Marketing at Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA · Bachelor's Degree · about 84 graduates a year

$66,227
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$106,353
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$69,303
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#3 of 516
Rank by pay
#14 of 516
Rank, wage-adjusted
$18,000
Median federal debt

Boston College graduates in marketing earn 53% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 17% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Boston College Compares for Marketing

All 516 colleges reporting marketing 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
1Brigham Young University Provo, UT$112,596$106,715#4$64,256
2University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA$112,211$114,120#1$82,553
3Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA$106,353$93,655#14$66,227
4Georgetown University Washington, DC$105,944$92,834#16$74,819
5Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA$104,723$95,291#13$58,493
6Villanova University Villanova, PA$102,222$103,961#5$69,633
7Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO$100,489$107,745#3$70,819
8Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA$98,503$114,025#2$61,413
9Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA$98,320$99,992#8$55,236
10Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX$97,148$98,771#9$68,497

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
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$132,903$74,446#1 of 67
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
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 marketing graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $66,227 one year after graduating and $106,353 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Boston College rank for marketing?

Among 516 colleges reporting earnings for marketing graduates, Boston College ranks #3 by median pay four years after graduation, and #14 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is marketing at Boston College worth it?

Its graduates earn 53% more than the national median for marketing ($69,303), and the median federal debt at graduation is $18,000.

← 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.