Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities programs in Massachusetts
33 schools in Massachusetts teach this, at certificate or associate level. 18 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $36,085 at Massachusetts Bay Community College.
What this work pays in Massachusetts
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other in Massachusetts earn a median of $94,480 a year across 1,790 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts Bay Community College Wellesley Hills | Associate's degree | $6,500 | $36,085 (62 grads) | 124 |
| Bunker Hill Community College Boston | Associate's degree | $8,000 | $30,047 (25 grads) | 184 |
| Quinsigamond Community College Worcester | Associate's degree | $13,708 | $29,685 (40 grads) | 118 |
| Roxbury Community College Roxbury Crossing | Associate's degree | — | $28,960 (22 grads) | 11 |
| Quincy College Quincy | Associate's degree | $12,900 | $27,822 (48 grads) | 66 |
| Middlesex Community College Bedford | Associate's degree | $6,310 | $27,203 (110 grads) | 233 |
| Cape Cod Community College West Barnstable | Associate's degree | $7,640 | $26,739 (92 grads) | 80 |
| Northern Essex Community College Haverhill | Associate's degree | $8,585 | $25,709 (63 grads) | 96 |
| Bristol Community College Fall River | Associate's degree | $5,700 | $25,271 (231 grads) | 347 |
| Holyoke Community College Holyoke | Associate's degree | $7,184 | $25,058 (157 grads) | 197 |
| Springfield Technical Community College Springfield | Associate's degree | $6,734 | $24,730 (93 grads) | 150 |
| North Shore Community College Danvers | Associate's degree | $8,000 | $24,562 (88 grads) | 235 |
| Massasoit Community College Brockton | Associate's degree | $9,425 | $22,971 (92 grads) | 150 |
| Greenfield Community College Greenfield | Associate's degree | $9,000 | $22,824 (31 grads) | 74 |
| Bunker Hill Community College Boston | Undergraduate certificate | — | $22,809 (46 grads) | — |
| Mount Wachusett Community College Gardner | Associate's degree | $9,825 | $22,700 (42 grads) | 70 |
| Berkshire Community College Pittsfield | Associate's degree | $9,500 | $22,192 (23 grads) | 47 |
| Dean College Franklin | Associate's degree | $15,750 | $11,351 (11 grads) | 6 |
| Harvard University Cambridge | Associate's degree | $12,500 | not published | 0 |
| American International College Springfield | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Bay Path University Longmeadow | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Bay Path University Longmeadow | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Endicott College Beverly | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Fisher College Boston | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Lasell University Newton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Lesley University Cambridge | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Merrimack College North Andover | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Middlesex Community College Bedford | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Quinsigamond Community College Worcester | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Suffolk University Boston | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Urban College of Boston Boston | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Urban College of Boston Boston | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Western New England University Springfield | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.