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Babson College Career Outcomes & Earnings

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How much do Babson College graduates earn?

The reported median is $117,794 four years after completion. The peer comparison uses $68,250 as its benchmark; the difference is $49,544 per year.

Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $117,794. That is $49,544 above the $68,250 median for comparable institutions (same type and size), and it lands in the 99th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth places the return at Babson College in the 98th percentile.

The program mix does not yield a wide spread in estimated outcomes. Business Administration and Management is the only program with published earnings data, reporting a median of $107,520 four years after completion.

Azimuth ranks it #7 nationally within its field and #1 in Massachusetts.

An estimated 20.0% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix rather than observed enrollment. Because four-year earnings cover completers who are working and not enrolled, those continuing their education are outside that earnings snapshot.

Median earnings · four years after completion
$117,794
Four-year median earnings against two benchmarks
Babson College reported median
$117,794
Peer schools comparable schools · $49,544 below Babson College
$68,250

School and program earnings use pooled 2017–18 and 2018–19 completion cohorts, measured in 2022 and 2023 and expressed in 2024 dollars. How the model works.

How many Babson College students return and finish their degrees?

First-time, full-time bachelor’s cohorts · CDS 2024-25
Completed within six years
93.0%
Pell recipients completed within six years
94.0%

Source: Babson College Common Data Set 2024-25, B4–B11 six-year completion.

How could earnings differ from the median?

Compare the lower scenario with Babson College borrowing and monthly payments to see how a smaller income could change your plan.

Modeled from the school’s program mix; not salary percentiles or a forecast for one graduate.

Earnings four years after completion
Planning rangeReported median
Lower estimate
$107,520
Median · reported
$117,794
Higher estimate
$107,520

Downside shows a lower-earning scenario based on the college’s mix of programs; upside shows a higher-earning scenario. Typical is the school’s reported median four years after completion. These are planning scenarios, not a forecast of your salary or percentiles of individual graduates.

Why the downside matters explores the risk hidden by medians, using older ten-year entrant data. Read about the move to four-year earnings.

Do Babson College graduates earn more than expected?

Azimuth models what we would expect graduates to earn based on who the college enrolls, how selective it is and its local economy. The difference between that expectation and reported earnings is what Azimuth calls value added.

That comparison is not reported for Babson College. Unlike a peer comparison, it adjusts for who enrolls.

The breakdown separates the contribution attributed to observed factors from the remaining difference. Neither component establishes how much attending Babson College caused a student to earn. Read how expected earnings are estimated.

Which fields at Babson College report the highest earnings?

Babson College awards all of its bachelor's degrees in a single field, and that field's earnings sit well above the national benchmark. Business Administration and Management is the largest program with 564 degrees awarded, and its graduates earn a median of $107,520 four years after completion.

Azimuth ranks the program #7 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field, and #1 in Massachusetts. Its earnings run at 1.57x the national median for the field.

With all awards in business, the program-level earnings picture is narrow rather than varied. A student considering Babson is effectively choosing a business degree, and the median four-year earnings for that degree are $107,520.

Babson College is a focused institution: Business accounts for 100.0% of bachelor's degrees awarded. The college has 1 nationally ranked program.

Business Administration and Management is the largest single program, with 564 degrees awarded. Azimuth ranks it #7 within its field among nonprofit four-year institutions, and it is also the top-ranked program in Massachusetts.

Graduates of the program earn a median of $107,520 four years after completion, which is 1.57x the national median for the field. The program's earnings are the highest at the college.

Highest reported four-year program earnings
Business Administration, Management and Operations
$107,520

Explore Babson College program cohorts and field ranks for more context.

Further analysis

The program mix is concentrated in a single field, so the spread shows little variation by field. Business Administration and Management anchors the range at $107,520 four years after completion.

Graduates of Babson College earn a median of $117,794 four years after completion, placing the university in the 99th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. The figure draws on an earnings cohort of 593 federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled.

Earnings scenarios, estimated from the program mix, show a typical outcome of $117,794. These are scenarios, not observed groups of graduates.

An estimated 20.0% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix.

Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: methodology.

Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.