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Best Nursing Colleges in Massachusetts

By David Krug, Co-Founder, CollegeRanker · Updated 2026-05-31 · 49 schools · Agent Insights
49
Schools Analyzed
$58,401
Avg. Earnings (10yr)
50%
Avg. Graduation Rate
$20,131
Avg. Net Price

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This ranking scores 49 institutions on graduation rates, graduate earnings, debt burdens, and social mobility data from Opportunity Insights. Every data point comes from federal sources. No surveys, no opinions.

Social mobility carries the heaviest weight in our algorithm. We use Raj Chetty's Mobility Report Card — built on 30 million anonymized tax records — to measure whether a college changes a family's economic trajectory across generations. Schools that take low-income students and launch them into higher earnings rank higher than schools that admit wealthy students and take credit for their success.

The transparency penalty matters here. Schools that don't report their data get scored lower than schools that do. If an institution won't show you its numbers, we think you should know that before you write them a tuition check.

Quick Numbers

Schools ranked 49
Avg. earnings at 10yr $58,401
Avg. graduation rate 50%
Avg. net price $20,131
Avg. median debt $19,767

How We Ranked

Nursing programs in Massachusetts ranked by outcomes and program concentration

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Earnings vs. Cost

Each dot is a ranked school. Up = higher earnings. Right = higher cost. Top-left is the best value.

$15K$70K$126K$0$50KNET PRICEMCPHS UniversitySimmons UniversityMount WachusettNorth ShoreCollege of

Graduation Rates

Longer bars = higher graduation rate.

MCPHS University63%Simmons University72%Mount Wachusett Communit…27%North Shore Community Co…18%College of Our Lady of t…66%Massachusetts Bay Commun…16%Northern Essex Community…20%Quincy College16%Salem State University52%Fitchburg State Universi…54%Greenfield Community Col…26%Springfield College71%Cape Cod Community Colle…22%Boston University89%Northeastern University90%Worcester State Universi…58%Boston College91%Regis College71%Curry College50%Bunker Hill Community Co…16%

Top 3

#1

MCPHS University

Boston, MA

Graduation63%
Earnings$125,557
Net Price$39,545

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#2

Simmons University

Boston, MA

Graduation72%
Earnings$63,494
Net Price$25,265

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#3

Mount Wachusett Community College

Gardner, MA

Graduation27%
Earnings$41,118
Net Price$7,931

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Full Rankings

#1

MCPHS University

Boston, MA · 3,451 students · Private nonprofit

85% accepted 63% graduate $125,557 earnings
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#2

Simmons University

Boston, MA · 1,670 students · Private nonprofit

70% accepted 72% graduate $63,494 earnings
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#3

Mount Wachusett Community College

Gardner, MA · 3,059 students · Public

27% graduate $41,118 earnings
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#4

North Shore Community College

Danvers, MA · 4,393 students · Public

18% graduate $45,391 earnings
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#5

College of Our Lady of the Elms

Chicopee, MA · 949 students · Private nonprofit

85% accepted 66% graduate $51,540 earnings
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#6

Massachusetts Bay Community College

Wellesley Hills, MA · 3,837 students · Public

16% graduate $52,654 earnings
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#7

Northern Essex Community College

Haverhill, MA · 3,685 students · Public

20% graduate $42,862 earnings
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#8

Quincy College

Quincy, MA · 2,300 students · Public

16% graduate $52,506 earnings
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#9

Salem State University

Salem, MA · 4,291 students · Public

96% accepted 52% graduate $56,662 earnings
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#10

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA · 2,752 students · Public

87% accepted 54% graduate $53,874 earnings
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#11

Greenfield Community College

Greenfield, MA · 1,395 students · Public

26% graduate $37,132 earnings
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#12

Springfield College

Springfield, MA · 1,751 students · Private nonprofit

72% accepted 71% graduate $48,036 earnings
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#13

Cape Cod Community College

West Barnstable, MA · 2,911 students · Public

22% graduate $43,670 earnings
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#14

Boston University

Boston, MA · 18,248 students · Private nonprofit

11% accepted 89% graduate $83,238 earnings
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#15

Northeastern University

Boston, MA · 17,326 students · Private nonprofit

5% accepted 90% graduate $92,538 earnings
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#16

Worcester State University

Worcester, MA · 3,930 students · Public

88% accepted 58% graduate $60,624 earnings
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#17

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA · 10,085 students · Private nonprofit

16% accepted 91% graduate $103,937 earnings
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#18

Regis College

Weston, MA · 956 students · Private nonprofit

70% accepted 71% graduate $52,873 earnings
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#19

Curry College

Milton, MA · 1,780 students · Private nonprofit

88% accepted 50% graduate $54,400 earnings
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#20

Bunker Hill Community College

Boston, MA · 8,612 students · Public

16% graduate $47,618 earnings
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#21

Tufts University

Medford, MA · 7,061 students · Private nonprofit

11% accepted 93% graduate $83,214 earnings
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#22

Assumption University

Worcester, MA · 1,669 students · Private nonprofit

83% accepted 75% graduate $74,895 earnings
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#23

Bristol Community College

Fall River, MA · 6,083 students · Public

22% graduate $38,663 earnings
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#24

Berkshire Community College

Pittsfield, MA · 1,358 students · Public

21% graduate $38,832 earnings
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#25

Springfield Technical Community College

Springfield, MA · 4,759 students · Public

29% graduate $36,966 earnings
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#26

Massasoit Community College

Brockton, MA · 4,235 students · Public

21% graduate $46,111 earnings
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#27

Quinsigamond Community College

Worcester, MA · 6,447 students · Public

21% graduate $45,949 earnings
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#28

Bay Path University

Longmeadow, MA · 1,108 students · Private nonprofit

85% accepted 51% graduate $55,383 earnings
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#29

Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater, MA · 7,829 students · Public

88% accepted 54% graduate $57,466 earnings
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#30

American International College

Springfield, MA · 1,017 students · Private nonprofit

100% accepted 44% graduate $53,124 earnings
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#31

Westfield State University

Westfield, MA · 3,615 students · Public

81% accepted 55% graduate $57,346 earnings
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#32

Holyoke Community College

Holyoke, MA · 3,591 students · Public

31% graduate $37,277 earnings
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#33

Western New England University

Springfield, MA · 2,603 students · Private nonprofit

83% accepted 64% graduate $73,157 earnings
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#34

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

North Adams, MA · 713 students · Public

90% accepted 52% graduate $48,102 earnings
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#35

Stonehill College

Easton, MA · 2,528 students · Private nonprofit

66% accepted 78% graduate $77,745 earnings
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#36

Endicott College

Beverly, MA · 3,125 students · Private nonprofit

71% accepted 76% graduate $58,336 earnings
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#37

University of Massachusetts-Boston

Boston, MA · 11,512 students · Public

84% accepted 50% graduate $65,865 earnings
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#38

Merrimack College

North Andover, MA · 3,916 students · Private nonprofit

70% accepted 71% graduate $75,584 earnings
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#39

Fisher College

Boston, MA · 1,167 students · Private nonprofit

71% accepted 28% graduate $49,669 earnings
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#40

Lasell University

Newton, MA · 1,226 students · Private nonprofit

81% accepted 56% graduate $49,705 earnings
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#41

University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth

North Dartmouth, MA · 5,221 students · Public

91% accepted 51% graduate $68,804 earnings
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#42

Anna Maria College

Paxton, MA · 906 students · Private nonprofit

50% accepted 44% graduate $46,651 earnings
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#43

Middlesex Community College

Bedford, MA · 5,412 students · Public

23% graduate $50,651 earnings
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#44

University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Amherst, MA · 23,671 students · Public

60% accepted 83% graduate $71,631 earnings
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#45

Lesley University

Cambridge, MA · 1,122 students · Private nonprofit

97% accepted 60% graduate $51,173 earnings
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#46

Emmanuel College

Boston, MA · 1,854 students · Private nonprofit

76% accepted 67% graduate $68,245 earnings
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#47

University of Massachusetts-Lowell

Lowell, MA · 11,434 students · Public

83% accepted 67% graduate $64,874 earnings
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#48

Roxbury Community College

Roxbury Crossing, MA · 1,977 students · Public

17% graduate $38,773 earnings
Roxbury's full profile
#49

Wheaton College (Massachusetts)

Norton, MA · 1,773 students · Private nonprofit

68% accepted 74% graduate $67,725 earnings
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Sources & Citations

[1]

U.S. Department of Education. College Scorecard Data. Federal Student Aid, National Center for Education Statistics. →

[2]

National Center for Education Statistics. Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). →

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David Krug

Co-Founder, CollegeRanker

David Krug is the co-founder of CollegeRanker and a data systems architect focused on making institutional research accessible to families. He builds the data pipelines and ranking algorithms that power CollegeRanker, drawing from federal datasets and Raj Chetty's Opportunity Insights research to measure what traditional rankings ignore: whether a college actually changes a family's economic trajectory.

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