Top 50 Best Associate Degree Programs in Massachusetts by ROI

Every Associate Degree program in Massachusetts ranked by estimated 20-year net return on investment across all majors. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Programs in Massachusetts

152

Colleges with salary data

Average 20-Yr Net ROI

+$3,885

Across all Massachusetts programs

Average Annual Cost

$16,838

Cost of attendance

#	College	Major	20-Yr Net ROI	Median Salary	Annual Cost	Avg Debt
1	North Shore Community College Grad rate: 19.4%	Fire Protection.	+$1,329,332	$110,475	$13,204	$10,192	Full ROI →
2	Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$846,965	$86,407	N/A	$30,500	Full ROI →
3	Roxbury Community College Grad rate: 12.4%	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$646,988	$76,901	$15,897	$14,250	Full ROI →
4	American International College Grad rate: 39.8%	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$614,054	$78,249	$55,463	N/A	Full ROI →
5	Northern Essex Community College Grad rate: 18.8%	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$599,759	$74,336	$11,921	$17,125	Full ROI →
6	Bristol Community College Grad rate: 21.3%	Engineering, General.	+$587,857	$73,599	$11,846	$15,134	Full ROI →
7	Massachusetts Bay Community College Grad rate: 17.2%	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$584,348	$72,552	$13,346	N/A	Full ROI →
8	Bunker Hill Community College Grad rate: 17.8%	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$562,938	$72,858	$14,699	$18,388	Full ROI →
9	Massasoit Community College Grad rate: 20.8%	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$515,236	$70,289	$13,887	$16,866	Full ROI →
10	Greenfield Community College Grad rate: 27.5%	Engineering Science.	+$485,836	$67,667	$13,752	N/A	Full ROI →
11	Laboure College of Healthcare	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$474,255	$67,865	N/A	$31,885	Full ROI →
12	Springfield Technical Community College Grad rate: 23.9%	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$460,281	$67,593	$14,223	$17,135	Full ROI →
13	Holyoke Community College Grad rate: 27.3%	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$446,958	$67,116	$13,587	$20,880	Full ROI →
14	Bristol Community College Grad rate: 21.3%	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$436,819	$65,979	$11,846	$14,125	Full ROI →
15	Regis College Grad rate: 68.3%	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$435,161	$72,331	$64,315	$31,725	Full ROI →
16	Mount Wachusett Community College Grad rate: 28.0%	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$425,503	$66,205	$14,330	$22,175	Full ROI →
17	Quinsigamond Community College Grad rate: 21.0%	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$423,124	$66,294	$13,295	$26,789	Full ROI →
18	Northern Essex Community College Grad rate: 18.8%	Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other.	+$422,238	$65,443	$11,921	$16,874	Full ROI →
19	Springfield Technical Community College Grad rate: 23.9%	Dental Support Services and Allied Professions.	+$412,981	$64,839	$14,223	$11,372	Full ROI →
20	Berkshire Community College Grad rate: 19.1%	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$399,615	$65,271	$17,544	$22,753	Full ROI →
21	Quincy College Grad rate: 16.3%	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$376,306	$62,768	$19,527	N/A	Full ROI →
22	Middlesex Community College Grad rate: 19.1%	Dental Support Services and Allied Professions.	+$357,327	$62,029	$10,759	$16,100	Full ROI →
23	Quincy College Grad rate: 16.3%	Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions.	+$353,586	$61,632	$19,527	N/A	Full ROI →
24	North Shore Community College Grad rate: 19.4%	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$349,626	$62,129	$13,204	$19,663	Full ROI →
25	Massasoit Community College Grad rate: 20.8%	Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.	+$340,237	$61,381	$13,887	$14,525	Full ROI →
26	Springfield Technical Community College Grad rate: 23.9%	Engineering, General.	+$339,534	$60,399	$14,223	N/A	Full ROI →
27	Mount Wachusett Community College Grad rate: 28.0%	Dental Support Services and Allied Professions.	+$334,000	$60,133	$14,330	N/A	Full ROI →
28	Greenfield Community College Grad rate: 27.5%	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$305,482	$59,704	$13,752	$15,625	Full ROI →
29	Bunker Hill Community College Grad rate: 17.8%	Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.	+$300,777	$59,825	$14,699	$19,500	Full ROI →
30	North Shore Community College Grad rate: 19.4%	Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.	+$295,207	$59,352	$13,204	$18,833	Full ROI →
31	Holyoke Community College Grad rate: 27.3%	Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.	+$285,886	$57,653	$13,587	N/A	Full ROI →
32	Cape Cod Community College Grad rate: 22.4%	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$285,076	$58,908	$14,356	$18,053	Full ROI →
33	Middlesex Community College Grad rate: 19.1%	Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.	+$276,461	$57,842	$10,759	$13,971	Full ROI →
34	Massachusetts Bay Community College Grad rate: 17.2%	Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.	+$273,983	$57,840	$13,346	$11,944	Full ROI →
35	Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology Grad rate: 45.4%	Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians.	+$269,918	$58,259	$27,631	N/A	Full ROI →
36	Fisher College Grad rate: 27.4%	Health and Medical Administrative Services.	+$268,931	$62,198	$52,723	$21,913	Full ROI →
37	Springfield Technical Community College Grad rate: 23.9%	Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.	+$263,419	$57,617	$14,223	$15,166	Full ROI →
38	Cape Cod Community College Grad rate: 22.4%	Dental Support Services and Allied Professions.	+$248,340	$57,633	$14,356	$26,376	Full ROI →
39	FINE Mortuary College	Funeral Service and Mortuary Science.	+$239,046	$56,293	N/A	$34,677	Full ROI →
40	Northern Essex Community College Grad rate: 18.8%	Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.	+$238,997	$56,134	$11,921	$14,697	Full ROI →
41	Middlesex Community College Grad rate: 19.1%	Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician.	+$226,521	$55,161	$10,759	$11,245	Full ROI →
42	Bristol Community College Grad rate: 21.3%	Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other.	+$224,868	$54,428	$11,846	N/A	Full ROI →
43	Springfield Technical Community College Grad rate: 23.9%	Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians.	+$224,170	$55,130	$14,223	$7,395	Full ROI →
44	Bristol Community College Grad rate: 21.3%	Dental Support Services and Allied Professions.	+$222,048	$54,287	$11,846	N/A	Full ROI →
45	Quinsigamond Community College Grad rate: 21.0%	Dental Support Services and Allied Professions.	+$221,650	$56,032	$13,295	$24,000	Full ROI →
46	Quinsigamond Community College Grad rate: 21.0%	Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.	+$221,291	$55,934	$13,295	$22,814	Full ROI →
47	Mount Wachusett Community College Grad rate: 28.0%	Business/Commerce, General.	+$175,892	$52,852	$14,330	$9,250	Full ROI →
48	Massachusetts Bay Community College Grad rate: 17.2%	Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies.	+$163,610	$52,006	$13,346	$7,272	Full ROI →
49	Northern Essex Community College Grad rate: 18.8%	Computer and Information Sciences, General.	+$129,044	$50,699	$11,921	$15,625	Full ROI →
50	Bunker Hill Community College Grad rate: 17.8%	Criminal Justice and Corrections.	+$128,397	$50,261	$14,699	$5,500	Full ROI →

How ROI is calculated

20-Year Net ROI = Gross Earnings (salary × 20) − Total Degree Cost − Debt Payoff (×1.35) − Baseline Opportunity Cost ($42,000 × 20). Data from the U.S. College Scorecard.