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

Rank Ranking Name Share
#8 Best Value Marketing Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#18 Best Value Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#21 Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#23 Most Popular Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#39 Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#85 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Where Is Fitchburg State University?

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Contact details for Fitchburg State are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 160 Pearl St, Fitchburg, MA 01420-2697
Phone: 978-345-2151
Website: www.fitchburgstate.edu
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FitchburgStateUniversity
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Fitchburg_State

How Do I Get Into Fitchburg State?

You can apply to Fitchburg State online at: www.fitchburgstate.edu/admissions/applying/

Admission Requirements for Fitchburg State

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into Fitchburg State?

88% Acceptance Rate
59% Of Accepted Are Women
Since Fitchburg State has an acceptance rate of 88%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 82%, and the acceptance rate for women is 93%.

Can I Afford Fitchburg State University?

$25,824 Net Price
73% Take Out Loans
4.8% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of Fitchburg State is $25,824. 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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Fitchburg State, approximately 73% of students took out student loans averaging $7,392 a year. That adds up to $29,568 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Fitchburg State is 4.8%. 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.

Fitchburg State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,831 Full-Time Undergraduates
53% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 3,815 undergraduate students at Fitchburg State, with 2,831 being full-time and 984 being part-time.

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There are also 2,913 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,831 full-time undergraduates at Fitchburg State, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Fitchburg State University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 82
Black or African American 322
Hispanic or Latino 406
White 1,879
International Students 15
Other Races/Ethnicities 127

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at Fitchburg State University. At this time, 16 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 28 countries are represented at Fitchburg State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Germany.

Online Learning at Fitchburg State University

3,416 Took All Classes Online
6,116 Took At Least One Class Online
83.9% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 6,116 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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This school is the 2nd 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 Fitchburg State

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Fitchburg State University was $10,830 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $16,910. The following table shows how Fitchburg State 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 Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration #31 #50
Accounting #40 #28
Accounting #43 #34
Human Resource Management #58 #56

Online Growth Rankings of Fitchburg State

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Fitchburg State University was 83.9%. This is the #415 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Fitchburg State regardless of major.

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

Major Growth Rate Rank
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration #43
Accounting #62
Human Resource Management #71
Accounting #130
General Business Administration and Management #250
Business Administration & Management #322

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%.

Fitchburg State University Business Concentrations

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

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management 96 1 295 392
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration 0 0 88 88
Accounting 0 0 48 48
General Economics 7 0 0 7
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management 0 0 0 0
Health Communication 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 103 1 431 535

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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