Colleges in Massachusetts whose graduates clear the bar most often

Ranked by the share of each school's programs whose graduates out-earn a typical high-school graduate (the federal earnings-premium test).

#	College	Programs clearing the bar	Median earnings	Programs measured
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	100%	$145,117	28
2	Bentley University	100%	$109,922	23
3	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	100%	$106,963	24
4	Wentworth Institute of Technology	100%	$97,154	20
5	Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences	100%	$90,224	19
6	Western New England University	100%	$86,375	23
7	Northeastern University Professional Programs	100%	$84,704	49
8	Boston College	100%	$83,614	45
9	Regis College	100%	$76,001	16
10	College of the Holy Cross	100%	$75,572	16
11	Endicott College	100%	$71,751	29
12	Brandeis University	100%	$70,718	26
13	Simmons University	100%	$69,110	21
14	Springfield College	100%	$68,674	23
15	Nichols College	100%	$68,608	11
16	American International College	100%	$67,905	21
17	University of Massachusetts-Boston	100%	$65,815	39
18	Emerson College	100%	$57,493	17
19	Northern Essex Community College	100%	$52,309	19
20	Northeastern University	99%	$93,210	85
21	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	99%	$83,233	67
22	Harvard University	98%	$114,735	52
23	Tufts University	98%	$79,163	45
24	Suffolk University	97%	$71,855	33
25	Salem State University	97%	$59,900	36

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Ranked on one stated metric, the share of a school's programs that clear the benchmark. Schools need at least 10 programs with reported earnings to appear. Note that specialised graduate institutions (medical and health-science centres, for example) often rank at the top because their programs are almost all high-earning; the 'programs measured' column and each school's page give the context.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (release 2026-06-10). Earnings are median earnings of graduates measured up to four years after completing, and describe past graduates rather than a promise. Method: methodology. Report an error.