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Highest earning master's education programs in Massachusetts
Massachusetts education 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 | Cambridge College | Boston | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $76,955 | 43 |
| 2 | Harvard University | Cambridge | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $65,968 | 588 |
| 3 | Northeastern University | Boston | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $65,668 | 87 |
| 4 | Lesley University | Cambridge | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $64,854 | 47 |
| 5 | Springfield College | Springfield | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $56,328 | 33 |
| 6 | Clark University | Worcester | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $55,421 | 33 |
| 7 | Bay Path University | Longmeadow | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $55,271 | 95 |
| 8 | Merrimack College | North Andover | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $53,770 | 76 |
| 9 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst | Amherst | Public, 4-year | $44,038 | 38 |
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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