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Dental assistant schools in Massachusetts
Massachusetts has 9 accredited campuses awarding dental assisting credentials. If you finish and work as a dental assistant in Massachusetts, expect to start around $47,270–$48,600 and reach a median of $57,980 with experience; the top quarter earn $60,720 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 $30,206 in their first year, against $24,225 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What dental assistants earn in Massachusetts
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 9,680 employed in Massachusetts. National median: $48,070.
Campuses in Massachusetts, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BedfordBrocktonGardnerHaverhillNorth AdamsSomervilleSouth EastonSpringfieldWorcester
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesex Community College | Bedford | Public | 9 | $64,791 | $13,312 | 23% | not reported |
| Northern Essex Community College | Haverhill | Public | 9 | $30,206 | not reported | 21% | not reported |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Somerville | Somerville | for-profit | 43 | $28,476 | $9,656 | not reported | not reported |
| Massasoit Community College | Brockton | Public | 9 | not reported | not reported | 19% | not reported |
| Mount Wachusett Community College | Gardner | Public | 9 | not reported | not reported | 24% | not reported |
| Southeastern Technical Institute | South Easton | Public | 6 | not reported | not reported | 74% | $15,859 |
| Springfield Technical Community College | Springfield | Public | 6 | not reported | not reported | 32% | not reported |
| Charles H McCann Technical School | North Adams | Public | 5 | not reported | not reported | 100% | $17,976 |
| Quinsigamond Community College | Worcester | Public | 5 | not reported | not reported | 22% | 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.