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Auto mechanic schools in Massachusetts
Massachusetts has 5 accredited campuses awarding auto tech credentials. If you finish and work as an automotive technician in Massachusetts, expect to start around $38,370–$45,560 and reach a median of $60,760 with experience; the top quarter earn $78,560 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 $30,132 in their first year, against $33,710 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What automotive service technicians and mechanics earn in Massachusetts
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 12,710 employed in Massachusetts. National median: $50,620.
Campuses in Massachusetts, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BostonGardnerSeekonkWellesley HillsWorcester
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts Bay Community College | Wellesley Hills | Public | 25 | $48,223 | $7,173 | 17% | not reported |
| Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology | Boston | non-profit | 27 | $32,447 | $12,000 | not reported | not reported |
| Motoring Technical Training Institute | Seekonk | for-profit | 88 | $27,817 | $9,152 | 89% | $23,882 |
| Quinsigamond Community College | Worcester | Public | 16 | not reported | not reported | 22% | not reported |
| Mount Wachusett Community College | Gardner | Public | 8 | not reported | not reported | 24% | 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.