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UMass to Increase Tuition 15 Percent

By Alison Go

February 25, 2009 RSS Feed Print

The University of Massachusetts trustees are likely to approve a 15 percent tuition hike for all in-state students. That is a $1,500 increase, bringing the average tuition to $11,000 a year. The fee hike would take effect next year.

Along with the tuition hike, the five-campus system plans to reduce spending by about $50 million.

Meanwhile, the faculty at the University of Massachusetts in both Amherst and Boston has agreed to a wage freeze this year. The contract deal, reached Friday, raises salaries by 1.5 percent next year and 3.5 percent the following year.

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Someone who writes about higher education should understand the difference between tuition and fees. The increase was in fees, not tuition. Tuition has been held steady for a few years.

Betty C. of MA 9:49AM April 03, 2010

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acai berry weight loss of 12:24AM March 26, 2010

The tuition waiver is only 1.7k. They're raising costs by 1.5K so I got $200 bucks. And for what? A 50% job placement rate? The career center refuses to release the names of companies that recruit from the school. You'd think that colleges would like to show how attractive the school's education is by showing solid recruiters.Any red flags yet? From my perspective the "low cost" of the school is a poor trade off for career placement

Will F of MA 7:49PM April 28, 2009

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