Boston University, Majors & Degree Programs

Majors & Fields of Study at Boston University

Boston University offers 123 distinct undergraduate degrees, concentrated into 72 majors within 22 broad fields of study. Across all areas of study, Boston University awarded 4,433 undergraduate degrees in 2016 - 2017.

55 degrees were awarded to online students.

None of the awards was for a degree at the associate level (2-Year).

A significant percentage of degrees (20.0%) were awarded to foreign nationals.

1,675 degrees were awarded to men.

Domestic Ethnicity of Graduates

The following chart and table show how the 3,541 undergraduate awards given to U.S. citizens were distributed at Boston University.

White Americans

1,965

Asian Americans

600

Hispanic Americans

452

Other Americans

379

African Americans

139

Pacific Island / Native Hawaiian Americans

Native Americans

All the Fields of Study Offered At This School.

Below are all fields of study offered at Boston University. Click a field of study below for more information, the related majors and the focus areas within the field.

All Graduations
Degrees Offered Online

2016 - 2017 Fields of Study	Bachelors Degrees	Ranking Within Field	Average Starting Salary
Architecture & Related Services	11	N/A	$43,000
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	16	52	$41,000
Biological & Biomedical Sciences	352	42	$37,000
Business, Management & Marketing	1,015	79	$48,000
Communication & Journalism	601	7	$41,000
Computer & Information Sciences	154	90	$60,000
Education	77	19	$39,000
Engineering	395	117	$58,000
English Language & Literature	65	105	$39,000
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	43	64	$40,000
Health Professions	361	N/A	$48,000
History	49	58	$44,000
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting	5	N/A	$40,000
Legal Professions	0	N/A	$41,000
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	0	N/A	N/A
Mathematics & Statistics	97	117	$50,000
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies	80	26	$42,000
Philosophy & Religious Studies	49	36	$42,000
Physical Sciences	59	47	$54,000
Psychology	217	24	$40,000
Social Sciences	626	53	$44,000
Visual & Performing Arts	161	42	$40,000

2016 - 2017 Fields of Study (online)	Bachelors Degrees	Ranking Within Field	Average Starting Salary
Architecture & Related Services	0	N/A	$43,000
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	0	52	$41,000
Biological & Biomedical Sciences	0	42	$37,000
Business, Management & Marketing	0	79	$48,000
Communication & Journalism	0	7	$41,000
Computer & Information Sciences	0	90	$60,000
Education	0	19	$39,000
Engineering	0	117	$58,000
English Language & Literature	0	105	$39,000
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	0	64	$40,000
Health Professions	0	N/A	$48,000
History	0	58	$44,000
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting	0	N/A	$40,000
Legal Professions	0	N/A	$41,000
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	0	N/A	N/A
Mathematics & Statistics	0	117	$50,000
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies	55	26	$42,000
Philosophy & Religious Studies	0	36	$42,000
Physical Sciences	0	47	$54,000
Psychology	0	24	$40,000
Social Sciences	0	53	$44,000
Visual & Performing Arts	0	42	$40,000

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Does this college require students to complete core classes? Would you be allowed to test out of a subject you don't wish to repeat in college?

What's the minimum grade you need to achieve in a subject to declare it as your major?

Majors at Boston U Plus Academic Programs & Fields of Study

Majors & Fields of Study at Boston University

Domestic Ethnicity of Graduates

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