Programs & majors brief
Boston College Majors & Programs
Which majors earn the most at BC?
36 of 36 programs shown
Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.
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| Program | Degrees awarded | 4-yr earnings | Field rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 325 | $147,746 | #5 |
| Computer Science | 125 | $143,204 | #40 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | 41 | $132,903 | #2 |
| Information Science/Studies | 78 | $131,090 | #3 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | 110 | $126,475 | #6 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 123 | $126,461 | #4 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 94 | $123,144 | #9 |
| Economics | 354 | $121,337 | #25 |
| Mathematics | 85 | $111,072 | #16 |
| Marketing | 122 | $106,353 | #3 |
| Philosophy | 95 | $97,519 | #2 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 105 | $94,867 | #99 |
| International/Globalization Studies | 83 | $91,874 | #1 |
| Political Science and Government | 142 | $86,537 | #26 |
| Biology, General | 182 | $83,614 | #8 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 191 | $83,586 | #5 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 34 | $82,861 | #2 |
| History | 64 | $80,073 | #13 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | 138 | $76,328 | #1 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | 45 | $75,274 | #22 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 91 | $70,141 | #8 |
| Sociology | 50 | $70,121 | #14 |
| Psychology, General | 116 | $70,033 | #17 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 32 | $61,719 | #19 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 18 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | 91 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Theological and Ministerial Studies | 21 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Chemistry small degree count | 15 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Physics small degree count | 14 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts small degree count | 17 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts small degree count | 15 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Music small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings
What are the largest programs at BC?
Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions
How do BC majors rank nationally?
National program rankings
- International/Globalization Studies#1
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology#1
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research#2
- Philosophy#2
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations#2
- Information Science/Studies#3
- Marketing#3
- Accounting and Related Services#4
- Communication and Media Studies#5
- Finance and Financial Management Services#5
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods#6
- English Language and Literature, General#8
- Biology, General#8
- Business Administration, Management and Operations#9
- History#13
- Sociology#14
- Mathematics#16
- Psychology, General#17
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods#19
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology#22
- Economics#25
- Political Science and Government#26
- Computer Science#40
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.
Further analysis
Outcomes at Boston College vary sharply by field of study. Azimuth ranks 24 programs here by four-year earnings among federally aided completers, median debt, and cohort size rather than reputation, drawing from the 24 programs with published earnings data.
The degree mix is led by Business, which accounts for 26.7% of bachelor's degrees awarded, followed by Social Sciences at 17.9% and Biological Sciences at 10.4%. The largest single program is Economics, with 354 degrees awarded in a year and a median of $121,337 four years after completion, placing it #25 nationally in its field.
Finance is nearly as large at 325 degrees awarded, and its completers earn a median of $147,746, ranked #5 nationally and #1 in Massachusetts. Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology holds the strongest national rank at #1, with completers earning $76,328 four years after graduation. Across all fields, 23.4% of degrees awarded are in STEM.
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.