It depends on whether or not your move to MA was permanent or not. If you intend on returning there after completing grad school - no, you should not have to file the MA return. Since you were in MA for grad school, that is considered a temporary residency. As long as you intend to return to IN after school, Indiana is your resident state. In the Personal Information (My Info) section, make sure you have indicated that IN is your resident state and that you have not listed MA anywhere on your return. When you are asked about what states you lived in, enter IN for the entire year. You can use a MA mailing address if you don't want to use your IN address, but when it asks what states you lived in, only indicate IN since you are in MA temporarily for education purposes.
As long as you did not earn any income in MA, the return will not generate. You should have your federal return and 1 resident state return for IN. Now, if you work in MA while being a student there, you will need to file a non-resident return there. But there is no need to list MA as a ''resident'' state as long as your time there is temporary and you maintain residence in IN.
This is all assuming you intend to return ''home'' to IN after school. If you permanently moved to MA and you are not intending to return to IN, then you are a part-year resident of both states and will need to file a federal return + 2 part-year state returns. In this case, you would enter the moving dates in the Personal Information section, and next year, only file a MA resident tax return, assuming you don't move again in 2021. @alexk1998
What is my state residency status? - See the 2nd residency student example here; it is very similar to your situation. 😉
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