Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations at Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA · Bachelor's Degree · about 57 graduates a year

$74,446
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$132,903
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$61,027
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#1 of 67
Rank by pay
#2 of 67
Rank, wage-adjusted
$19,000
Median federal debt

Boston College graduates in entrepreneurial and small business operations earn 118% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 14% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Boston College Compares for Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations

All 67 colleges reporting entrepreneurial and small business operations earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA$132,903$117,035#2$74,446
2Brown University Providence, RI$125,955$124,053#1$67,900
3University of Arizona Tucson, AZ$99,722$102,466#3$64,211
4Brigham Young University Provo, UT$97,085$92,014#4$64,061
5Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT$91,828$82,675#9$50,614
6Syracuse University Syracuse, NY$87,851$83,616#8$55,039
7Baylor University Waco, TX$86,363$87,806#6$59,052
8Rollins College Winter Park, FL$85,574$91,083#5$37,950
9Elon University Elon, NC$80,850$86,764#7$62,626
10University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN$79,390$75,834#17$48,600

Other Majors at Boston College by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Finance and Financial Management Services$147,746$82,495#5 of 452
Computer Science$143,204$86,749#38 of 349
Information Science/Studies$131,090$80,731#2 of 148
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$126,475$80,046#6 of 126
Accounting and Related Services$126,461$75,512#4 of 796
Business Administration, Management and Operations$123,144$71,675#9 of 1176
Economics$121,337$72,099#30 of 368
Mathematics$111,072$74,144#16 of 309
Marketing$106,353$66,227#3 of 516
Philosophy$97,519$47,345#3 of 86
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$94,867$78,934#210 of 966
International/Globalization Studies$91,874$51,371#1 of 87
Political Science and Government$86,537$46,764#28 of 565
Biology$83,614$38,592#13 of 841
Communication and Media Studies$83,586$55,162#5 of 660
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$82,861$49,111#1 of 265
History$80,073$41,341#11 of 459
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$76,328$42,384#3 of 59
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$75,274$42,474#25 of 110
English Language and Literature$70,141$41,878#11 of 576
Sociology$70,121$48,091#14 of 462
Psychology$70,033$44,760#26 of 1027
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$61,719$43,262#19 of 680

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Boston College entrepreneurial and small business operations graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $74,446 one year after graduating and $132,903 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Boston College rank for entrepreneurial and small business operations?

Among 67 colleges reporting earnings for entrepreneurial and small business operations graduates, Boston College ranks #1 by median pay four years after graduation, and #2 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is entrepreneurial and small business operations at Boston College worth it?

Its graduates earn 118% more than the national median for entrepreneurial and small business operations ($61,027), and the median federal debt at graduation is $19,000.

← All data for Boston College · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.