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Middlesex College

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $1,306 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $10,054.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $46,861 ten years after entering, the 91st percentile among public 2-years.

  3. 33% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
15,660

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $10,054 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $1,306 and $4,504 a year depending on income at Middlesex College.

Statement of cost · Middlesex College

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$10,054
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$1,306
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$2,288
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$4,764

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $1,306; $30–48k: $1,435; $48–75k: $3,653; $75–110k: $4,050; over $110k: $4,504. Shaded band: middle half of public 2-years, from $5,297 to $10,706; dotted line at the median, $7,702.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 2-years (all incomes), $5,297 to $10,706. Dotted line: the median, $7,702.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$1,306
$30k–$48k$1,435
$48k–$75k$3,653
$75k–$110k$4,050
Over $110k$4,504

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $46,861; the median graduate who borrowed owes $9,750.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$37,254
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$43,083
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
91st percentile among public 2-years
$46,861
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
42nd percentile among public 2-years
$9,750
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$5,500

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 2-years at 10 years: $35,069 to $42,382.

6 yrs after entry: $37,254; 8 yrs after entry: $43,083; 10 yrs after entry: $46,861. Median graduate debt: $9,750. Shaded band: middle half of public 2-years at 10 years, from $35,069 to $42,382; dotted line at the median, $38,550.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 2-years, 10 years out ($35,069 to $42,382); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $9,750.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$37,254
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$43,083
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$46,861
Median graduate debt$9,750

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at Middlesex College
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree445$45,092$8,660
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree229$55,138$8,585
Physical Sciences, GeneralAssociate's Degree180$59,252$7,250
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's Degree75$49,368$8,119
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssociate's Degree74$54,131$6,750
Graphic CommunicationsAssociate's Degree58$35,271$8,525
Education, GeneralAssociate's Degree54not reported$7,000
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree46$85,435$17,506
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate's Degree42$57,027not reported
Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralAssociate's Degree33not reportednot reported
Engineering ScienceAssociate's Degree28$83,642not reported
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's Degree24$69,798$11,250
Show all 20 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree23$76,173$11,500
Homeland SecurityAssociate's Degree22not reportednot reported
Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree22not reportednot reported
Civil Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree19not reportednot reported
Public HealthAssociate's Degree12not reportednot reported
MarketingAssociate's Degree12not reportednot reported
Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree10not reportednot reported
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree9not reportednot reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

Middlesex College: 8,469 undergraduates; 32% of students receive Pell grants; no admission rate is reported (common at open-admission schools).

Admission rate

No admission rate reported (common at open-admission schools)

Undergraduates

8,469

89th percentile among public 2-years

Pell share

32%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

58th percentile among public 2-years

Completion

33%

finish within 150% of normal time

35th percentile among public 2-years

First-generation

50%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$23,554

57th percentile among public 2-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k53%
  • $30k–$48k21%
  • $48k–$75k14%
  • $75k–$110k6%
  • Over $110k5%
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k53%
$30k–$48k21%
$48k–$75k14%
$75k–$110k6%
Over $110k5%

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.