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Best Trade Programs in Massachusetts (2026)

Top 100 of 184 programs in Massachusetts · Updated 2026

The best trade school programs in Massachusetts, ranked by overall value. We scored 184 programs across Massachusetts trade schools on earnings, AI resilience, job demand, and tuition ROI. The top programs average $54,493/yr in graduate earnings.

Programs in MA

184

Avg Earnings (Top 100)

$54,493/yr

Avg TSW Score

72/100

#1 Program

Practical Nursing

Mount Wachusett Community College

Top Trade Programs in Massachusetts

Top 100 programs by TSW Score. Click any row for full analysis.

#	Program	TSW Score	Earnings	AI-Proof	ROI
1	Practical Nursing Mount Wachusett Community College · Gardner, MA	84 82–85	$62,720/yr	AI-Proof	118.2x
2	Ground Transportation New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Massachusetts · North Andover, MA	74 72–74	$51,761/yr	AI-Proof	—
3	Nursing Bristol Community College · Fall River, MA	82 77–83	$70,855/yr	Moderate	69.9x
4	Nursing Bunker Hill Community College · Boston, MA	84 77–84	$72,734/yr	Moderate	77.7x
5	Nursing Greenfield Community College · Greenfield, MA	82 77–83	$75,914/yr	Moderate	65.0x
6	Practical Nursing Greenfield Community College · Greenfield, MA	82 81–83	$56,658/yr	AI-Proof	100.7x
7	Nursing Holyoke Community College · Holyoke, MA	83 77–83	$73,404/yr	Moderate	72.3x
8	Nursing Massasoit Community College · Brockton, MA	85 78–85	$72,980/yr	Moderate	82.0x
9	Nursing Middlesex Community College · Bedford, MA	82 77–82	$75,351/yr	Moderate	61.3x
10	Nursing Mount Wachusett Community College · Gardner, MA	82 77–82	$74,618/yr	Moderate	65.0x
11	Nursing North Shore Community College · Danvers, MA	83 78–83	$72,803/yr	Moderate	72.6x
12	Practical Nursing North Shore Community College · Danvers, MA	84 81–85	$55,336/yr	AI-Proof	131.6x
13	Nursing Northern Essex Community College · Haverhill, MA	84 77–84	$74,427/yr	Moderate	74.5x
14	Nursing Quinsigamond Community College · Worcester, MA	83 77–83	$74,992/yr	Moderate	70.5x
15	Practical Nursing Quinsigamond Community College · Worcester, MA	81 80–82	$54,629/yr	AI-Proof	90.4x
16	Nursing Roxbury Community College · Roxbury Crossing, MA	85 76–86	$71,794/yr	Moderate	86.7x
17	Nursing Springfield Technical Community College · Springfield, MA	83 78–84	$75,769/yr	Moderate	72.6x
18	Nursing Berkshire Community College · Pittsfield, MA	83 76–83	$69,083/yr	Moderate	74.7x
19	Practical Nursing Berkshire Community College · Pittsfield, MA	83 78–84	$49,764/yr	AI-Proof	132.3x
20	Criminal Justice Bunker Hill Community College · Boston, MA	75 71–77	$47,573/yr	Resilient	49.8x
21	Nursing Cape Cod Community College · West Barnstable, MA	81 75–81	$65,350/yr	Moderate	66.3x
22	Practical Nursing Northern Essex Community College · Haverhill, MA	80 79–81	$50,770/yr	AI-Proof	88.3x
23	Business Administration Quinsigamond Community College · Worcester, MA	76 69–78	$42,028/yr	Moderate	47.2x
24	Practical Nursing Greater Lowell Technical School · Tyngsboro, MA	71 69–72	$67,281/yr	AI-Proof	—
25	Practical Nursing Shawsheen Valley School of Practical Nursing · Billerica, MA	72 69–72	$72,230/yr	AI-Proof	—
26	Practical Nursing Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational School District · Charlton, MA	71 69–72	$67,498/yr	AI-Proof	—
27	Criminal Justice Massachusetts Bay Community College · Wellesley Hills, MA	73 70–74	$45,144/yr	Resilient	43.4x
28	Business Mount Wachusett Community College · Gardner, MA	75 69–77	$42,825/yr	Moderate	43.6x
29	Fire Protection North Shore Community College · Danvers, MA	78 75–80	$90,948/yr	Resilient	84.0x
30	Business Administration Northern Essex Community College · Haverhill, MA	76 72–78	$46,439/yr	Moderate	39.8x
31	Business Quinsigamond Community College · Worcester, MA	75 69–77	$42,618/yr	Moderate	43.0x
32	Practical Nursing Southeastern Technical Institute · South Easton, MA	70 68–71	$62,482/yr	AI-Proof	—
33	Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences Bunker Hill Community College · Boston, MA	81 76–83	$48,013/yr	Moderate	86.0x
34	Criminal Justice Middlesex Community College · Bedford, MA	71 67–73	$41,796/yr	Resilient	42.3x
35	Practical Nursing Mildred Elley-Pittsfield Campus · Pittsfield, MA	70 70–70	$55,424/yr	AI-Proof	33.0x
36	Nursing Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of Nursing · Brockton, MA	73 67–73	$69,052/yr	Moderate	—
37	Practical Nursing Diman Regional Technical Institute · Fall River, MA	69 66–70	$55,341/yr	AI-Proof	—
38	Vehicle Repair Technology Massachusetts Bay Community College · Wellesley Hills, MA	65 63–66	$43,602/yr	AI-Proof	48.4x
39	Business Administration Mount Wachusett Community College · Gardner, MA	74 70–75	$43,503/yr	Moderate	37.4x
40	Criminal Justice Quinsigamond Community College · Worcester, MA	70 66–72	$40,039/yr	Resilient	41.2x
41	Business Administration Roxbury Community College · Roxbury Crossing, MA	73 68–75	$41,032/yr	Moderate	39.3x
42	Practical Nursing Blue Hills Regional Technical School · Canton, MA	69 66–69	$54,098/yr	AI-Proof	—
43	Practical Nursing Charles H McCann Technical School · North Adams, MA	69 66–69	$54,802/yr	AI-Proof	—
44	Practical Nursing Monty Tech · Fitchburg, MA	69 66–69	$53,902/yr	AI-Proof	—
45	Practical Nursing Tri County Regional Vocational Technical High School · Franklin, MA	69 66–69	$53,693/yr	AI-Proof	—
46	Criminal Justice Bristol Community College · Fall River, MA	69 64–71	$36,706/yr	Resilient	44.5x
47	Business Bristol Community College · Fall River, MA	72 64–74	$35,815/yr	Moderate	45.9x
48	Electrical Repair Technology Bunker Hill Community College · Boston, MA	75 73–75	$118,053/yr	AI-Proof	105.9x
49	Medical Assisting Bunker Hill Community College · Boston, MA	74 71–75	$44,141/yr	Resilient	79.0x
50	Business Administration Bunker Hill Community College · Boston, MA	73 63–75	$34,817/yr	Moderate	49.8x
51	Criminal Justice Holyoke Community College · Holyoke, MA	70 64–72	$37,533/yr	Resilient	45.2x
52	Criminal Justice Massasoit Community College · Brockton, MA	70 64–72	$36,927/yr	Resilient	46.0x
53	Business Administration Middlesex Community College · Bedford, MA	73 64–75	$36,446/yr	Moderate	45.5x
54	Medical Assisting Mount Wachusett Community College · Gardner, MA	74 71–75	$45,300/yr	Resilient	77.0x
55	Criminal Justice Northern Essex Community College · Haverhill, MA	70 66–72	$39,426/yr	Resilient	42.0x
56	Teacher Education Urban College of Boston · Boston, MA	71 69–72	$39,213/yr	Moderate	45.4x
57	Business Administration Bristol Community College · Fall River, MA	71 62–73	$32,452/yr	Moderate	52.8x
58	Allied Health Professions Bunker Hill Community College · Boston, MA	72 69–73	$75,659/yr	Resilient	67.3x
59	Allied Health Professions Greenfield Community College · Greenfield, MA	77 74–78	$73,151/yr	Resilient	124.9x
60	Criminal Justice University of Massachusetts-Lowell · Lowell, MA	70 68–72	$49,078/yr	Resilient	22.4x
61	Business Administration Massachusetts Bay Community College · Wellesley Hills, MA	70 61–72	$32,202/yr	Moderate	51.0x
62	Business Administration Massasoit Community College · Brockton, MA	71 67–73	$38,255/yr	Moderate	38.0x
63	Medical Assisting North Shore Community College · Danvers, MA	68 65–69	$44,926/yr	Resilient	48.3x
64	Health Administration Northern Essex Community College · Haverhill, MA	75 69–78	$37,514/yr	Moderate	72.1x
65	Allied Health Professions Quinsigamond Community College · Worcester, MA	69 67–70	$69,051/yr	Resilient	54.7x
66	Health Administration Bunker Hill Community College · Boston, MA	76 67–79	$35,298/yr	Moderate	86.4x
67	Allied Health Professions Bunker Hill Community College · Boston, MA	76 73–77	$66,980/yr	Resilient	121.4x
68	Allied Health Professions Massachusetts Bay Community College · Wellesley Hills, MA	75 72–76	$64,025/yr	Resilient	90.2x
69	Criminal Justice North Shore Community College · Danvers, MA	67 60–70	$32,379/yr	Resilient	50.5x
70	Allied Health Professions Northern Essex Community College · Haverhill, MA	70 67–71	$67,610/yr	Resilient	63.7x
71	Criminal Justice Springfield Technical Community College · Springfield, MA	68 64–69	$37,044/yr	Resilient	39.3x
72	Allied Health Professions Springfield Technical Community College · Springfield, MA	69 66–70	$64,346/yr	Resilient	62.0x
73	Computer Networking Bunker Hill Community College · Boston, MA	71 63–73	$53,145/yr	Exposed	47.1x
74	Vehicle Repair Technology National Aviation Academy of New England · Concord, MA	61 59–62	$45,801/yr	AI-Proof	—
75	Business Administration Holyoke Community College · Holyoke, MA	70 62–72	$33,500/yr	Moderate	42.1x
76	Nursing Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing · Medford, MA	69 63–70	$75,598/yr	Moderate	14.7x
77	Allied Health Professions Middlesex Community College · Bedford, MA	68 65–69	$63,037/yr	Resilient	57.8x
78	Dental Assisting Mount Wachusett Community College · Gardner, MA	68 65–68	$68,670/yr	Resilient	49.8x
79	Medical Assisting Mount Wachusett Community College · Gardner, MA	66 63–67	$44,710/yr	Resilient	40.2x
80	Allied Health Professions North Shore Community College · Danvers, MA	70 66–71	$62,934/yr	Resilient	68.1x
81	Medical Assisting Northern Essex Community College · Haverhill, MA	70 67–71	$38,885/yr	Resilient	72.7x
82	Dental Assisting Quinsigamond Community College · Worcester, MA	67 65–67	$66,252/yr	Resilient	55.1x
83	Health Administration Springfield Technical Community College · Springfield, MA	69 64–71	$40,062/yr	Moderate	37.4x
84	Clinical Laboratory Science Springfield Technical Community College · Springfield, MA	67 65–68	$66,182/yr	Resilient	58.9x
85	Allied Health Professions Holyoke Community College · Holyoke, MA	65 63–66	$57,058/yr	Resilient	48.1x
86	Allied Health Professions Massasoit Community College · Brockton, MA	69 64–69	$56,929/yr	Resilient	65.4x
87	Accounting Northern Essex Community College · Haverhill, MA	68 58–72	$37,960/yr	Exposed	53.0x
88	Dental Assisting Cape Cod Community College · West Barnstable, MA	64 61–64	$54,903/yr	Resilient	50.3x
89	Nursing Laboure College of Healthcare · Milton, MA	67 61–68	$69,451/yr	Moderate	11.1x
90	Health Administration North Shore Community College · Danvers, MA	67 59–69	$33,638/yr	Moderate	42.3x
91	Nursing Regis College · Weston, MA	67 61–68	$79,113/yr	Moderate	8.8x
92	Mechanical Engineering Technology Springfield Technical Community College · Springfield, MA	64 61–65	$54,793/yr	Resilient	56.1x
93	Dental Assisting Springfield Technical Community College · Springfield, MA	65 62–65	$56,883/yr	Resilient	56.3x
94	Electrical Installation Motoring Technical Training Institute · Seekonk, MA	62 59–63	$43,145/yr	AI-Proof	—
95	Clinical Laboratory Science Middlesex Community College · Bedford, MA	62 61–63	$55,924/yr	Resilient	45.2x
96	Human Development & Family Studies North Shore Community College · Danvers, MA	64 61–65	$34,978/yr	Moderate	36.4x
97	Medical Assisting Springfield Technical Community College · Springfield, MA	63 60–64	$38,844/yr	Resilient	39.5x
98	Construction Management Technology Motoring Technical Training Institute · Seekonk, MA	59 57–59	$26,989/yr	AI-Proof	—
99	Computer Science Bristol Community College · Fall River, MA	67 55–69	$34,193/yr	Exposed	47.2x
100	Dental Assisting Bristol Community College · Fall River, MA	62 59–62	$48,308/yr	Resilient	49.5x

Methodology

This ranking includes the top 100 trade programs at Massachusetts schools, drawn from 184 total programs with earnings data. Programs are ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100), which combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and tuition ROI.

Only in-state tuition is used for ROI calculations. Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best trade program in Massachusetts?

By TradeSchoolOutlook Score, Practical Nursing at Mount Wachusett Community College ranks #1 in Massachusetts with a score of 84/100 and graduate earnings of $62,720/yr.

How many trade programs are in Massachusetts?

Our database includes 184 trade programs across Massachusetts schools with reported earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.