Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

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
3. 3

   Massachusetts Maritime Academy's grants cover 43% of its full price on average, vs. 26% at Northern State

   Aid generosity
4. 4

   Northern State has 10 pts more first-gen students than Massachusetts Maritime Academy (31% vs. 21%)

   First-generation students
5. 5

   Massachusetts Maritime Academy has 7 pts more Pell recipients than Northern State (19% vs. 12%)

   Pell Grant recipients
6. 6

   Northern State costs about $2.3K less per year on average than Massachusetts Maritime Academy ($17,457 vs. $19,761, all students)

   Average cost, all students

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.