Program Payoff

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts. 45 certificate and associate programs, private, nonprofit. 45 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in Massachusetts.

ProgramCredentialMedian debtGraduates earnThe occupation pays
Area Studies Undergraduate certificate not published $100,470
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management Undergraduate certificate not published $182,950
Managers, All Other
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other Undergraduate certificate not published $267,290
Natural Sciences Managers
Business Administration, Management and Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $127,220
General and Operations Managers
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other Undergraduate certificate not published
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $134,520
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Computer Engineering Undergraduate certificate not published $165,210
Software Developers
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $165,210
Software Developers
Computer Software and Media Applications Undergraduate certificate not published $165,210
Software Developers
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other Undergraduate certificate not published
Computer and Information Sciences, General Undergraduate certificate not published $165,210
Software Developers
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management Undergraduate certificate not published $214,960
Computer and Information Systems Managers
Criminal Justice and Corrections Undergraduate certificate not published $44,670
Security Guards
Culinary Arts and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $45,600
Cooks, Restaurant
Education, General Undergraduate certificate not published $79,980
Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Education, Other Undergraduate certificate not published $79,980
Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Undergraduate certificate not published $134,720
Management Analysts
Engineering, Other Undergraduate certificate not published $201,430
Architectural and Engineering Managers
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $127,220
General and Operations Managers
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies Undergraduate certificate not published $72,750
Interpreters and Translators
Finance and Financial Management Services Undergraduate certificate not published $127,220
General and Operations Managers
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other Undergraduate certificate not published
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Undergraduate certificate not published
Hospitality Administration/Management Undergraduate certificate not published $93,270
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
Legal Professions and Studies, Other Undergraduate certificate not published
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services Undergraduate certificate not published $95,260
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Undergraduate certificate not published $127,220
General and Operations Managers
Marketing Undergraduate certificate not published $101,810
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
Mathematics and Statistics, Other Undergraduate certificate not published $267,290
Natural Sciences Managers
Medical Illustration and Informatics Undergraduate certificate not published $109,590
Computer Occupations, All Other
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $75,570
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Undergraduate certificate not published
Music Undergraduate certificate not published $95,260
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other Undergraduate certificate not published
Public Health Undergraduate certificate not published $134,360
Medical and Health Services Managers
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Undergraduate certificate not published $80,270
Training and Development Specialists
Religion/Religious Studies Undergraduate certificate not published $98,360
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies Undergraduate certificate not published $83,170
Editors
Social Sciences, Other Undergraduate certificate not published $182,950
Managers, All Other
Social Work Undergraduate certificate not published $75,570
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Undergraduate certificate not published $94,000
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language Undergraduate certificate not published $94,000
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Theological and Ministerial Studies Undergraduate certificate not published $98,360
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary
Theology and Religious Vocations, Other Undergraduate certificate not published
Visual and Performing Arts, Other Undergraduate certificate not published $85,820
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary

"Graduates earn" is the median two years after completing, from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10; the number in brackets is how many graduates it covers. A dash means the Department has not published a figure — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates — and never that the figure is zero. "The occupation pays" is the state median for the occupation the program leads to, from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, and describes everyone in that job rather than graduates of this school.