Private nonprofit · Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Boston College: cost, debt and earnings by major
47 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $38,930
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 90%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 16%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 10,085
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $19,000
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 1.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $7,293 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $10,451 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $9,615 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $23,616 |
| $110,000+ | $61,800 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (25)
- Finance and Financial Management Services$147,746
- Computer Science$143,204
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$132,903
- Information Science/Studies$131,090
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$126,475
- Accounting and Related Services$126,461
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$123,144
- Economics$121,337
- Mathematics$111,072
- Marketing$106,353
- Philosophy$97,519
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$94,867
- International/Globalization Studies$91,874
- Political Science and Government$86,537
- Biology, General$83,614
- Communication and Media Studies$83,586
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research$82,861
- History$80,073
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$76,328
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$75,274
- English Language and Literature, General$70,141
- Sociology$70,121
- Psychology, General$70,033
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$61,719
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences$49,156 (1 yr)
Master's programs (19)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$152,252
- Finance and Financial Management Services$151,547
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$129,436 (1 yr)
- Accounting and Related Services$118,957
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$117,616
- Economics$93,486 (1 yr)
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$87,632 (1 yr)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$73,955
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services$73,791
- Social Work$71,957
- Educational Administration and Supervision$71,676
- Special Education and Teaching$71,459
- Curriculum and Instruction$71,427
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$68,576
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$68,060
- History$66,787
- Theological and Ministerial Studies$64,786
- English Language and Literature, General$64,159
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$58,869 (1 yr)
Doctoral programs (2)
First professional programs (1)
- Law$190,940