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Bentley University Majors & Programs

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Which majors earn the most at Bentley University?

Bentley University is a business school, and the numbers bear that out. Business accounts for 86.5% of bachelor's degrees awarded, and the largest programs are concentrated in finance, accounting and management.

Finance is the biggest single program, with 244 degrees awarded and median earnings of $113,795 four years after completion. Azimuth ranks it #14 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field.

The highest-earning program is a smaller one: Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management graduates earn $122,075, from 27 degrees a year. Azimuth ranks it #3 nationally in its field.

At the more moderate end, Marketing posts $88,461 with 122 degrees awarded, ranking #16 nationally.

Major mix · each dot ≈ 1% of completions

Share of reported completions in the bachelor’s programs included here. Each dot represents approximately 1% of those completions. Counts are credentials, not unique students; excluded programs are not zero activity.

  • Business1,078 · 86.5%
  • Computer science88 · 7.1%
  • Liberal arts80 · 6.4%

12 of 12 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management 27 degrees awarded
$122,075
Finance and Financial Management Services 244 degrees awarded
$113,795
Computer and Information Sciences, General 61 degrees awarded
$111,853
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods 78 degrees awarded
$111,433
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other 152 degrees awarded
$109,922
Business/Managerial Economics 37 degrees awarded
$108,886

Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.

Compare all matching programs
Reported bachelor’s programs · earnings, program size and field ranks
ProgramDegrees awarded4-yr earningsField rank
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management27$122,075#3
Finance and Financial Management Services244$113,795#14
Computer and Information Sciences, General61$111,853#47
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods78$111,433#13
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other152$109,922#1
Business/Managerial Economics37$108,886#6
Accounting and Related Services231$108,343#9
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities80$105,183#4
Business Administration, Management and Operations170$99,514#27
Marketing122$88,461#16
Business/Corporate Communications28$80,781#1
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations small degree count16Too few graduates to report—

Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings

What are the largest programs at Bentley University?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded
Finance and Financial Management Services
244
Accounting and Related Services
231
Business Administration, Management and Operations
170
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
152
Marketing
122
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
80
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
78
Computer and Information Sciences, General
61
Business/Managerial Economics
37
Business/Corporate Communications
28

Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions

How do Bentley University majors rank nationally?

National program rankings

  1. Business/Corporate Communications#1
  2. Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other#1
  3. Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management#3
  4. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities#4
  5. Business/Managerial Economics#6
  6. Accounting and Related Services#9
  7. Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods#13
  8. Finance and Financial Management Services#14
  9. Marketing#16
  10. Business Administration, Management and Operations#27
  11. Computer and Information Sciences, General#47

Programs ranked in the national top 50, supplemented by the largest ranked programs when needed to show ten. Fewer appear when fewer ranks are reported. Each rank compares bachelor’s programs in the same field; field sizes differ.

How Azimuth compares programs across colleges

Further analysis

Outcomes at Bentley University vary sharply by field, and Azimuth's program rankings evaluate four-year earnings among completers, debt and cohort size rather than reputation. The university publishes earnings data for 11 bachelor's programs, 11 of which carry an Azimuth national rank.

The degree mix is concentrated in business. Business accounts for 86.5% of bachelor's degrees awarded, with Computer & Information Sciences at 7.1% and Liberal Arts & General Studies at 6.4%.

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services ranks #1 nationally and #1 in Massachusetts, with graduates earning $109,922 four years after completion. Finance is the largest program, with 244 degrees awarded, and Azimuth ranks it #14 nationally; its graduates earn $113,795.

Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management ranks #3 nationally, with graduates earning $122,075.

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.