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Cybersecurity Certificates in the Boston area
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (Massachusetts, New Hampshire)
Programs
6
1 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$136,550
information security analysts, BLS May 2025
Cybersecurity Certificates in the Boston area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 6 programs: 6 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Boston
- 1 within 10 miles; nearest 5.5 miles, farthest 34.6 miles
- Completions, 2023-24
- 37 cybersecurity awards at the 5 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- Pay here
- $136,550 median for information security analysts ($65.65 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $86,970 to $225,300; 5,220 employed in the metro area; Massachusetts median $136,550 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Cybersecurity programs, nearest to Boston first
| Program | Where | Type | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Shore Community College | Danvers, MA | Associate | 2 | 5.5 |
| Middlesex Community College | Bedford, MA | Certificate | 5 | 12.0 |
| Northern Essex Community College | Haverhill, MA | Certificate | 9 | 12.8 |
| Cambridge College | Boston, MA | Certificate | 0 | 16.0 |
| Massachusetts Bay Community College | Wellesley Hills, MA | Certificate | 17 | 23.0 |
| Great Bay Community College | Portsmouth, NH | Associate | 4 | 34.6 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Massachusetts: 922 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 12 of them Cybersecurity.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill