Northern Essex Community College

Haverhill, Massachusetts · Public

All 19 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Massachusetts high-school graduate (about $41,044/yr). Another 43 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	$5,256
$30k to $48k	$4,728
$48k to $75k	$6,211
$75k to $110k	$6,628
$110k and up	$12,476
All families (average)	$6,046

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

19 of 62 programs could be assessed 31% 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
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$46,563	+$5,519	clears the bar	$8,585	1.6 yrs	96
Business	Associate's Degree	$57,171	+$16,127	clears the bar	$8,505	0.5 yrs	65
Computer and Information Science	Associate's Degree	$63,596	+$22,552	clears the bar	$12,250	0.5 yrs	41
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Associate's Degree	$44,872	+$3,828	clears the bar	$11,875	3.1 yrs	32
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$44,043	+$2,999	clears the bar	$11,500	3.8 yrs	29
Teacher Education (by level)	Associate's Degree	$44,547	+$3,503	clears the bar	$10,758	3.1 yrs	28
Medical Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$43,380	+$2,336	clears the bar	$5,600	2.4 yrs	28
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$75,972	+$34,928	clears the bar	$13,723	0.4 yrs	27
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$86,929	+$45,885	clears the bar	$15,750	0.3 yrs	27
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	$52,309	+$11,265	clears the bar	$9,250	0.8 yrs	23
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	$54,167	+$13,123	clears the bar	$11,000	0.8 yrs	22
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$60,753	+$19,709	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$58,998	+$17,954	clears the bar	$11,447	0.6 yrs	18
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$45,284	+$4,240	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other	Associate's Degree	$69,844	+$28,800	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Health Sciences	Associate's Degree	$45,824	+$4,780	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Fine Arts	Associate's Degree	$44,615	+$3,571	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Medical Laboratory Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$42,625	+$1,581	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Accounting	Associate's Degree	$58,193	+$17,149	clears the bar	$8,275	0.5 yrs	7
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Biology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Public Health	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
American Sign Language	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
IT Administration and Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Culinary Arts	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
American Sign Language	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Biological and Physical Sciences	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Hospitality Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Computer and Information Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Computer Programming	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Medical Laboratory Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Programming	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
IT Administration and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by subject)	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Legal Support Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Legal Support Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Fire Protection	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Social Work	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Design	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Design	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Healthcare Administration	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Administrative and Office Support	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Software and Media Applications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Security Science and Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	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.