Quad
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Northern State

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Massachusetts Maritime Academy grads earn $34.8K more ten years out than Northern State's ($82,392 vs. $47,618)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Massachusetts Maritime Academy graduates 30 pts more of its students than Northern State (80% vs. 50%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Massachusetts Maritime Academy$82.4K
Northern State$47.6K
Graduation rate
Massachusetts Maritime Academy80%
Northern State50%
Retention rate
Massachusetts Maritime Academy87%
Northern State77%

Borrowing

Median debt
Massachusetts Maritime Academy$25K
Northern State$22.3K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Massachusetts Maritime Academy81%
Northern State22%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Massachusetts Maritime Academy$22.3K
Northern State$16.5K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Massachusetts Maritime Academy70%
Northern State39%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Massachusetts Maritime Academy81%
Northern State52%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Massachusetts Maritime Academy4%
Northern State18%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Massachusetts Maritime AcademyNot shown: under 30 students
Northern State37%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Massachusetts Maritime Academy85%
Northern State58%
Pell graduation gap
Massachusetts Maritime AcademyNot reported
Northern State20 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupMassachusetts Maritime AcademyNorthern State
White77%56%
AsianNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Hispanic/LatinoNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
BlackNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Two or more racesNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
InternationalNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why