2023 Best Value Trade School Schools in Massachusetts
Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Trade School Schools in Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in Massachusetts to see which programs offered the best value experiences for trade school students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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Top Value Trade Schools in Massachusetts
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Our 2023 rankings named Bunker Hill Community College the best value school in Massachusetts for trade school students working on their degree. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, the medium-sized public school handed out 1,329 degrees in 2021-2022.
BHCC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,224 in tuition and fees each year.
BHCC also made our Best Trade Schools in Massachusetts list, coming in at #2.
Out of the 32 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, North Shore Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. North Shore Community College is a small public school situated in Danvers, Massachusetts. It awarded 887 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Shore Community College are $10,920 per year.
North Shore Community College also made our Best Trade Schools in Massachusetts list, coming in at #5.
The excellent programs at Mount Wachusett Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value trade schools in Massachusetts. Gardner, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 687 students in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MWCC are $10,680 per year.
MWCC also took the #4 spot in our Best Trade Schools in Massachusetts rankings.
The excellent programs at Springfield Technical Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value trade schools in Massachusetts. STCC is a small public school situated in Springfield, Massachusetts. It awarded 851 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at STCC are $10,728 a year.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Greenfield Community College is a great place for trade school students who want to get the most value for their educational dollar. This small public school is located in Greenfield, Massachusetts, and it awarded 274 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Greenfield Community College are $11,762 per year.
Roxbury Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #6 on the list. This small public school is located in Roxbury Crossing, Massachusetts, and it awarded 135 degrees in 2021-2022.
Roxbury Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $11,088 in tuition and fees each year.
Cape Cod Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Massachusetts list. Cape Cod Community College is a public institution located in West Barnstable, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 487 degrees in 2021-2022.
Cape Cod Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,536 in tuition and fees each year.
Northern Essex Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. NECC is a small public school situated in Haverhill, Massachusetts. It awarded 669 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NECC are $11,472 per year.
Massachusetts Bay Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Massachusetts list. MassBay Community College is a small public school situated in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts. It awarded 557 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MassBay Community College are $10,320 per year.
Massasoit Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. Massasoit Community College is located in Brockton, Massachusetts and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 837 degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Massasoit Community College are $10,320 per year.
Berkshire Community College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. BCC is a small public school situated in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. It awarded 277 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at BCC are $11,108 a year.
Middlesex Community College landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. Middlesex Community College is a public institution located in Bedford, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 898 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Middlesex Community College are $12,170 per year.
Bristol Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Massachusetts list. Bristol is a public institution located in Fall River, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,055 degrees in 2021-2022.
Bristol undergraduate students pay an average of $10,224 in tuition and fees each year.
Quinsigamond Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, the medium-sized public school awarded 1,287 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
Quinsigamond Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,774 in tuition and fees each year.
Holyoke Community College landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. Holyoke Community College is a small public school situated in Holyoke, Massachusetts. It awarded 706 degrees in 2021-2022.
Holyoke Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,514 in tuition and fees each year.
Quincy College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Quincy College is a public institution located in Quincy, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 424 degrees in 2021-2022.
Quincy College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,344 in tuition and fees each year.
Westfield State University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in Massachusetts list. Westfield is located in Westfield, Massachusetts and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1,413 degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Westfield are $17,580 per year.
Salem State University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Massachusetts ranking. This medium-sized public school is located in Salem, Massachusetts, and it awarded 1,915 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Salem State are $18,961 a year.
University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. Located in Lowell, Massachusetts, the fairly large public school handed out 4,894 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at UMass Lowell are $34,550 a year.
Cambridge College landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. Cambridge College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 937 degrees in 2021-2022.
Cambridge College undergraduate students pay an average of $17,190 in tuition and fees each year.
Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #21 on the list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 3,052 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network are $46,397 a year.
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University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Massachusetts ranking. UMass Dartmouth is located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts and has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1,949 degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMass Dartmouth are $30,992 per year.
Bay State College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, the very small private for-profit school handed out 137 degrees in 2021-2022.
Bay State College undergraduate students pay an average of $29,500 in tuition and fees each year.
Bay State College also made our Best Trade Schools in Massachusetts list, coming in at #1.
Fisher College landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out degrees to 271 students in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fisher College are $34,150 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Fisher College also did well on our Best Trade Schools in Massachusetts list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Wentworth Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #25 on the list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 1,022 degrees in 2021-2022.
WIT undergraduate students pay an average of $38,760 in tuition and fees each year.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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