Nichols College

Dudley, Massachusetts · Private, nonprofit

All 11 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Massachusetts high-school graduate (about $41,044/yr). Another 13 could not be assessed.

What would this cost you?

My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$22,054
$30k to $48k	$24,749
$48k to $75k	$31,978
$75k to $110k	$33,851
$110k and up	$35,731
All families (average)	$33,036

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

11 of 24 programs could be assessed 46% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Massachusetts high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$91,050	+$50,006	clears the bar	$29,640	0.6 yrs	76
Business	Bachelor's Degree	$62,926	+$21,882	clears the bar	$19,000	0.9 yrs	70
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$53,531	+$12,487	clears the bar	$27,000	2.2 yrs	51
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$78,894	+$37,850	clears the bar	$23,250	0.6 yrs	36
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$75,321	+$34,277	clears the bar	$27,000	0.8 yrs	32
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$60,365	+$19,321	clears the bar	$26,949	1.4 yrs	30
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$63,297	+$22,253	clears the bar	$27,000	1.2 yrs	23
Accounting	Master's Degree	$96,385	+$55,341	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$81,485	+$40,441	clears the bar	$25,522	0.6 yrs	20
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$52,824	+$11,780	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	$68,608	+$27,564	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Homeland Security	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Business/Managerial Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Business	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
History	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
English	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Data Analytics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Business/Corporate Communications	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Real Estate	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion, compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($41,044/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.