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Quincy College

Quincy, Massachusetts

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DR Rating
DegreeReturn Rating — Poor value

A 0–100 composite of ROI, graduate earnings, net price, debt and graduation rate. How it’s scored.

Poor return
$-28,760 over 10 years

Estimated for a typical student paying the average net price over 4 years.

On these figures the cost and debt outweigh the earnings premium.

16.4 yrs
Break-even
-39%
10-year ROI
$49,480
Median earnings as of 2024
66% of Quincy College students earn more than a typical U.S. high-school graduate (about $28,000/yr) ten years after starting — measured from IRS tax records, not surveys.

The numbers behind the verdict

$17,126
Average net price / yr as of 2024
$49,480
Median earnings (5 yr) as of 2024
Median earnings (1 yr) as of 2024
$13,874
Median debt at graduation as of 2024
15%
Graduation rate as of 2024
66%
Earn more than a HS grad as of 2024
62%
Repaying their loans (3 yr) as of 2024
60%
Retention rate as of 2024

Lifetime ROI: the long view

Cumulative net gain over a high-school-only earner at different career lengths, with tuition and debt interest already subtracted. Built on IRS-verified federal earnings — not self-reported surveys.

$-28,760
After 10 years
$16,040
After 20 years
$60,840
After 30 years
$105,640
After 40 years

Conservative: holds year-5 earnings flat (no raises). Adjust the assumptions, or see the highest 20-year ROI colleges.

Equity & access

Who the college serves and whether the payoff reaches everyone — earnings ten years after starting (IRS-linked), with access measures from federal enrollment data.

By gender
Women
$50,310
Men
$55,390

9% gap between the two groups

By student status (FAFSA)
Dependent students
$54,373
Independent students
$50,528

7% gap between the two groups

48%
First-generation students
22%
Take federal student loans
82%
Born in the U.S.
Who studies here
White 41%Hispanic 11%Asian 6%Black 24%Other 18%

Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity. Federal data does not report earnings by race.

Net price by family income

What students actually pay after grants and scholarships, by household income as of 2024.

Family incomeAverage net price / yr
Family income $0–$30k$15,972
$30k–$48k$15,564
$48k–$75k$17,994
$75k–$110k$20,958
$110k+$21,920

How Quincy College compares

This college against the Massachusetts and national averages — higher earnings and lower cost/debt are better.

Graduate earnings over time

Median earnings of Quincy College students 10 years after entering, by cohort year as of 2024.

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Best-paying majors at Quincy College

Fields of study ranked by their own ROI — earnings five years after graduating against the cost and debt. Click a major for the deep dive.

MajorCredentialEarnings (5 yr)Median debt10-yr ROIVerdict
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingCertificate$81,710+2,044%Strong return
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate$74,848+1,643%Strong return
Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate$49,480$9,625+117%Strong return
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate$46,774$12,900-19%Poor return
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate$46,212-29%Poor return

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ROI at Quincy College

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Admissions & profile

Admission rate
0
Average SAT
0
Median ACT
2,300
Undergraduates

Location

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. ROI is computed by Degree Return — see how. Read the methodology. Data as of 2024.

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