Boston College
Boston College is a private nonprofit college in Chestnut Hill, MA. Its average net price is $38,930 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $7,293 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $10,451 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $9,615 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $23,616 |
| $110,001 and up | $61,800 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $84,203 |
| 8 years after entry | $102,633 |
| 10 years after entry | $112,178 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $85,089 Small program - rough guide n=94 | Not published |
| Area Studies | $38,972 National median for this major n=3,356 | Not published |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $43,049 National median for this major n=8,694 | Not published |
| Biology | $47,992 n=158 | $19,000 n=112 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $75,464 Small program - rough guide n=66 | $19,000 Small program - rough guide n=39 |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $33,198 National median for this major n=732 | Not published |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | $53,507 Small program - rough guide n=70 | $19,000 Small program - rough guide n=78 |
| Communications | $56,442 n=113 | $19,000 Small program - rough guide n=74 |
| Computer Science | $93,215 n=116 | $19,000 Small program - rough guide n=60 |
| Criminal Justice | $43,365 National median for this major n=59,261 | Not published |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $29,768 National median for this major n=14,923 | Not published |
| Economics | $79,225 n=269 | $17,500 n=101 |
| Education | $44,614 National median for this major n=9,571 | Not published |
| Education, Other | $40,204 National median for this major n=1,831 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $52,401 Small program - rough guide n=66 | $19,000 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | $47,020 National median for this major n=3,614 | Not published |
| Environmental Conservation | $40,925 National median for this major n=16,925 | Not published |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $31,110 National median for this major n=12,988 | Not published |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $92,127 n=258 | $19,000 n=136 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $39,364 National median for this major n=755 | Not published |
| History | $53,565 Small program - rough guide n=50 | $19,000 Small program - rough guide n=35 |
| Information Science/Studies | $85,192 Small program - rough guide n=70 | Not published |
| International/Globalization Studies | $54,538 Small program - rough guide n=60 | $19,000 Small program - rough guide n=45 |
| Languages and Linguistics | $33,703 National median for this major n=4,034 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | $88,876 Small program - rough guide n=79 | $19,000 Small program - rough guide n=42 |
| Marketing | $76,748 n=103 | $19,000 Small program - rough guide n=32 |
| Mathematics | $80,566 Small program - rough guide n=53 | Not published |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | $41,521 National median for this major n=2,897 | Not published |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $47,819 National median for this major n=24,237 | Not published |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | Not published |
| Natural Sciences | $39,088 National median for this major n=528 | Not published |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | $49,156 Small program - rough guide n=54 | $18,400 Small program - rough guide n=41 |
| Philosophy | $58,101 Small program - rough guide n=58 | $19,000 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $54,705 n=152 | $19,000 Small program - rough guide n=86 |
| Psychology | $46,725 Small program - rough guide n=87 | $18,476 Small program - rough guide n=52 |
| Public Health | $42,733 National median for this major n=16,894 | Not published |
| Registered Nursing | $86,406 n=133 | $11,484 Small program - rough guide n=73 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | $28,307 National median for this major n=4,315 | Not published |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | Not published |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $41,787 National median for this major n=353 | Not published |
| Social Sciences | $43,758 National median for this major n=5,239 | Not published |
| Sociology | $49,279 Small program - rough guide n=51 | $19,000 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Studio Art | $31,108 National median for this major n=25,748 | Not published |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $45,328 National median for this major n=22,650 | Not published |
| Teaching | $44,159 National median for this major n=58,872 | Not published |
| Theological and Ministerial Studies | $36,786 National median for this major n=1,754 | Not published |
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