UMass Boston Housing Costs

$3,066 Other Living Expenses Typical Cost

What is the Cost of Living at UMass Boston?

There are additional costs associated with college other than tuition. Find out below exactly how much you will be spending to attend University of Massachusetts-Boston.

On this page you will find:

Living Expenses Outline
Room & Board Trends and Total Expenses
Meal Plans and Housing Requirements
References

Room and Board Expenses at UMass Boston

Housing and meal plans are priced out separately here. The standard student paid $11,560 in 2026, and a standard meal plan cost $6,360. All told, a typical on-campus student at University of Massachusetts-Boston can expect to spend about $26,188 in 2026 across housing, dining, books and other living expenses.

The table below shows the expected costs of on-campus and off-campus housing and dining plans for University of Massachusetts-Boston.

Expense	On Campus	Off Campus
Room and Board	$22,122	$18,543
— Housing	$11,560
— Meals	$6,360
Other Living Expenses	$3,066	$3,066
Books and Supplies	$1,000	$1,000
Total	$26,188	$22,609

Room & Board Trends and Total Expenses? Projected Four-Year Total: $113,119

Housing and dining costs rarely hold still from one year to the next. A forward look helps you avoid sticker shock later in your degree.

Carried across a typical four-year degree, room, board and other living costs add up to about $113,119 in housing, food and other expenses.

Here is how combined on-campus room and board has moved over the last few reported years, with a projection of where it is headed, at University of Massachusetts-Boston.

Year	Room & Board
Three Years Ago	$19,940
Two Years Ago	$18,818
One Year Ago	$20,578
Most Recent Year (2026)	$22,122
One Year From Now *	$22,928
Two Years From Now *	$23,765
Three Years From Now *	$24,632
Four Years From Now *	$25,530

* estimated

Room and board changed an average of 3.6% per year. If that pace holds, room and board would land around $26,994 for room, board and essentials in year one.

At this pace, a senior would spend approximately $29,596 for a bachelor’s program; a two-year student would see about $27,831 for the last year of an associate degree.

Over a four-year stay, the projected room, board and living-cost total is about $113,119 for four years, or about $54,825 over a two-year associate program.