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Colleges near Saugus · College Scorecard

No college in Saugus, but 66 within 30 miles

The closest is Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in Medford, 5.8 miles from the center of town. Here’s what each costs, who gets in, and how students do.

Nearest college
5.8 mi
Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
Within 30 miles
66
degree-granting colleges
Nearest community college
5.8 mi
Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
Students nearby
275,641
on campus within 30 miles
Residents in college
5%
MA 8%

College from Saugus

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★ What stands out · Within reach

Colleges near Saugus

Every degree-granting college within 30 miles of the center of Saugus.

Straight-line distance. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus. Dashed rows are too small, or report too little to the Department of Education, for a page of their own.

What it costs

What would your family pay?

The average a year after grants and scholarships, for families on federal aid. Pick your family’s income.

Family income

Starts at $75–110k, where Saugus’s median household income ($102K) falls.

Federal figures: your own price depends on your aid package. Every college has a net price calculator on its website. “—” = not reported for that income.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college near Saugus: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k$140k$160k 0%25%50%75%100% Graduate → Cambridge CollegeTufts UniversitySalem State University
Cambridge College11% graduate$46k earnings$22k typical debt
Tufts University94% graduate$83k earnings$16k typical debt
Salem State University50% graduate$57k earnings$25k typical debt

Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, students on federal aid. A college that’s part of a larger system reports earnings for the whole system.

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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023). “On campus” counts fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Net price is the average a year after grants for families on federal aid; earnings are the median 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. Distances are straight-line from the center of Saugus. Town figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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