7 accredited schools across the Boston metro area trained 169 LPNs in 2023–24. Here’s how they compare on cost, length and size, plus what the job pays locally.
Updated October 2026 · Data: IPEDS 2023–24, BLS May 2025
Sorted by number of 2023–24 graduates (IPEDS), a proxy for program size and stability.
This public career school in Middlesex County graduated 38 LPN students in 2023–24, the 4th-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $21,424 for a program of about 40 weeks.
Public two-year college in Danvers that reported 35 LPN graduates in 2023–24, the 5th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $600 ($6,168 out of state).
This public career school in Middlesex County graduated 25 LPN students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $15,440 for a program of about 40 weeks.
Public four-year institution in Quincy that reported 25 LPN graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $6,360.
20 LPN credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public career school. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $15,800 for a program of about 40 weeks.
16 LPN credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $600 ($6,384 out of state).
This public two-year college in Norfolk County graduated 10 LPN students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $576 ($5,520 out of state).
7 accredited schools in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area graduated 169 LPN students in 2023–24. The largest was Assabet Valley Regional Technical School with 38.
Among schools that published a program price, Shawsheen Valley School of Practical Nursing in Billerica listed the lowest total: $15,440 for tuition, books and supplies.
Licensed Practical Nurses in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro earn a median $82,190 a year ($39.52/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $80,220 statewide and $64,400 nationally.
State-approved practical nursing programs usually take about a year of full-time study; part-time and associate-degree routes take longer.