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Dental hygiene programs in Massachusetts
Massachusetts has 7 accredited campuses awarding dental hygiene credentials. If you finish and work as a dental hygienist in Massachusetts, expect to start around $93,510–$98,150 and reach a median of $100,640 with experience; the top quarter earn $106,220 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 $53,997 in their first year, against $51,231 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What dental hygienists earn in Massachusetts
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 6,850 employed in Massachusetts. National median: $98,100.
Campuses in Massachusetts, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BedfordFall RiverGardnerSpringfieldWest BarnstableWestonWorcester
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesex Community College | Bedford | Public | 19 | $64,791 | $13,312 | 23% | not reported |
| Quinsigamond Community College | Worcester | Public | 14 | $59,447 | $21,250 | 22% | not reported |
| Cape Cod Community College | West Barnstable | Public | 21 | $54,190 | $14,498 | 22% | not reported |
| Springfield Technical Community College | Springfield | Public | 16 | $53,805 | $10,884 | 32% | not reported |
| Mount Wachusett Community College | Gardner | Public | 14 | $52,952 | not reported | 24% | not reported |
| Bristol Community College | Fall River | Public | 22 | $52,089 | not reported | 23% | not reported |
| Regis College | Weston | non-profit | 26 | not reported | $7,500 | not reported | 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.