Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts · Private, nonprofit

Of 102 assessed programs, 98 leave graduates out-earning a typical Massachusetts high-school graduate (about $41,044/yr) and 4 fall short. Another 212 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$9,500
$30k to $48k	$9,342
$48k to $75k	$11,778
$75k to $110k	$22,517
$110k and up	$47,504
All families (average)	$24,402

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

102 of 314 programs could be assessed 32% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Massachusetts high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$108,412	+$67,368	clears the bar	$23,196	0.3 yrs	678
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$147,178	+$106,134	clears the bar	$47,962	0.5 yrs	504
Management Science	Master's Degree	$118,168	+$77,124	clears the bar	$36,916	0.5 yrs	413
Public Health	Master's Degree	$88,820	+$47,776	clears the bar	$62,334	1.3 yrs	316
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$96,723	+$55,679	clears the bar	$24,224	0.4 yrs	305
Social Work	Master's Degree	$72,136	+$31,092	clears the bar	$53,395	1.7 yrs	303
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$136,667	+$95,623	clears the bar	$23,125	0.2 yrs	294
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Master's Degree	$156,087	+$115,043	clears the bar	$61,150	0.5 yrs	279
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$63,838	+$22,794	clears the bar	$23,250	1.0 yrs	276
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	$66,661	+$25,617	clears the bar	$23,394	0.9 yrs	233
Law	First Professional Degree	$194,750	+$153,706	clears the bar	$117,740	0.8 yrs	229
Information Science	Master's Degree	$136,425	+$95,381	clears the bar	$31,165	0.3 yrs	225
Finance	Master's Degree	$117,293	+$76,249	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	216
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	$55,804	+$14,760	clears the bar	$22,167	1.5 yrs	203
Dentistry	First Professional Degree	$180,633	+$139,589	clears the bar	$310,944	2.2 yrs	194
Health Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$78,431	+$37,387	clears the bar	$25,889	0.7 yrs	179
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$68,388	+$27,344	clears the bar	$28,103	1.0 yrs	178
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Master's Degree	$96,565	+$55,521	clears the bar	$59,608	1.1 yrs	170
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	Master's Degree	$87,544	+$46,500	clears the bar	$67,568	1.5 yrs	168
Medicine	First Professional Degree	$102,530	+$61,486	clears the bar	$205,222	3.3 yrs	164
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$66,373	+$25,329	clears the bar	$23,250	0.9 yrs	156
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$64,112	+$23,068	clears the bar	$25,000	1.1 yrs	151
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$95,757	+$54,713	clears the bar	$25,000	0.5 yrs	149
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	$68,888	+$27,844	clears the bar	$24,325	0.9 yrs	147
Marketing	Master's Degree	$103,316	+$62,272	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	137
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$84,784	+$43,740	clears the bar	$19,250	0.4 yrs	135
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$80,306	+$39,262	clears the bar	$23,250	0.6 yrs	134
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	$79,216	+$38,172	clears the bar	$39,700	1.0 yrs	128
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Doctoral Degree	$86,687	+$45,643	clears the bar	$61,375	1.3 yrs	128
Public Relations and Advertising	Master's Degree	$90,212	+$49,168	clears the bar	$39,224	0.8 yrs	127
Computer Science	Master's Degree	$153,937	+$112,893	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	126
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$99,024	+$57,980	clears the bar	$25,500	0.4 yrs	126
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$135,394	+$94,350	clears the bar	$25,984	0.3 yrs	122
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$61,610	+$20,566	clears the bar	$25,985	1.3 yrs	118
Computer Software and Media Applications	Master's Degree	$140,032	+$98,988	clears the bar	$33,034	0.3 yrs	114
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$65,617	+$24,573	clears the bar	$24,500	1.0 yrs	110
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$62,342	+$21,298	clears the bar	$27,000	1.3 yrs	109
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	$78,782	+$37,738	clears the bar	$20,500	0.5 yrs	94
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	$106,809 1-year earnings	+$65,765	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	81
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Master's Degree	$104,263	+$63,219	clears the bar	$48,565	0.8 yrs	80
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	$150,827	+$109,783	clears the bar	$56,842	0.5 yrs	76
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Master's Degree	$71,972	+$30,928	clears the bar	$68,910	2.2 yrs	74
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	$82,302	+$41,258	clears the bar	$23,250	0.6 yrs	72
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$74,836	+$33,792	clears the bar	$29,762	0.9 yrs	65
English	Bachelor's Degree	$58,564	+$17,520	clears the bar	$25,750	1.5 yrs	62
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$263,486	+$222,442	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	61
Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree	$113,482	+$72,438	clears the bar	$41,000	0.6 yrs	60
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$110,622	+$69,578	clears the bar	$24,375	0.4 yrs	60
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$39,322	-$1,722	falls short	$26,849	insufficient data	59
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	$59,519	+$18,475	clears the bar	$77,420	4.2 yrs	58
Psychology	Master's Degree	$50,606 1-year earnings	+$9,562	clears the bar	$64,500	6.7 yrs	58
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	$117,154	+$76,110	clears the bar	$57,930	0.8 yrs	57
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	$68,026	+$26,982	clears the bar	$25,375	0.9 yrs	56
Music	Master's Degree	$43,249	+$2,205	clears the bar	$39,771	18.0 yrs	56
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$70,842	+$29,798	clears the bar	$80,000	2.7 yrs	52
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$98,953	+$57,909	clears the bar	$26,646	0.5 yrs	50
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$77,864	+$36,820	clears the bar	$52,000	1.4 yrs	50
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other	Master's Degree	$101,267	+$60,223	clears the bar	$29,500	0.5 yrs	50
History	Bachelor's Degree	$59,986	+$18,942	clears the bar	$25,996	1.4 yrs	47
International Relations	Master's Degree	$81,518	+$40,474	clears the bar	$86,165	2.1 yrs	46
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$83,413	+$42,369	clears the bar	$26,773	0.6 yrs	41
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$39,426	-$1,618	falls short	$27,000	insufficient data	40
Journalism	Master's Degree	$82,549	+$41,505	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$63,791	+$22,747	clears the bar	$26,375	1.2 yrs	38
Nutrition Sciences	Master's Degree	$84,870	+$43,826	clears the bar	$61,371	1.4 yrs	36
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$49,538	+$8,494	clears the bar	$20,475	2.4 yrs	35
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$39,157 1-year earnings	-$1,887	falls short	$25,990	insufficient data	33
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Bachelor's Degree	$72,566	+$31,522	clears the bar	$25,000	0.8 yrs	33
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	$37,078 1-year earnings	-$3,966	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Special Education	Master's Degree	$66,364	+$25,320	clears the bar	$33,500	1.3 yrs	31
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	Master's Degree	$64,819	+$23,775	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Master's Degree	$138,128	+$97,084	clears the bar	$140,895	1.5 yrs	30
Social Sciences, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$48,243 1-year earnings	+$7,199	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$59,858	+$18,814	clears the bar	$25,500	1.4 yrs	26
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$57,967	+$16,923	clears the bar	$24,677	1.5 yrs	26
Security Science and Technology	Master's Degree	$77,554	+$36,510	clears the bar	$105,433	2.9 yrs	26
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$72,809	+$31,765	clears the bar	$21,000	0.7 yrs	25
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$69,238	+$28,194	clears the bar	$53,000	1.9 yrs	21
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$54,766	+$13,722	clears the bar	$27,000	2.0 yrs	21
Teacher Education (by subject)	Doctoral Degree	$75,171 1-year earnings	+$34,127	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Master's Degree	$67,091 1-year earnings	+$26,047	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$62,027	+$20,983	clears the bar	$25,500	1.2 yrs	19
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$53,722	+$12,678	clears the bar	$25,250	2.0 yrs	19
Music	Doctoral Degree	$60,156	+$19,112	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Human Development and Family Studies	Master's Degree	$60,848	+$19,804	clears the bar	$28,235	1.4 yrs	18
Theology and Ministry	Doctoral Degree	$91,158	+$50,114	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	$71,420	+$30,376	clears the bar	$70,081	2.3 yrs	18
Insurance	Master's Degree	$177,642	+$136,598	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Culinary Arts	Master's Degree	$51,558	+$10,514	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	Master's Degree	$80,594	+$39,550	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	$57,294	+$16,250	clears the bar	$27,000	1.7 yrs	11
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	$77,660 1-year earnings	+$36,616	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$63,594	+$22,550	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Counseling Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$51,086	+$10,042	clears the bar	$27,000	2.7 yrs	1
Education	Bachelor's Degree	$56,556	+$15,512	clears the bar	$27,000	1.7 yrs	0
Education	Master's Degree	$66,882	+$25,838	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Education, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$54,883	+$13,839	clears the bar	$27,000	2.0 yrs	0
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$106,292	+$65,248	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	$80,080	+$39,036	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$54,044	+$13,000	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Theology and Ministry	First Professional Degree	$65,938	+$24,894	clears the bar	$25,000	1.0 yrs	insufficient data
Research Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$55,066	+$14,022	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	276
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	129
Data Processing	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	105
Applied Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	86
Social Sciences, Other	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	75
Theology and Ministry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	68
Hospitality Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	68
Statistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	55
Mathematical Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
Systems Science and Theory	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$66,684	insufficient data	38
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Economics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Materials Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Management Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Computer and Information Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Biomedical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Nutrition Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Electrical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Biotechnology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Architectural History, Criticism, and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Systems Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Mechanical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Legal Professions and Studies, Other	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Neuroscience	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Computer Software and Media Applications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Theatre	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Computer Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($41,044/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.