University of Massachusetts-Boston

Boston, Massachusetts · Public

All 39 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Massachusetts high-school graduate (about $41,044/yr). Another 100 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$14,070
$30k to $48k	$13,558
$48k to $75k	$15,663
$75k to $110k	$20,885
$110k and up	$25,571
All families (average)	$17,707

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

39 of 139 programs could be assessed 28% 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
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$95,648	+$54,604	clears the bar	$24,100	0.4 yrs	483
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$72,746	+$31,702	clears the bar	$21,062	0.7 yrs	433
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$52,200	+$11,156	clears the bar	$23,000	2.1 yrs	274
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$65,815	+$24,771	clears the bar	$21,127	0.9 yrs	222
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$64,665	+$23,621	clears the bar	$22,993	1.0 yrs	170
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$62,222	+$21,178	clears the bar	$24,271	1.1 yrs	145
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$83,405	+$42,361	clears the bar	$21,585	0.5 yrs	137
Management Science	Master's Degree	$112,856	+$71,812	clears the bar	$28,763	0.4 yrs	130
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$76,298	+$35,254	clears the bar	$24,000	0.7 yrs	118
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$60,411	+$19,367	clears the bar	$24,258	1.3 yrs	98
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$70,552	+$29,508	clears the bar	$22,500	0.8 yrs	94
English	Bachelor's Degree	$53,347	+$12,303	clears the bar	$24,212	2.0 yrs	80
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$63,131	+$22,087	clears the bar	$21,500	1.0 yrs	72
Nursing	Master's Degree	$126,694	+$85,650	clears the bar	$35,661	0.4 yrs	70
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$56,460	+$15,416	clears the bar	$24,990	1.6 yrs	68
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$61,382	+$20,338	clears the bar	$20,412	1.0 yrs	66
Special Education	Master's Degree	$70,150	+$29,106	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	48
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$58,394	+$17,350	clears the bar	$25,250	1.5 yrs	48
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	$68,868	+$27,824	clears the bar	$43,469	1.6 yrs	44
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$63,123	+$22,079	clears the bar	$39,825	1.8 yrs	38
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$49,722	+$8,678	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$100,902	+$59,858	clears the bar	$24,477	0.4 yrs	30
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Master's Degree	$67,132	+$26,088	clears the bar	$20,500	0.8 yrs	30
History	Bachelor's Degree	$57,992	+$16,948	clears the bar	$23,801	1.4 yrs	28
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$43,053	+$2,009	clears the bar	$22,750	11.3 yrs	27
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	$54,868	+$13,824	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$85,296	+$44,252	clears the bar	$23,125	0.5 yrs	23
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$51,034	+$9,990	clears the bar	$26,072	2.6 yrs	22
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$53,509	+$12,465	clears the bar	$27,000	2.2 yrs	21
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	$108,956	+$67,912	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$66,853	+$25,809	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$81,029	+$39,985	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Gerontology	Master's Degree	$71,482	+$30,438	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
English	Master's Degree	$64,893	+$23,849	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	$98,666	+$57,622	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Accounting	Master's Degree	$98,398	+$57,354	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
History	Master's Degree	$52,407	+$11,363	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Community Organization and Advocacy	Bachelor's Degree	$60,440	+$19,396	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$112,398	+$71,354	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	71
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	57
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	41
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Public Policy Analysis	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Research Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Political Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Dispute Resolution	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Education, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Management Information Systems	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Public Policy Analysis	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Physics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Archeology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Business Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Gerontology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Dispute Resolution	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Agricultural Production Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Area Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Public Health	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Computer Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Education	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Engineering Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Gerontology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Social Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Public Health	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Natural Resources and Conservation	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Natural Resources and Conservation	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
School Counseling	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Teacher Education (by level)	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Gerontology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Gerontology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Marine Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Sustainability Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Social Sciences	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Sociology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Sociology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Marketing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Computer Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Education, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Marine Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Research Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Healthcare Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Public Health	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
History	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Computer and Information Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
International/Globalization Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Research Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Finance	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Management Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Software and Media Applications	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Library Science and Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Dispute Resolution	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Computational Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Human Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
International Relations	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
International Business	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion, 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.