Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing programs in Massachusetts
23 schools in Massachusetts teach this, at certificate or associate level. 17 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $69,757 at Roxbury Community College.
What this work pays in Massachusetts
Registered Nurses in Massachusetts earn a median of $104,550 a year across 88,200 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Medical and Health Services Managers | $134,360 | 17,600 |
| Nurse Practitioners | $142,440 | 8,070 |
| Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary | $85,130 | 2,280 |
| Nurse Anesthetists | $295,550 | 500 |
| Nurse Midwives | $159,800 | 280 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roxbury Community College Roxbury Crossing | Associate's degree | — | $69,757 (41 grads) | 0 |
| Massasoit Community College Brockton | Associate's degree | $10,164 | $66,262 (55 grads) | 48 |
| Northern Essex Community College Haverhill | Associate's degree | $15,750 | $65,905 (33 grads) | 27 |
| Holyoke Community College Holyoke | Associate's degree | $11,690 | $63,855 (33 grads) | 56 |
| Berkshire Community College Pittsfield | Associate's degree | $17,992 | $63,005 (38 grads) | 54 |
| Bristol Community College Fall River | Associate's degree | $9,598 | $62,012 (31 grads) | 70 |
| Bunker Hill Community College Boston | Associate's degree | $11,917 | $62,012 (16 grads) | 65 |
| Mount Wachusett Community College Gardner | Associate's degree | $13,825 | $61,814 (101 grads) | 198 |
| Quinsigamond Community College Worcester | Associate's degree | $20,479 | $61,516 (66 grads) | 161 |
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of Nursing Brockton | Undergraduate certificate | $20,000 | $60,298 (70 grads) | 56 |
| Springfield Technical Community College Springfield | Associate's degree | $8,107 | $59,948 (28 grads) | 66 |
| North Shore Community College Danvers | Associate's degree | $11,301 | $59,937 (53 grads) | 53 |
| Quincy College Quincy | Associate's degree | — | $59,640 (126 grads) | 35 |
| Laboure College of Healthcare Milton | Associate's degree | $25,404 | $58,447 (106 grads) | 322 |
| Greenfield Community College Greenfield | Associate's degree | $11,417 | $57,995 (28 grads) | 42 |
| Cape Cod Community College West Barnstable | Associate's degree | $12,000 | $54,252 (58 grads) | 74 |
| Bunker Hill Community College Boston | Undergraduate certificate | — | $52,607 (30 grads) | — |
| Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing Medford | Associate's degree | $22,956 | not published | 105 |
| Middlesex Community College Bedford | Associate's degree | $12,105 | not published | 43 |
| College of Our Lady of the Elms Chicopee | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Massachusetts Bay Community College Wellesley Hills | Associate's degree | — | not published | 27 |
| Quinsigamond Community College Worcester | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Regis College Weston | Associate's degree | — | not published | 105 |
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 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.