Best Community programs in Massachusetts, ranked by enrollment
All community and social service specialists not listed.
30 schools in Massachusetts run programs that feed this job, graduating 786 people a year. The job pays a median of $57,360 in Massachusetts across about 1,480 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in Massachusetts that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
6 programs in Massachusetts that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Massachusetts (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Massachusetts page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 44.0000In Massachusetts → | 389 | 49.5% | 18 | $35,168 | $29,279 |
| 2 | CIP 30.1701In Massachusetts → | 218 | 27.7% | 4 | $36,206 | $29,240 |
| 3 | CIP 44.0201In Massachusetts → | 155 | 19.7% | 9 | $39,102 | $27,000 |
| 4 | CIP 19.0710In Massachusetts → | 19 | 2.4% | 2 | $31,642 | $23,092 |
| 5 | CIP 19.0711In Massachusetts → | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | $31,642 | $23,092 |
| 6 | CIP 39.0701In Massachusetts → | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | $32,226 | $26,000 |
Top 25 schools in Massachusetts
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 7 of the 30 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holyoke Community College Holyoke, MA Public · 3 feeder programs | 105 | Human Services, General | — | 29% | — | — |
| 2 | Harvard University Cambridge, MA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 94 | Behavioral Sciences | — | 98% | $15,013 | 4% |
| 3 | Endicott College Beverly, MA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 89 | Behavioral Sciences | — | 76% | $34,195 | 71% |
| 4 | Springfield College - Regional, Online, and Continuing Education Springfield, MA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 80 | Community Organization and Advocacy | $44,961 | — | — | — |
| 5 | Quinsigamond Community College Worcester, MA Public · 1 feeder programs | 71 | Human Services, General | $36,101 | 22% | — | — |
| 6 | Mount Wachusett Community College Gardner, MA Public · 1 feeder programs | 47 | Human Services, General | $22,370 | 24% | — | — |
| 7 | Fitchburg State University Fitchburg, MA Public · 2 feeder programs | 27 | Behavioral Sciences | — | 55% | — | 87% |
| 8 | Clark University Worcester, MA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 26 | Community Organization and Advocacy | — | 77% | $23,332 | 40% |
| 9 | Northeastern University Boston, MA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 25 | Human Services, General | $45,799 | 91% | $18,925 | 5% |
| 10 | Merrimack College North Andover, MA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 21 | Community Organization and Advocacy | — | 70% | $33,877 | 70% |
| 11 | Cambridge College Boston, MA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 18 | Human Services, General | $44,287 | 11% | — | — |
| 12 | North Shore Community College Danvers, MA Public · 2 feeder programs | 17 | Developmental Services Worker | $34,978 | 18% | — | — |
| 13 | Bunker Hill Community College Boston, MA Public · 1 feeder programs | 16 | Human Services, General | — | 13% | — | — |
| 14 | University of Massachusetts - Lowell Lowell, MA Public · 1 feeder programs | 16 | Behavioral Sciences | — | 65% | — | 83% |
| 15 | Fisher College Boston, MA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 15 | Human Services, General | $35,289 | 28% | $26,273 | 71% |
| 16 | Simmons University Boston, MA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 15 | Human Services, General | — | 72% | $24,848 | 70% |
| 17 | Massasoit Community College Brockton, MA Public · 1 feeder programs | 13 | Human Services, General | — | 19% | — | — |
| 18 | Urban College of Boston Boston, MA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 13 | Human Services, General | — | 0% | — | — |
| 19 | Cape Cod Community College West Barnstable, MA Public · 1 feeder programs | 11 | Human Services, General | — | 22% | — | — |
| 20 | Massachusetts Bay Community College Wellesley Hills, MA Public · 1 feeder programs | 11 | Human Services, General | — | 17% | — | — |
| 21 | Gordon College Wenham, MA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 10 | Community Organization and Advocacy | — | 69% | $23,077 | 69% |
| 22 | Springfield Technical Community College Springfield, MA Public · 1 feeder programs | 10 | Human Services, General | — | 32% | — | — |
| 23 | Anna Maria College Paxton, MA Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 9 | Human Services, General | — | 46% | $29,422 | 50% |
| 24 | Quincy College Quincy, MA Public · 1 feeder programs | 8 | Human Services, General | — | 15% | — | — |
| 25 | Brandeis University Waltham, MA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 7 | Community Organization and Advocacy | — | 86% | $25,074 | 40% |
All 30 schools in Massachusetts
Every school in Massachusetts with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holyoke Community College | Holyoke | Public | 105 | 3 |
| Harvard University | Cambridge | Private not-for-profit | 94 | 1 |
| Endicott College | Beverly | Private not-for-profit | 89 | 1 |
| Springfield College - Regional, Online, and Continuing Education | Springfield | Private not-for-profit | 80 | 1 |
| Quinsigamond Community College | Worcester | Public | 71 | 1 |
| Mount Wachusett Community College | Gardner | Public | 47 | 1 |
| Fitchburg State University | Fitchburg | Public | 27 | 2 |
| Clark University | Worcester | Private not-for-profit | 26 | 1 |
| Northeastern University | Boston | Private not-for-profit | 25 | 1 |
| Merrimack College | North Andover | Private not-for-profit | 21 | 1 |
| Cambridge College | Boston | Private not-for-profit | 18 | 1 |
| North Shore Community College | Danvers | Public | 17 | 2 |
| Bunker Hill Community College | Boston | Public | 16 | 1 |
| University of Massachusetts - Lowell | Lowell | Public | 16 | 1 |
| Fisher College | Boston | Private not-for-profit | 15 | 1 |
What community and social service specialists, all other earn in Massachusetts
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $56,730. Massachusetts pays above the national figure.
1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.
Metro areas in Massachusetts
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other page.
How to become a Community
- Typical entry education
- Bachelor's degree
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in Massachusetts
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 9 majors mapped to Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other9 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 19.0710Developmental Services Worker
- 19.0711Early Childhood and Family Studies
- 19.0712Parent Education Services
- 30.1701Behavioral Sciences
- 30.2502Contemplative Studies/Inquiry
- 39.0701Pastoral Studies/Counseling
- 39.0799Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries, Other
- 44.0000Human Services, General
- 44.0201Community Organization and Advocacy
Common questions
Answers for people weighing community and social service specialists, all other programs in Massachusetts.
What degree do you need to become a Community?+
Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Human Services, General, which awarded 389 degrees in Massachusetts in 2024-25, 49.5% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Community?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 6 programs to this occupation. The largest are Human Services, Behavioral Sciences, Community Organization and Advocacy, Human Development, plus 1 more. Together they graduate about 786 people a year in Massachusetts.
How much do community and social service specialists, all other earn in Massachusetts?+
The median is $57,360 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 1.1% above the U.S. median of $56,730. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for community and social service specialists, all other growing?+
BLS projects a +4.6% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 13,100 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Massachusetts?+
30 institutions in Massachusetts reported graduates from at least one of the 6 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
Do you need training or experience beyond a degree?+
BLS lists 'None' for related work experience and 'None' for on-the-job training typically needed to reach competency.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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