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Culinary & pastry schools in Massachusetts
Massachusetts has 9 accredited campuses awarding culinary credentials. If you finish and work as a chef in Massachusetts, expect to start around $47,460–$54,120 and reach a median of $69,540 with experience; the top quarter earn $83,050 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Massachusetts). Graduates of these Massachusetts programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $29,120 in their first year, against $24,208 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What chefs and head cooks earn in Massachusetts
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 6,000 employed in Massachusetts. National median: $62,470.
Campuses in Massachusetts, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BostonBrocktonDanversFall RiverHaverhillHolyokePittsfieldSouth EastonWorcester
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Community College | Fall River | Public | 12 | $29,120 | not reported | 23% | not reported |
| Holyoke Community College | Holyoke | Public | 25 | not reported | not reported | 29% | not reported |
| Southeastern Technical Institute | South Easton | Public | 19 | not reported | not reported | 74% | $15,859 |
| Massasoit Community College | Brockton | Public | 17 | not reported | not reported | 19% | not reported |
| Bunker Hill Community College | Boston | Public | 16 | not reported | not reported | 13% | not reported |
| Northern Essex Community College | Haverhill | Public | 5 | not reported | not reported | 21% | not reported |
| Quinsigamond Community College | Worcester | Public | 3 | not reported | not reported | 22% | not reported |
| Berkshire Community College | Pittsfield | Public | 2 | not reported | not reported | 20% | not reported |
| North Shore Community College | Danvers | Public | 2 | not reported | not reported | 18% | not reported |
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.