10-yr median earnings
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Federal aid recipients only
Public · Billerica, Massachusetts
Shawsheen Valley School of Practical Nursing
Shawsheen Valley School of Practical Nursing is a public institution in Billerica, Massachusetts. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.
- $35,126
- Avg net price / yr
- 88.9%
- 150%-time completion
Suburb: Large
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Shawsheen Valley School of Practical Nursing profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class, and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
D
College Value Score
49/100
Shawsheen Valley School of Practical Nursing
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings N/A
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10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$35,126
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate A+
88.9%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt N/A
N/A
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
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First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$35,126
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
88.9%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 88.9%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Shawsheen Valley School of Practical Nursing vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
Quick Facts
37
Undergraduate enrollment
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Acceptance rate
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SAT average
88.9%
150%-time completion
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10-yr median earnings
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First-year retention
How Shawsheen Valley School of Practical Nursing ranks in Massachusetts
State rank among 106 reporting Massachusetts colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Shawsheen Valley School of Practical Nursing | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average net price | $35,126 | #99 of 117 | 15th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 88.9% | #18 of 109 | 83rd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 37 | #119 of 128 | 7th |
Highest former-student earnings in Massachusetts
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | $143,372 | $20,111 |
| 2 | Franklin W Olin College of Engineering | $129,455 | $25,171 |
| 3 | Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | $125,557 | $39,545 |
| 4 | Babson College | $123,938 | $40,514 |
| 5 | Bentley University | $120,959 | $37,930 |
| 6 | Boston College | $103,937 | $41,704 |
| 7 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | $103,470 | $43,071 |
| 8 | Harvard University | $101,817 | $19,066 |
| 9 | Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing | $101,466 | - |
| 10 | Northeastern University | $92,538 | $30,915 |
| 11 | Northeastern University Professional Programs | $92,538 | - |
| 12 | College of the Holy Cross | $90,543 | $38,782 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Shawsheen Valley School of Practical Nursing
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$33,187 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$35,869 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$38,717 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Shawsheen Valley School of Practical Nursing - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $35,126 |
54.3%
Pell Grant Rate
71.4%
Federal Loan Rate
What students pay at Shawsheen Valley School of Practical Nursing rose +75.9% since 2013
Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $11,757 in 2013 to $20,676 in 2023, a rise of $8,919 in nominal dollars. Across the 4,315 colleges measured over the same 2013–2023 span, the median change was +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $11,7572023 · $20,676
Over the same years, enrollment went -25.5% (47 → 35 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
63.9%
Female
43.8%
First Generation
Outcomes
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 88.9% |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 25 | $76,747 | $7,076 |
Explore Data-Matched Colleges
Matches use Scorecard measures among reporting colleges — not state-system recommendations or geographic proximity.
Similar Enrollment and Sector
Other Public institutions closest in reported enrollment, preferring the same Carnegie classification.
Similar Reported Net Price
Other Public institutions with the nearest reported average net price.
Dutchess BOCES-Practical Nursing Program
Poughkeepsie, NY
$35,346 net price · $220 apart
Cayuga Onondaga BOCES-Practical Nursing Program
Auburn, NY
$33,996 net price · $1,130 apart
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
University Park, PA
$32,875 net price · $2,251 apart
University of Massachusetts Global
Aliso Viejo, CA
$32,654 net price · $2,472 apart
Similar 2013–2023 Net-Price Trend
Same-sector institutions with the same direction and nearest fitted annual change; only series with R² of at least 0.40 qualify.
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Buzzards Bay, MA
+$1,014/year · $16/year apart
Fayette County Career & Technical Institute Practical Nursing Program
Uniontown, PA
+$1,027/year · $28/year apart
Columbiana County Career and Technical Center
Lisbon, OH
+$1,032/year · $33/year apart
The Evergreen State College
Olympia, WA
+$1,033/year · $35/year apart
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does Shawsheen Valley School of Practical Nursing cost? ▼
The average net price at Shawsheen Valley School of Practical Nursing is $35,126..
What is the graduation rate at Shawsheen Valley School of Practical Nursing? ▼
Shawsheen Valley School of Practical Nursing has a 88.9% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Sources & methodology
Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.
Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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