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2023 Most Popular Online Trade Schools in Massachusetts
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Online Trade Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Massachusetts to see which online programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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Most Popular Online Trade School Schools in Massachusetts
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Our 2023 rankings named Fisher College the most popular school in Massachusetts for trade school students working on their degree. Fisher College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 271 degrees in 2021-2022.
On average, students take out $23,276 in loans while pursuing their degree. For those students on a 10-year repayment plan, the average payment due each month is around $529. During the early years of their career, Fisher College graduates make an average of $42,513 annually. Around 73% of those degree recipients were women.
Out of the 8 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Laboure College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Laboure College is located in Milton, Massachusetts and has a very small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 471 degrees to qualified students.
By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $20,007 in student loans. Those who take out this much in loans have to make a monthly payment of about $215 if they are on a 10-year repayment plan. Once they receive their degree, Laboure College graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $60,887 during the early year of their career. Of those students who received their degree, 88% were women.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cambridge College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Trade Schools in Massachusetts list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 937 degrees in 2021-2022.
On average, students take out $26,419 in loans while pursuing their degree. Once they receive their degree, Cambridge College graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $48,967 during the early year of their career. Of those students who received their degree, 77% were women.
You’ll be in good company if you attend FINE Mortuary College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Trade Schools in Massachusetts list. Norwood, Massachusetts is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out degrees to 29 students in 2021-2022.
By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $28,722 in student loans. Once they receive their degree, FINE Mortuary College graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $49,712 during the early year of their career. Of those students who received their degree, 69% were women.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Trade Schools in Massachusetts list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out degrees to 3,052 students in 2021-2022.
On average, students take out $39,782 in loans while pursuing their degree. For those students on a 10-year repayment plan, the average payment due each month is around $468. Once they receive their degree, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $63,021 during the early year of their career. Around 60% of those degree recipients were women.
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Assumption University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for trade school students. It came in at #6 on the list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, and it awarded 751 degrees in 2021-2022.
By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $29,442 in student loans. If you borrow this amount, expect your monthly student loan payment to be around $689, assuming you are on a 10-year repayment plan.After graduating from Assumption, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $42,838 during the early years of their career. Of those students who received their degree, 64% were women.
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular trade school programs. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 2,386 degrees in 2021-2022.
On average, students take out $70,655 in loans while pursuing their degree. Those who take out this much in loans have to make a monthly payment of about $972 if they are on a 10-year repayment plan. Once they receive their degree, MCPHS University graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $69,235 during the early year of their career. Of those students who received their degree, 75% were women.
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Salem State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular trade school programs. Located in Salem, Massachusetts, the medium-sized public school awarded 1,915 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
Degree recipients from Salem State accumulate an average of $25,926 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. If you borrow this amount, expect your monthly student loan payment to be around $268, assuming you are on a 10-year repayment plan. Once they receive their degree, Salem State graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $43,394 during the early year of their career. Of those students who received their degree, 70% were women.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 8 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.