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CNC & machining programs in Massachusetts

Massachusetts has 4 accredited campuses awarding machinist credentials. If you finish and work as a machinist in Massachusetts, expect to start around $47,910–$57,690 and reach a median of $67,270 with experience; the top quarter earn $78,640 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 not reported in their first year, against $36,340 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What machinists earn in Massachusetts

$47,910starting (10th percentile)
$57,690early career (25th)
$67,270median, all experience
$78,640experienced (75th)
$93,330top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 7,080 employed in Massachusetts. National median: $58,750.

Campuses in Massachusetts, ranked by what their graduates earned

4campuses in Massachusetts
33credentials awarded / yr
not reportedmedian earnings, yr 1 (Massachusetts)
$36,340median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: BostonSouth EastonSpringfieldWorcester

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Southeastern Technical Institute South Easton Public 19 not reported not reported 74% $15,859
Springfield Technical Community College Springfield Public 9 not reported not reported 32% not reported
Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology Boston non-profit 3 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Quinsigamond Community College Worcester Public 2 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.

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