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Salaries by Major at Boston University

How much money do Boston University graduates make and which majors earn the most upon graduating? Six years after enrolling, alumni who are working have average earnings of $49,600 per year. After ten years, graduates earn $72,000 on average.

In terms of specific areas of study, the following is a ranking of degree programs by the median first-year starting salaries for BU graduates.

The undergraduate degree which initially pays the highest is Computer Engineering with a median starting salary of $80,000 followed by Computer Science paying $78,200 and Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering graduates who have a median starting income of $67,800 .

Looking at post-graduate and doctorate students, those completing the Dentistry (First Professional Degree) program rank first with a median initial income of $118,400 followed by Computer Science (Master's Degree) at $106,300 and Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Master's Degree) who earn $104,000 .

Note about salary data: First year earnings data are aggregated by the US Department of Education and analyzes IRS reported income for Boston University graduates who received federal financial aid in the form of grants or loans. Not all graduates or fields of study are represented as data for some degree programs are omitted for privacy purposes.

Median first-year earnings for Boston University graduates ranked by degree type and major
Major Earnings
Dentistry (First Professional Degree) $118,400
Computer Science (Master's Degree) $106,300
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Master's Degree) $104,000
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) $102,800
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (Master's Degree) $99,200
Information Science/Studies (Master's Degree) $95,200
Insurance (Master's Degree) $92,400
Computer Engineering (Master's Degree) $87,300
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Master's Degree) $87,000
Finance and Financial Management Services (Master's Degree) $82,400
Law (First Professional Degree) $81,200
Computer Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $80,000
Mechanical Engineering (Master's Degree) $79,000
Computer Science (Bachelor’s Degree) $78,200
Public Administration (Master's Degree) $73,500
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other (Master's Degree) $73,100
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $67,800
Biomedical/Medical Engineering (Master's Degree) $67,600
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Doctoral Degree) $67,100
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $66,900
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral Degree) $66,400
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Master's Degree) $64,800
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology (Master's Degree) $63,100
Health and Medical Administrative Services (Master's Degree) $61,100
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Master's Degree) $59,100
Medicine (First Professional Degree) $59,000
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) $56,300
Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degree) $55,900
Biomedical/Medical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $55,300
Social Sciences (Master's Degree) $55,100
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology (Master's Degree) $54,600
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (Master's Degree) $53,500
Public Health (Master's Degree) $52,900
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Bachelor’s Degree) $52,600
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's Degree) $50,400
Economics (Bachelor’s Degree) $50,000
Social Work (Master's Degree) $48,300
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Master's Degree) $47,700
Special Education and Teaching (Master's Degree) $47,400
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management (Master's Degree) $46,800
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degree) $45,800
Journalism (Master's Degree) $44,900
Hospitality Administration/Management (Bachelor’s Degree) $44,800
Mathematics (Bachelor’s Degree) $44,400
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Master's Degree) $43,800
Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Master's Degree) $43,700
Culinary Arts and Related Services (Master's Degree) $43,100
Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $42,900
International Relations and National Security Studies (Master's Degree) $42,400
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (Master's Degree) $41,600
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor’s Degree) $40,900
Social Sciences, Other (Bachelor’s Degree) $40,800
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other (Master's Degree) $40,200
Sociology (Bachelor’s Degree) $39,600
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) $39,500
Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) $39,000
Political Science and Government (Bachelor’s Degree) $38,900
Theological and Ministerial Studies (First Professional Degree) $37,200
Social Work (Bachelor’s Degree) $37,000
International Relations and National Security Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $36,200
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Bachelor’s Degree) $36,200
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor’s Degree) $36,100
Neurobiology and Neurosciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $35,700
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $35,700
English Language and Literature (Bachelor’s Degree) $34,200
Research and Experimental Psychology (Bachelor’s Degree) $34,100
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $33,800
Psychology (Bachelor’s Degree) $33,700
Journalism (Bachelor’s Degree) $33,500
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication (Bachelor’s Degree) $32,000
Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,600
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,000
Music (Doctoral Degree) $30,900
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Bachelor’s Degree) $30,000
Music (Bachelor’s Degree) $29,600
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,500
History (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,100
Theological and Ministerial Studies (Master's Degree) $27,800
Music (Master's Degree) $27,700
Fine and Studio Arts (Master's Degree) $27,400
Film/Video and Photographic Arts (Master's Degree) $25,300
Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) $23,100
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (Bachelor’s Degree) $22,700

Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=164988 IPEDS survey and College Scorecard data for Boston University.