Northern Essex Community College
Northern Essex Community College offers over 60 career-focused associate degree and certificate programs, particularly strong in health professions like nursing and allied health. The college emphasizes hands-on training, including state-of-the-art medical simulation centers for healthcare programs, and provides career services and employer connections through platforms like Handshake. Many programs offer flexible online and evening options, catering to working adults and those balancing other commitments.
Programs Analyzed
Avg Grad Earnings
Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score
Tuition (In-State)
All Programs at Northern Essex Community College
13 trade programs at Northern Essex CC, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.
| Program | Score | Earnings | Debt |
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Nursing
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Compare nationwide → Compare in MA → |
84 | $74,427/yr | $15,750 |
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Practical Nursing
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Compare nationwide → Compare in MA → |
80 | $50,770/yr | $11,447 |
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Business Administration
Business Administration, Management and Operations Compare nationwide → Compare in MA → |
76 | $46,439/yr | $11,000 |
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Health Administration
Health and Medical Administrative Services Compare nationwide → Compare in MA → |
75 | $37,514/yr | — |
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Allied Health Professions
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Compare nationwide → Compare in MA → |
70 | $67,610/yr | $13,723 |
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Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice and Corrections Compare nationwide → Compare in MA → |
70 | $39,426/yr | $9,250 |
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Medical Assisting
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Compare nationwide → Compare in MA → |
70 | $38,885/yr | $5,600 |
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Accounting
Accounting and Related Services Compare nationwide → |
68 | $37,960/yr | $8,275 |
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Alternative Medicine
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems Compare nationwide → |
62 | $49,459/yr | — |
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Mental Health Services
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions Compare nationwide → |
61 | $27,799/yr | $11,500 |
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Teacher Education
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Compare nationwide → Compare in MA → |
59 | $28,635/yr | $10,758 |
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Health Sciences
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General Compare nationwide → Compare in MA → |
57 | $50,389/yr | — |
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Liberal Arts & Humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Compare nationwide → Compare in MA → |
46 | $31,549/yr | $8,585 |
Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.
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Earn-while-you-learn alternatives in Massachusetts. Registered apprenticeships skip tuition and pay you during training, though training periods are typically longer.
Trade Schools Near Haverhill
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About This Data
TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 13 trade and vocational programs at Northern Essex Community College using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).
The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.