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Construction trades programs in Massachusetts
Massachusetts has 3 accredited campuses awarding construction credentials. If you finish and work as a construction laborer in Massachusetts, expect to start around $45,170–$52,330 and reach a median of $63,390 with experience; the top quarter earn $88,330 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 $31,119 in their first year, against $27,572 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What construction laborers earn in Massachusetts
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 16,210 employed in Massachusetts. National median: $47,120.
Campuses in Massachusetts, ranked by what their graduates earned
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motoring Technical Training Institute | Seekonk | for-profit | 40 | $31,119 | not reported | 89% | $23,882 |
| North Bennet Street School | Boston | non-profit | 33 | not reported | $9,500 | 90% | $47,449 |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology | Boston | non-profit | 5 | not reported | not reported | 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.