Three Massachusetts colleges in America's top ten most expensive

As most parents and many college-aged children know, higher education can be insanely expensive.

The cost of colleges and universities across the country is on the rise, especially (it seems) in Massachusetts.

In a recent report by 247wallst.comsome of the most expensive colleges in the US are right here in the Bay State.

While most people may think that living closer to home would save them money on the college front, this clearly depends on where you live.

For Massachusetts residents, moving away from home may be the best way to pay less. This is due to The 50 Most Expensive Colleges in the country, seven of them are in Massachusetts and three more are just across state lines in Rhode Island.

This 20% of countries are the most expensive schools in our little corner of the world.

What makes a college “more expensive?”

247wallst.com compiled the numbers for every private, nonprofit college and university in America. They used the annual cost of tuition, books, room and board, minus any financial aid for full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students, and arrived at the average net price per year.

So which colleges and universities around Massachusetts and Rhode Island will set you back the most?

Here is the ranking of local schools.