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Highest earning master's special education programs in Massachusetts
Massachusetts special 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 | American International College | Springfield | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $60,590 | 222 |
| 2 | Endicott College | Beverly | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $60,292 | 169 |
| 3 | Fitchburg State University | Fitchburg | Public, 4-year | $59,740 | 136 |
| 4 | Boston College | Chestnut Hill | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $59,583 | 31 |
| 5 | Boston University | Boston | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $59,238 | 32 |
| 6 | Lesley University | Cambridge | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $58,625 | 94 |
| 7 | Simmons University | Boston | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $58,142 | 98 |
| 8 | Salem State University | Salem | Public, 4-year | $58,024 | 42 |
| 9 | Bridgewater State University | Bridgewater | Public, 4-year | $57,760 | 141 |
| 10 | College of Our Lady of the Elms | Chicopee | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $57,569 | 50 |
| 11 | Cambridge College | Boston | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $50,666 | 53 |
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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