Private nonprofit · Community college

North Bennet Street School

Boston, Massachusetts · Large city

0%
Transfer rate: $27,251
Avg net price: 90%
Grad / completion: $43,993
Median earnings

North Bennet Street School is a private nonprofit certificate-granting institution in Boston, Massachusetts (large city setting), enrolling 155 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private nonprofitSmall · 155 undergradsLarge cityCold wintersSnowyNear the coast

About Boston, Massachusetts

Boston is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. In 1630, settlers led by John Winthrop arrived, and found Shawmut Peninsula nearly empty of Native people. Most had died of European diseases borne by earlier settlers and traders. Boston shares many cultural roots with greater New England, including a dialect of the non-rhotic Eastern New England accent known as the Boston accent and a regional cuisine with a large emphasis on seafood, salt, and dairy products. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large city
Highest degree offered: Certificate
Nearest big city: Boston, MA
To the ocean: < 1 mile
Nearest airport: 2 miles to Boston Logan (BOS) · major hub

How North Bennet Street School compares

Graduation rate90%

Higher than 90% · #9 of 52 in Massachusetts

First-year retention90%

Higher than 81%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$43,993

Higher than 81% · #17 of 34 in Massachusetts

Average net price$27,251

Cheaper than 13% · #40 cheapest of 52 in Massachusetts

Median debt at graduation$9,500

Lower than 57%

Student–faculty ratio12 : 1

Lower than 73%

Undergraduate enrollment155

Larger than 38%

Percentiles compare North Bennet Street School with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Massachusetts.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women4227%
Men11373%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White71%
Black6.5%
Hispanic3.9%
Asian5.2%
Other or multiracial14%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 155
Student–faculty ratio: 12 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 20%
First-generation students: —
Students over 25: 71%
Median family income: $25,361

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition: —
Room & board: —
Total cost of attendance: —
Average net price: $27,251

Outcomes

Graduated: 90%
First-year retention: 90%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $47,319
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $43,993
Median debt at graduation: $9,500
Students with federal loans: 33%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 74%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: Free

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k

$27,251

$30–48k

—

$48–75k

—

$75–110k

—

$110k+

—

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $43,993
Typical debt at graduation: $9,500
Debt vs. one year's pay: 22%
Out-earn a HS grad: 59%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.2 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

Campus climate

Summer high: 82°F
Winter low: 23°F
Annual rain: 43.6″
Annual snow: 49.2″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Boston Logan Intl AP, MA US station (2.2 mi from campus).

What North Bennet Street School graduates study — and earn

Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians

28 grads$23k 1 yr— 5 yr$17k debt

28$23,140—$16,687 Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection

22 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

22———Woodworking

13 grads— 1 yr$43k 5 yr— debt

13—$43,097—Carpenters

11 grads$39k 1 yr$56k 5 yr$16k debt

11$39,058$56,080$15,560 Precision Production, Other

7 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

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Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.