Suffolk University
Boston, Massachusetts · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
19of 20 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Massachusetts high-school graduate (about $41,044 a year). 1 falls short.
20 of 55 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 35: 30 with no earnings published and 5 with nothing reported. 1 verdict uses 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 60 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$29,618 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$29,618 a year
About $118,472 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $24,745 |
| $30k to $48k | $25,711 |
| $48k to $75k | $25,702 |
| $75k to $110k | $29,654 |
| $110k and up | $36,264 |
| All families (average) | $29,618 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical Massachusetts high-school graduate ($41,044 a year).
33 of 115 programs could be assessed 29% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Management Science | Master's Degree | $104,109 | +$63,065 | above HS line | $37,754 | 0.6 yrs | 157 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $125,542 | +$84,498 | above HS line | $42,540 | 0.5 yrs | 146 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $71,855 | +$30,811 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.9 yrs | 97 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $90,090 | +$49,046 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.6 yrs | 84 |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $70,274 | +$29,230 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.9 yrs | 80 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $71,855 | +$30,811 | clears the bar | $26,926 | 0.9 yrs | 78 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $54,117 | +$13,073 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 2.1 yrs | 61 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor's Degree | $66,709 | +$25,665 | clears the bar | $26,012 | 1.0 yrs | 60 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $73,484 | +$32,440 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 0.8 yrs | 58 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | $92,015 | +$50,971 | above HS line | $41,000 | 0.8 yrs | 53 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | $107,236 | +$66,192 | above HS line | $40,539 | 0.6 yrs | 53 |
| Healthcare Administration | Master's Degree | $99,661 | +$58,617 | above HS line | $41,162 | 0.7 yrs | 52 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $86,396 | +$45,352 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.6 yrs | 45 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $67,377 | +$26,333 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.0 yrs | 39 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $68,752 | +$27,708 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.0 yrs | 39 |
| Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $86,406 | +$45,362 | clears the bar | $25,982 | 0.6 yrs | 34 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $61,032 | +$19,988 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.4 yrs | 31 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $60,2591-year earnings | +$19,215 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $27,000 | 1.4 yrs | 24 |
| English Language and Literature/Letters, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $38,139 | -$2,905 | falls short | $24,875 | no earnings gain | 20 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | $60,159 | +$19,115 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.4 yrs | 20 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | $57,220 | +$16,176 | clears the bar | $20,543 | 1.3 yrs | 19 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Master's Degree | $76,289 | +$35,245 | above HS line | $41,000 | 1.2 yrs | 19 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Master's Degree | $195,072 | +$154,028 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $67,779 | +$26,735 | clears the bar | $23,250 | 0.9 yrs | 13 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $70,886 | +$29,842 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Criminal Justice | Master's Degree | $50,8061-year earnings | +$9,762 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | $43,553 | +$2,509 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 10.8 yrs | 9 |
| Marketing | Master's Degree | $85,595 | +$44,551 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Law | Doctoral Degree | $103,969 | +$62,925 | above HS line | $113,386 | 1.8 yrs | 5 |
| Taxation | Master's Degree | $114,731 | +$73,687 | above HS line | $20,500 | 0.3 yrs | 5 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $69,052 | +$28,008 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $52,398 | +$11,354 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies | Doctoral Degree | $123,199 | +$82,155 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | not published |
| Law | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 350 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Legal Support Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| International Relations | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $26,990 | not assessed | 13 |
| Public Policy Analysis | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Political Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Interior Architecture | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Design | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Research Psychology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Healthcare Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Business Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Pharmacy | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Accounting | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Finance | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Physical Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Public Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Social Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Human Resources | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Marketing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Legal Support Services | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Science, Technology and Society | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Data Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Data Analytics | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| International Relations | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Sociology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Social Sciences, Other | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Air Transportation | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Design | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Design | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Business | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Finance | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Management Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Management Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Philosophy | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Research Psychology | Doctoral Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Doctoral Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Public Administration | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Criminology | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Economics | Doctoral Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Finance | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Human Resources | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| International Business | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Taxation | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $41,044 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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