Quad
Northern State
Massachusetts Maritime Academy

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
Northern State$47.6K
Massachusetts Maritime Academy$82.4K
Graduation rate
Northern State50%
Massachusetts Maritime Academy80%
Retention rate
Northern State77%
Massachusetts Maritime Academy87%

Borrowing

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

Eight-year outcomes

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

Graduation by group

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

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupNorthern StateMassachusetts Maritime Academy
White56%77%
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