Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Boston, Massachusetts · Also known as MCPHS · Website
$125,557
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$125,557
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Boston, Massachusetts with 3,451 undergraduates and 2,476 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $39,545 a year (tuition and fees $40,530). It admits 85% of applicants and 62% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $125,557 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $25,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$39,545
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$40,530
US median $11,837
Admission rate
85%
US median 78%
Completion rate
62%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$25,000
About $265 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$125,557
Rank 9 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $39,545
- Tuition and fees
- $40,530
- Cost of attendance
- $65,022
- Students with a need-based grant
- 30%
- Students with federal loans
- 67%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $35,206
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $36,228
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $38,376
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $42,536
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $43,470
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $30,530 in 2015-16 to $40,530 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1,269
- SAT reading, middle
- 605
- SAT math, middle
- 635
- ACT, middle
- 27
- Undergraduates
- 3,451
- Graduate students
- 2,476
- Part-time students
- 5.2%
- Women
- 77%
- Students per teacher
- 9
- Completion rate
- 62%
- Retention rate
- 74%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 49
- Endowment
- $1.9B
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 9 of 5,094 US colleges and 3 of 106 in Massachusetts (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $39,545 | $24,402 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $40,530 | $34,256 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 85% | 71% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 62% | 69% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 74% | 79% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $25,000 | $21,882 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $77,171 | $46,320 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $125,557 | $53,104 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 83% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 81% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
49 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationProfessional | Professional | 409 | $104,556 | $100,166 | $141,852 | $138,348 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 298 | $25,000 | $80,034 | $92,960 | $88,910 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's | Master's | 236 | $41,000 | $72,586 | $94,855 | $89,981 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 220 | $27,000 | $47,882 | $72,947 | $116,539 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 204 | $124,160 | $115,196 | $135,100 | $127,347 |
| Public HealthOnlineMaster's | Master's | 112 | $47,832 | $69,004 | $87,975 | $82,751 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 109 | $27,000 | $30,439 | $90,224 | $61,911 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineMaster's | Master's | 103 | $41,000 | $106,861 | $132,366 | $120,193 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationMaster's | Master's | 83 | Withheld | $88,535 | $147,762 | $129,214 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 76 | $27,000 | $76,575 | $92,104 | $70,786 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 62 | $25,000 | $61,374 | $83,253 | $68,061 |
| OptometryProfessional | Professional | 56 | $225,520 | $95,374 | $129,752 | $131,525 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 46 | $94,000 | $64,563 | $75,682 | $71,416 |
| Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical SystemsMaster's | Master's | 41 | $92,150 | $34,264 | $45,248 | $35,462 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsProfessional | Professional | 36 | $162,292 | $72,436 | $84,530 | $81,641 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralOnlineDoctoral | Doctoral | 30 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | $27,000 | $51,942 | Withheld | $65,466 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $27,000 | $49,788 | $67,637 | $61,296 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 21 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | $27,000 | Withheld | Withheld | $50,523 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 19 | $41,000 | $75,871 | $66,562 | $76,062 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralOnlineMaster's | Master's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $78,149 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
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Questions and answers
How much does Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences cost?
$39,545 a year is the average net price at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $40,530, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $65,022. Families earning under $30,000 pay $35,206 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences?
85% of applicants are admitted to Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,269 and the middle ACT score is 27. The median admission rate of colleges in Massachusetts is 71%.
How much do Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences graduates earn?
$125,557 a year is the median pay of former Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences students who work, 10 years after they started ($77,171 after 6 years). That ranks 9 of 5,094 US colleges and 3 of 106 in Massachusetts. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's) at $115,196.
How much student debt do Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences graduates have?
$25,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences graduates, about $265 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 67% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences?
62% of first-time, full-time students at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences finish within 6 years. 74% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences?
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (409 professional graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (298 bachelor's graduates), Health and Medical Administrative Services (236 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 49 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.