Career outcomes brief

Bentley University Career Outcomes & Earnings

Updated September 30, 2026

How much do Bentley University graduates earn?

The reported median is $108,577 four years after completion. The peer comparison uses $68,250 as its benchmark; the difference is $40,327 per year.

Bentley University graduates earn a median of $108,577 four years after completion. That figure places the university at the 98th percentile for earnings, and in the 99th percentile for return among nonprofit four-year institutions.

That figure is $40,327 above the $68,250 median for comparable institutions (same type and size). Graduates earn about $23,157 more than expects for similar students, a result at the 97th percentile.

The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $13,669. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain adds $9,488. Within the measured factors, the STEM component subtracts $714.

The earnings scenarios span from $93,501 on the downside to $114,260 on the upside. The range is wide enough that program choice matters for a student's likely outcome.

At the program level, Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management graduates report the highest median four years after completion, at $122,075 from 27 degrees awarded. Finance, the largest program, follows at $113,795.

An estimated 20.1% 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: $108,577
Rank for difference from expectations: 97th percentile

Four-year median earnings against two benchmarks

Bentley University reported median: $108,577
Peer schools comparable schools · $40,327 below Bentley University: $68,250
Model expectation what similar students would be expected to earn · $23,157 below Bentley University: $85,420

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 could earnings differ from the median?

Earnings four years after completion

Planning rangeReported median

Lower estimate: $93,501
Median · reported: $108,577
Higher estimate: $114,260

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 Bentley University 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.

Bentley University graduates’ reported earnings are $23,157 above that expectation, the 97th percentile for this measure. 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 Bentley University caused a student to earn. Read how expected earnings are estimated.

Which fields at Bentley University report the highest earnings?

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.

Business accounts for 86.5% of bachelor's degrees awarded, and the university has 11 nationally ranked programs. The largest single field is Finance, at 244 degrees a year.

Azimuth ranks it #14 nationally in its field, with median earnings of $113,795 four years after completion. Accounting is close behind at 231 degrees and ranks #9 nationally, with earnings of $108,343.

Business Administration and Management awards 170 degrees and ranks #27 nationally, with earnings of $99,514. Marketing awards 122 degrees and ranks #16 nationally, with earnings of $88,461.

Computer and Information Sciences graduates earn $111,853 four years out, from 61 degrees a year, and Azimuth ranks it #47 nationally.

Highest reported four-year program earnings

Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management: $122,075
Finance and Financial Management Services: $113,795
Computer and Information Sciences, General: $111,853
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods: $111,433
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other: $109,922
Business/Managerial Economics: $108,886
Accounting and Related Services: $108,343
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities: $105,183

Explore Bentley University program cohorts and field ranks for more context.

Further analysis

Earnings scenarios estimated from the program mix show a downside of $93,501, a typical outcome of $108,577, and an upside of $114,260. The spread shows variation by field.

The highest-earning program is Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management at $122,075 four years after completion. Among the largest programs, Marketing is at the lower end with $88,461.

Bentley University graduates earn a median of $108,577 four years after completing a degree, measured among 1,281 federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled. That places the university in the 98th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Graduates earn about $23,157 more than the model expects for similar students. The gap sits at the 97th percentile.

Earnings scenarios, estimated from the program mix, put the typical outcome at $108,577, with a downside of $93,501 and an upside of $114,260. An estimated 20.1% 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.