by our College Data Analytics TeamNorth Shore Community College earned 16 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 1 in the top 5%, 8 in the top 10% and 7 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #31 of 1,097 in Highest Paid Graduates for Cosmetology, a top 5% award.
Key facts
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
North Shore Community College holds 16 ranking badges across 4 fields of study, 1 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s athletics rankings. We update our rankings throughout the year as new data becomes available. This page reflects the 2027 edition. Each row marks the highest award tier reached in that ranking. Read about our data sources and methodologies. College administrators who want to showcase these awards through our badge program can contact us.
| Award Level | Badges |
|---|---|
| Top 1% | 0 |
| Top 5% | 1 |
| Top 10% | 8 |
| Top 15% | 7 |
| Total | 16 |
North Shore Community College is best known for Personal & Culinary Services: 4 of its 15 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Cosmetology, Child Development & Family Studies and Nursing & Nursing Assistants.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best for the Money | ✓ | |||
| Best for the Money (New England) | ✓ | |||
| Best for the Money (Massachusetts) | ✓ | |||
| Highest Paid Graduates (New England) | ✓ | |||
| Highest Paid Graduates (Massachusetts) | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Child Development & Family Studies | ||||
| Highest Paid Graduates | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Value | ✓ | |||
| Nursing & Nursing Assistants | ||||
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Highest Paid Graduates | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Protection | ||||
| Highest Paid Graduates | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Cosmetology | ||||
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Best Value | ✓ | |||
| Highest Paid Graduates | ✓ |
North Shore Community College earned no online-program badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s online-program rankings is #13 of 43 in Most Popular Online for Fire Protection (top 31%).
In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, North Shore Community College earned 1 badge; its highest placement is #575 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best for Veterans | ✓ |
These rankings are based primarily on data from the U.S. Department of Education, 2027 edition. North Shore Community College appears in 107 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
More about our data sources and methodologies.