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Highest earning certificate cosmetology programs in Massachusetts
Massachusetts cosmetology programs, ranked by median earnings one year after completion, from the College Scorecard field-of-study file (September 18, 2026). Only programs with at least 30 counted graduates in the earnings sample are shown, and at least 5 programs must qualify for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 1 year after | Graduates counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catherine Hinds Institute of Esthetics | Woburn | For-profit, under 2-year | $26,234 | 171 |
| 2 | Spa Tech Institute | Westborough | For-profit, under 2-year | $21,124 | 296 |
| 3 | COLLECTIV Academy-Worcester | Worcester | For-profit, under 2-year | $20,720 | 250 |
| 4 | Rob Roy Academy-Fall River | Fall River | For-profit, under 2-year | $18,364 | 31 |
| 5 | Massachusetts School of Barbering | Quincy | For-profit, under 2-year | $17,833 | 31 |
| 6 | New England Hair Academy | Malden | For-profit, under 2-year | $17,390 | 107 |
| 7 | Rob Roy Academy-Worcester | Worcester | For-profit, under 2-year | $17,208 | 108 |
| 8 | Lowell Academy Hairstyling Institute | Lowell | For-profit, under 2-year | $17,058 | 51 |
| 9 | Jupiter Beauty Academy | Boston | For-profit, under 2-year | $15,780 | 98 |
| 10 | Empire Beauty School | Malden | For-profit, under 2-year | $15,679 | 828 |
| 11 | DiGrigoli School of Cosmetology | West Springfield | For-profit, under 2-year | $15,096 | 45 |
| 12 | Springfield Technical Community College | Springfield | Public, 2-year | $14,262 | 32 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard.
How to read this. A smaller program can show a high or low figure from just a few graduates, and this earnings figure only ever covers students who received federal aid, so it does not describe every graduate.
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