Debt by Degrees » Massachusetts
This database was last updated in March 2017 and should only be used as a historical snapshot. More recent data is available from the U.S. Dept. of Education’s College Scorecard.
Massachusetts Colleges
Research University (16)
Predominately Associate Degrees College (23)
Predominately Bachelor's Degrees College (21)
Medical & Nursing School (4)
Tech & Engineering School (3)
Business School (5)
Art School (8)
Master's College (25)
Unclassified (67)
| Name | Type | Students Receiving Pell Grants | Avg. Cost for Low-Income Students | Median Federal Debt of Pell Grantees | Nonrepayment Rate of Pell Grantees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Roy Academy-Worcester | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 53% | $15,760 | $7,174 | 79.6% |
| Southeastern Technical Institute | Public, less-than 2-year | 69% | $10,233 | $4,982 | 48.3% |
| Rob Roy Academy-Taunton | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 41% | $13,726 | 77.9% | |
| Universal Technical Institute of Massachusetts Inc | Private for-profit, 2-year | 41% | $15,720 | $14,750 | 64.3% |
| Spa Tech Institute-Westboro | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 34% | $15,618 | $6,333 | 48.8% |
| Everest Institute-Chelsea | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 71% | $21,736 | $9,500 | 77.9% |
| Blue Hills Regional Technical School | Public, less-than 2-year | 51% | $21,442 | 52.0% | |
| Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School | Public, less-than 2-year | 29% | $17,818 | $9,500 | 52.3% |
| Empire Beauty School-Hyannis | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 52% | $13,823 | $7,000 | 83.4% |
| Greater Lowell Technical School | Public, less-than 2-year | 58% | $17,350 | $5,000 | |
| Charles H McCann Technical School | Public, less-than 2-year | 45% | $8,044 | ||
| EINE Inc | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 37% | $18,150 | ||
| Shawsheen Valley Regional Vocational Technical School | Public, less-than 2-year | 43% | $13,656 | $9,500 | |
| Mildred Elley-Pittsfield Campus | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 81% | $20,530 | $9,500 | 78.5% |
| Monty Tech | Public, less-than 2-year | 61% | $10,580 | ||
| Branford Hall Career Institute-Springfield Campus | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 82% | $25,867 | $8,846 | 72.4% |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Lowell | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 71% | $15,342 | $8,708 | 81.2% |
| Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy-Worcester | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 54% | $19,365 | $10,667 | |
| Jolie Hair and Beauty Academy-Ludlow | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 68% | $14,898 | $6,861 | 72.0% |
| The Salter School-Malden Campus | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 71% | $26,954 | $7,912 | 75.1% |
| Empire Beauty School-Framingham | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 45% | $13,101 | $8,578 | 76.8% |
| Medical Professional Institute | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 49% | $21,423 | $14,014 | 67.0% |
| Spa Tech Institute-Ipswich | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 27% | $17,377 | $6,333 | 48.8% |
| Spa Tech Institute-Plymouth | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 37% | $14,388 | $6,333 | 48.8% |
| DiGrigoli School of Cosmetology | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 78% | $9,432 | $6,222 | |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Brockton | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 72% | $14,208 | $8,708 | 81.2% |
| Tri County Regional Vocational Technical High School | Public, less-than 2-year | 20% | $10,207 | ||
| Salter School-New Bedford | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 72% | $24,579 | $7,912 | 75.1% |
| New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Massachusetts | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 74% | $11,861 | $6,333 | 58.4% |
| Springfield College-School of Professional and Continuing Studies | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 74% | $19,584 | 59.1% | |
| Alexander Academy | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 56% | $21,629 | ||
| Ailano School of Cosmetology | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 92% | $12,203 | ||
| Jupiter Beauty Academy | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 5% | |||
| Empire Beauty School-Boston | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 64% | $13,459 | $7,000 | 83.4% |
| Motoring Technical Training Institute | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 78% | $11,465 | $9,071 | 61.2% |
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of Nursing | Private not-for-profit, 2-year | 42% | $20,000 | 51.0% | |
| Empire Beauty School-Malden | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 67% | $13,036 | $7,427 | 73.2% |
| Catherine Hinds Institute of Esthetics | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 46% | $14,806 | $5,060 | 35.4% |
| The Salter School-Tewksbury Campus | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 67% | $25,014 | $7,912 | 75.1% |
| La Baron Hairdressing Academy-New Bedford | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 89% | $11,487 | ||
| New England Hair Academy | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 36% | $13,515 | ||
| Everest Institute-Brighton | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 73% | $19,446 | $9,500 | 79.2% |
| New England School of Photography | Private for-profit, 2-year | 19% | $40,731 | $12,000 | 42.9% |
| Empire Beauty School-Lowell | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 56% | $12,357 | $8,578 | 76.8% |
| Elizabeth Grady School of Esthetics and Massage Therapy | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 37% | $8,825 | $6,333 | 47.4% |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Somerville | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 72% | $14,652 | $8,708 | 81.2% |
| Diman Regional Technical Institute | Public, less-than 2-year | 56% | $15,049 | $8,533 | |
| National Aviation Academy of New England | Private for-profit, 2-year | 63% | $21,061 | $15,970 | 65.0% |
| Bancroft School of Massage Therapy | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 27% | $7,600 | 35.3% | |
| Rob Roy Academy-Fall River | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 53% | $13,776 | 81.7% | |
| Assabet Valley Regional Technical School | Public, less-than 2-year | 58% | $17,122 | ||
| Hallmark Institute of Photography | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 40% | $72,401 | $5,500 | 33.7% |
| Bay State School of Technology | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 50% | $35,625 | $8,511 | 59.2% |
| Henris School of Hair Design | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 76% | $9,444 | ||
| Kay Harvey Academy of Hair Design | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 95% | $12,426 | ||
| La Baron Hairdressing Academy-Brockton | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 88% | $15,838 | ||
| Lowell Academy Hairstyling Institute | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 50% | $14,877 | $6,772 | |
| Mansfield Beauty Schools-Springfield | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 63% | $18,379 | ||
| Mansfield Beauty Schools-Quincy | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 47% | $19,134 | ||
| Massachusetts School of Barbering | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 56% | $11,855 | $9,500 | |
| Southern Worcester County Regional Voc School District | Public, less-than 2-year | 41% | $20,964 | ||
| Cortiva Institute-Boston | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 83% | $21,014 | $7,917 | 56.2% |
| Rob Roy Academy-New Bedford | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 55% | $15,414 | ||
| Blackstone Valley Vocational Regional School District | Public, less-than 2-year | 18% | $8,350 | ||
| Millennium Training Institute | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 53% | $17,784 | $7,314 | |
| North Bennet Street School | Private not-for-profit, 2-year | 23% | $33,187 | $9,500 | 42.5% |
| Salter School-Fall River | Private for-profit, less-than 2-year | 71% | $26,506 | $7,912 | 75.1% |
| Brandeis University | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 20% | $13,311 | $27,038 | 28.0% |
| Clark University | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 23% | $17,438 | $26,000 | 24.8% |
| University of Massachusetts-Lowell | Public, 4-year | 29% | $10,718 | $21,500 | 45.6% |
| Boston University | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 14% | $22,695 | $27,000 | 24.3% |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 18% | $5,128 | $11,682 | 9.9% |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 15% | $25,377 | $28,250 | 12.7% |
| American International College | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 51% | $17,160 | $21,750 | 58.6% |
| Harvard University | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 13% | $2,473 | $11,030 | 50.0% |
| University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | Public, 4-year | 38% | $10,248 | $21,000 | 45.4% |
| Suffolk University | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 30% | $22,204 | $24,500 | 41.4% |
| University of Massachusetts-Boston | Public, 4-year | 39% | $7,346 | $18,367 | 48.3% |
| Northeastern University | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 13% | $18,240 | $27,000 | 33.3% |
| Lesley University | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 27% | $26,506 | $20,833 | 45.3% |
| Boston College | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 13% | $15,714 | $20,000 | 13.8% |
| Tufts University | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 11% | $10,574 | $14,000 | 14.1% |
| University of Massachusetts-Amherst | Public, 4-year | 25% | $11,064 | $22,750 | 32.0% |
| Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing | Private not-for-profit, 2-year | 32% | $20,000 | 45.1% | |
| Marian Court College | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 34% | $17,885 | $9,500 | 73.3% |
| Massachusetts Bay Community College | Public, 2-year | 31% | $11,238 | $3,748 | 49.2% |
| Middlesex Community College | Public, 2-year | 34% | $3,435 | $2,537 | 48.6% |
| Bristol Community College | Public, 2-year | 45% | $7,178 | $2,400 | 54.9% |
| Mount Wachusett Community College | Public, 2-year | 48% | $6,063 | $3,296 | 47.9% |
| Massasoit Community College | Public, 2-year | 44% | $5,930 | $3,973 | 55.9% |
| Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Cambridge | Private for-profit, 2-year | 44% | $18,301 | $10,290 | 76.2% |
| Bunker Hill Community College | Public, 2-year | 51% | $6,810 | $5,000 | 60.1% |
| Salter College-Chicopee | Private for-profit, 2-year | 86% | $24,809 | $7,912 | 75.1% |
| North Shore Community College | Public, 2-year | 46% | $6,947 | $3,750 | 59.5% |
| Springfield Technical Community College | Public, 2-year | 56% | $7,831 | $3,088 | 52.3% |
| Northern Essex Community College | Public, 2-year | 60% | $6,952 | $5,279 | 60.9% |
| Quincy College | Public, 2-year | 38% | $10,891 | $5,250 | 58.7% |
| Quinsigamond Community College | Public, 2-year | 49% | $5,754 | $4,705 | 52.5% |
| Roxbury Community College | Public, 2-year | 60% | $6,516 | ||
| Salter College-West Boylston | Private for-profit, 2-year | 79% | $24,279 | $7,912 | 75.1% |
| Greenfield Community College | Public, 2-year | 35% | $9,759 | $4,337 | 60.3% |
| Urban College of Boston | Private not-for-profit, 2-year | 57% | $7,399 | ||
| Berkshire Community College | Public, 2-year | 62% | $6,745 | $7,124 | 65.2% |
| Holyoke Community College | Public, 2-year | 52% | $5,553 | $3,900 | 57.2% |
| Cape Cod Community College | Public, 2-year | 37% | $8,006 | $6,000 | 60.6% |
| FINE Mortuary College | Private for-profit, 2-year | 39% | $32,924 | $30,558 | |
| Newbury College | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 54% | $20,190 | $15,500 | 58.7% |
| Bay State College | Private for-profit, 4-year | 51% | $25,558 | $19,000 | 65.9% |
| Emmanuel College | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 22% | $25,607 | $26,250 | 34.0% |
| Gordon College | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 22% | $23,914 | $25,350 | 19.5% |
| Hampshire College | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 24% | $25,684 | $19,000 | 33.0% |
| Bard College at Simon's Rock | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 33% | $22,256 | $14,250 | 36.3% |
| Stonehill College | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 15% | $15,209 | $25,000 | 17.3% |
| Wheaton College | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 21% | $20,771 | $26,000 | 18.8% |
| Pine Manor College | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 57% | $15,036 | $11,500 | 73.2% |
| ITT Technical Institute-Wilmington | Private for-profit, 4-year | 65% | $21,714 | $13,947 | 80.6% |
| Becker College | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 43% | $26,125 | $18,250 | 57.8% |
| Dean College | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 32% | $19,390 | $10,158 | 62.9% |
| Fisher College | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 59% | $27,393 | $7,974 | 65.8% |
| College of the Holy Cross | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 17% | $11,808 | $25,000 | 14.8% |
| Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts | Public, 4-year | 46% | $10,364 | $19,000 | 39.5% |
| Smith College | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 22% | $11,619 | $19,000 | 29.4% |
| Wellesley College | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 18% | $9,735 | $5,968 | 21.3% |
| Williams College | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 19% | $3,127 | $8,147 | 20.0% |
| Amherst College | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 22% | $3,700 | $7,500 | 22.2% |
| Mount Holyoke College | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 19% | $17,105 | $21,750 | 33.7% |
| Mount Ida College | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 38% | $22,725 | $21,000 | 54.4% |
| Regis College | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 35% | $17,441 | $27,000 | 39.3% |
| MGH Institute of Health Professions | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 0% | |||
| Laboure College | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 40% | $29,243 | $20,000 | 58.2% |
| MCPHS University | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 28% | $28,681 | $27,000 | 19.4% |
| ITT Technical Institute-Norwood | Private for-profit, 4-year | 70% | $22,684 | $13,947 | 80.6% |
| Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 67% | $14,878 | $11,000 | 62.9% |
| Franklin W Olin College of Engineering | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 7% | $1,427 | $14,000 | |
| Nichols College | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 32% | $20,689 | $16,268 | 45.8% |
| National Graduate School of Quality Management | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 0% | |||
| University of Phoenix-Massachusetts | Private for-profit, 4-year | 27% | $17,655 | $14,250 | 81.7% |
| New England College of Business and Finance | Private for-profit, 4-year | 26% | $10,230 | $10,644 | 74.8% |
| Babson College | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 17% | $19,388 | $26,000 | 15.8% |
| Berklee College of Music | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 17% | $46,416 | $21,000 | 41.8% |
| The New England Institute of Art | Private for-profit, 4-year | 53% | $26,111 | $16,000 | 68.3% |
| The New England Conservatory of Music | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 16% | $37,790 | $30,000 | 26.2% |
| Montserrat College of Art | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 41% | $20,077 | $26,000 | 51.0% |
| Boston Architectural College | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 29% | $31,575 | $34,643 | 60.0% |
| Massachusetts College of Art and Design | Public, 4-year | 27% | $17,383 | $25,000 | 47.2% |
| School of the Museum of Fine Arts-Boston | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 25% | $31,971 | $25,000 | 53.2% |
| The Boston Conservatory | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 18% | $32,858 | $27,000 | 28.0% |
| Bridgewater State University | Public, 4-year | 26% | $14,436 | $19,500 | 47.7% |
| Western New England University | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 27% | $23,004 | $22,700 | 34.0% |
| Simmons College | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 26% | $19,393 | $26,621 | 27.1% |
| Salem State University | Public, 4-year | 33% | $11,612 | $20,750 | 44.9% |
| College of Our Lady of the Elms | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 43% | $16,666 | $24,750 | 49.5% |
| Wheelock College | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 34% | $20,137 | $25,485 | 40.2% |
| Emerson College | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 17% | $30,287 | $25,500 | 31.7% |
| Northeastern University Global Network | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 16% | $27,000 | 33.3% | |
| Bentley University | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 16% | $18,420 | $27,000 | 11.3% |
| Assumption College | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 23% | $18,926 | $26,113 | 24.9% |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 27% | $25,497 | $26,000 | 27.6% |
| Westfield State University | Public, 4-year | 34% | $11,181 | $16,332 | 36.9% |
| Fitchburg State University | Public, 4-year | 36% | $9,897 | $15,000 | 40.7% |
| Framingham State University | Public, 4-year | 30% | $13,006 | $17,000 | 32.3% |
| Worcester State University | Public, 4-year | 28% | $12,649 | $13,903 | 39.0% |
| Merrimack College | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 23% | $23,749 | $23,162 | 31.7% |
| Springfield College | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 23% | $19,550 | $19,584 | 59.1% |
| Massachusetts Maritime Academy | Public, 4-year | 19% | $4,359 | $25,175 | 22.1% |
| Endicott College | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 17% | $27,459 | $25,000 | 24.8% |
| Eastern Nazarene College | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 48% | $12,527 | $15,750 | 50.5% |
| Anna Maria College | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 35% | $23,853 | $19,529 | 52.0% |
| Bay Path University | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 54% | $16,248 | $18,309 | 52.6% |
| Cambridge College | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 39% | $19,176 | $17,847 | 59.6% |
| Curry College | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 26% | $25,685 | $19,633 | 47.1% |
| Lasell College | Private not-for-profit, 4-year | 34% | $21,854 | $21,500 | 46.1% |