LPN SCHOOLS IN MASSACHUSETTS — Federal Data, September 2026
LPN Schools in Massachusetts, Ranked On What Graduates Owe And Earn
11 accredited institutions in Massachusetts report enough federal data on this program to be compared. They are ranked here on a single measure: how many months of gross pay it takes a graduate to cover the median debt.
See The RankingU.S. Department of Education data. No school paid to be listed.
Across the 11 ranked programs in Massachusetts, the median graduate needs 2.7 months of gross pay to cover a median federal debt of $12,123, against median earnings of $55,341 one year after completion.
That is faster than the national median of 4.3 months for this field, measured across the 650 institutions in our national LPN schools ranking. The best performer in the state is Greater Lowell Technical School in Tyngsboro, at 1.6 months.
Every figure on this page is recalculated on Massachusetts institutions only. Nothing is carried over from the national page.
At A Glance
What the federal data says about LPN schools in Massachusetts
The Ranking
11 LPN schools in Massachusetts, ranked by months of gross pay to cover the debt
Lower is better.
| # | School | Type | Award | Months | Debt | Earnings | Completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greater Lowell Technical SchoolTyngsboro, MA | Public | Certificate | 1.6 | $8,859 | $67,281 | 100% |
| 2 | Shawsheen Valley School of Practical NursingBillerica, MA | Public | Certificate | 1.6 | $9,397 | $72,230 | 80% |
| 3 | Diman Regional Technical InstituteFall River, MA | Public | Certificate | 2.2 | $10,182 | $55,341 | 75% |
| 4 | Monty TechFitchburg, MA | Public | Certificate | 2.4 | $10,711 | $53,902 | 67% |
| 5 | Greenfield Community CollegeGreenfield, MA | Public | Certificate | 2.6 | $12,123 | $56,658 | 31% |
| 6 | Northern Essex Community CollegeHaverhill, MA | Public | Certificate | 2.7 | $11,452 | $50,770 | 21% |
| 7 | Mount Wachusett Community CollegeGardner, MA | Public | Certificate | 2.8 | $14,435 | $62,720 | 24% |
| 8 | North Shore Community CollegeDanvers, MA | Public | Certificate | 2.8 | $13,119 | $55,336 | 18% |
| 9 | Southeastern Technical InstituteSouth Easton, MA | Public | Certificate | 2.8 | $14,499 | $62,482 | 74% |
| 10 | Berkshire Community CollegePittsfield, MA | Public | Certificate | 3.6 | $14,905 | $49,764 | 20% |
| 11 | Quinsigamond Community CollegeWorcester, MA | Public | Certificate | 4.3 | $19,771 | $54,629 | 22% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Cohorts by Field of Study and by Institution (published 9 June 2026). Debt is the median federal Stafford and Grad PLUS loan debt of completers in this program; earnings are median earnings one year after completion. Where a school offers the program at both certificate and associate level, the shorter payback is shown. Completion is the institution’s published rate, not the program’s.
The Top Five, In Detail
The five fastest payback programs in Massachusetts, one by one
Greater Lowell Technical School
Tyngsboro, MA
Greater Lowell Technical School is a public institution in Tyngsboro. Its practical nursing graduates leave with a median federal debt of $8,859 and report median earnings of $67,281 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 1.6 months of gross pay: the fastest payback in the state, and 1.1 months faster than the Massachusetts state median of 2.7. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 100% completion rate.
Shawsheen Valley School of Practical Nursing
Billerica, MA
Shawsheen Valley School of Practical Nursing is a public institution in Billerica. Its practical nursing graduates leave with a median federal debt of $9,397 and report median earnings of $72,230 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 1.6 months of gross pay: the second fastest in the state, and 1.1 months faster than the Massachusetts state median of 2.7. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 80% completion rate.
Diman Regional Technical Institute
Fall River, MA
Diman Regional Technical Institute is a public institution in Fall River. Its practical nursing graduates leave with a median federal debt of $10,182 and report median earnings of $55,341 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 2.2 months of gross pay: the third fastest in the state, and 0.5 months faster than the Massachusetts state median of 2.7. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 75% completion rate.
Monty Tech
Fitchburg, MA
Monty Tech is a public institution in Fitchburg. Its practical nursing graduates leave with a median federal debt of $10,711 and report median earnings of $53,902 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 2.4 months of gross pay: fourth in the state, and 0.3 months faster than the Massachusetts state median of 2.7. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 67% completion rate.
Greenfield Community College
Greenfield, MA
Greenfield Community College is a public institution in Greenfield. Its practical nursing graduates leave with a median federal debt of $12,123 and report median earnings of $56,658 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 2.6 months of gross pay: fifth in the state, and right on the Massachusetts state median of 2.7. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 31% completion rate.
Read It Carefully
What this ranking does not measure
Absence from this page is not a verdict. The Department of Education suppresses figures for programs with small cohorts, so a small, excellent school will often have no publishable data at all. Schools that enroll no students on federal aid are outside this dataset entirely.
The measure is a ratio, not a repayment plan, and it counts federal loan debt only. Cash payments, private loans and employer sponsorship are invisible here. Local wages shape earnings as much as the school does, which is exactly why comparing inside one state, as this page does, is more informative than comparing across the country.
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