Health and Medical Administrative Services at Boston University

Boston, MA · Master's Degree · about 89 graduates a year

$121,050
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$150,827
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$89,981
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#8 of 211
Rank by pay
#15 of 211
Rank, wage-adjusted
$56,842
Median federal debt

Boston University graduates in health and medical administrative services earn 68% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 38% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Boston University Compares for Health and Medical Administrative Services

All 211 colleges reporting health and medical administrative services 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
1University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA$233,999$237,979#1$161,843
2University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA$215,277$195,888#3—
3University of Miami Coral Gables, FL$207,995$221,384#2$154,482
4University of California-San Francisco San Francisco, CA$192,159$174,852#5$128,685
5Dartmouth College Hanover, NH$186,380$171,675#6$188,513
6Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN$178,361$194,840#4$127,244
7University of Providence Great Falls, MT$153,084$167,220#7$120,303
8Boston University Boston, MA$150,827$132,819#15$121,050
9Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL$150,553$147,917#11$168,571
10Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA$150,366$152,924#9$94,773
11Trinity University San Antonio, TX$148,391$150,870#10$100,530

Other Majors at Boston University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Insurance$177,642$144,715—
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies$156,087$113,679#2 of 43
Computer Science$153,937$144,484#24 of 48
Business Administration, Management and Operations$147,178$110,558#68 of 861
Computer Software and Media Applications$140,032$98,965#8 of 26
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences$138,128$119,755#5 of 17
Information Science/Studies$136,425$104,702#13 of 71
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$118,168$89,942#57 of 92
Finance and Financial Management Services$117,293$93,057#29 of 69
Mechanical Engineering$117,154$88,228#37 of 83
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$113,482$84,095#15 of 40
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering—$106,809—
Public Administration$106,292$82,601#12 of 243
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology$104,263$83,663#10 of 13
Marketing$103,316$61,136#11 of 37
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services$101,267$65,605#7 of 19
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$96,565$70,479#7 of 23
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$90,212$73,982#6 of 29
Public Health$88,820$68,423#58 of 201
Biological and Biomedical Sciences$87,544$38,610#7 of 13
Nutrition Sciences$84,870$60,684#1 of 22
Journalism$82,549$59,418#5 of 22
International Relations and National Security Studies$81,518$51,374#31 of 40
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning$80,594$60,806#21 of 36
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$80,080—#38 of 211
Criminal Justice and Corrections$79,216$63,965#23 of 115
Curriculum and Instruction$78,782$65,020#12 of 190
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$77,864$60,038#32 of 243
Security Science and Technology$77,554$57,616#21 of 34
Educational Administration and Supervision$74,836$60,734#154 of 453

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Boston University health and medical administrative services graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $121,050 one year after graduating and $150,827 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Boston University rank for health and medical administrative services?

Among 211 colleges reporting earnings for health and medical administrative services graduates, Boston University ranks #8 by median pay four years after graduation, and #15 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is health and medical administrative services at Boston University worth it?

Its graduates earn 68% more than the national median for health and medical administrative services ($89,981), and the median federal debt at graduation is $56,842.

← All data for Boston University · 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.