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Is Massachusetts Bay Community College worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for Massachusetts Bay Community, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Stretch
Massachusetts Bay Community sits in the stretch band for a typical family. The long-run earnings picture at $52,654 helps, but median debt of $6,500 plus yearly net price of $7,169 creates a tighter path. For context, Massachusetts Bay Community's net price is about 1% below the typical 2-year, public school. It can work, but the financing plan has to be deliberate.
Is the price fair?
Compared to 791 similar 2-year, public schools
This school
$7,462
/yrAverage school like this
$7,555
/yrThis helps your Worth-It Score
You'd pay about $93 less per year than the typical student at a similar school. Over 4 years that's roughly $0 in savings.
Score breakdown
The public version of the score weighs affordability, after graduation outcomes, and repayment burden.
Affordability
40% weight
The yearly net price sits in a range that leaves more room for family cash flow and lower borrowing.
Outcome
40% weight
The outcome data does not create enough margin to fully offset the cost.
Repayment
20% weight
Median debt stays in a more comfortable repayment range for a typical graduate.
The numbers behind the score
Median net price per year
$7,169
Median earnings 10 years out
$52,654
Median debt at graduation
$6,500
Graduation rate
16%
At Massachusetts Bay Community, a typical graduate carries about $6,500 in student debt and earns roughly $52,654 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $74 per month, or 2% of pre-tax income. That sits inside a borrower comfort range for many graduates.
What this means for your family
Massachusetts Bay Community is a two year school in Wellesley Hills, MA. For many families, the real question is not just sticker price but what this path unlocks next, whether that is direct employment, transfer, or a lower cost route into a four year degree.
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Common questions about Massachusetts Bay Community
The median net price at Massachusetts Bay Community is $7,169 per year. That is the average yearly price after typical grant aid for students in the public federal data, not the published sticker price.
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The Worth-It Score weighs affordability (40%), after graduation outcomes (40%), and repayment burden (20%). Underlying data points come from publicly available federal higher education reporting. See full methodology →