Human Services, General programs in Massachusetts
20 schools in Massachusetts teach this, at certificate or associate level. 2 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $29,685 at Quinsigamond Community College.
What this work pays in Massachusetts
Social and Human Service Assistants in Massachusetts earn a median of $47,130 a year across 9,180 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Massachusetts |
|---|---|---|
| Social and Community Service Managers | $81,380 | 8,800 |
| Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other | $57,360 | 1,480 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinsigamond Community College Worcester | Associate's degree | $20,000 | $29,685 (28 grads) | 30 |
| Mount Wachusett Community College Gardner | Associate's degree | $4,500 | $23,803 (22 grads) | 21 |
| Mount Wachusett Community College Gardner | Undergraduate certificate | $5,100 | not published | 15 |
| Quinsigamond Community College Worcester | Undergraduate certificate | $16,762 | not published | 42 |
| Bristol Community College Fall River | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Bunker Hill Community College Boston | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Bunker Hill Community College Boston | Associate's degree | — | not published | 15 |
| Cape Cod Community College West Barnstable | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 17 |
| Holyoke Community College Holyoke | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Holyoke Community College Holyoke | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Massachusetts Bay Community College Wellesley Hills | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Massachusetts Bay Community College Wellesley Hills | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Massasoit Community College Brockton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Massasoit Community College Brockton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 22 |
| North Shore Community College Danvers | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Quincy College Quincy | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Quincy College Quincy | Associate's degree | — | not published | 19 |
| Springfield Technical Community College Springfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Urban College of Boston Boston | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Urban College of Boston Boston | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
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.
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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 Human Services, General — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.