University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

Worcester, Massachusetts · Public

All 4 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Massachusetts high-school graduate (about $41,044/yr). Another 4 could not be assessed.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

4 of 8 programs could be assessed 50% 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
Biology	Doctoral Degree	$150,264	+$109,220	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	46
Nursing	Master's Degree	$138,993	+$97,949	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	$134,104	+$93,060	clears the bar	$103,775	1.1 yrs	7
Medicine	Doctoral Degree	$105,854	+$64,810	clears the bar	$155,417	2.4 yrs	insufficient data
Medicine	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	166
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6

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.