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Majors at Boston U Plus Academic Programs & Fields of Study

Research the available academic degrees, majors and fields of study available at Boston U . Let College Factual help you discover whether Boston U offers the right fit, value, and cost to meet your educational goals.

Majors & Fields of Study at Boston University

Boston University offers 109 distinct undergraduate degrees, concentrated into 69 majors within 22 broad fields of study. Across all areas of study, Boston University awarded 4,780 undergraduate degrees in 2018 - 2019 .

310 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 (23.0% ) were awarded to foreign nationals.
1,729 degrees were awarded to men.
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Domestic Ethnicity of Graduates

The following chart and table show how the 3,686 undergraduate awards given to U.S. citizens were distributed at Boston University .

White Americans1,894
Asian Americans679
Hispanic Americans540
Other Americans366
African Americans196
Pacific Island / Native Hawaiian Americans6
Native Americans5

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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.

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2018 - 2019
Fields of Study
Associates DegreesBachelors DegreesRanking Within FieldAverage
Starting Salary
Architecture & Related Services016N/A
N/A
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies014N/A
N/A
Biological & Biomedical Sciences042820
$34,000
Business, Management & Marketing086285
$55,000
Communication & Journalism07466
$38,000
Computer & Information Sciences021168
$78,000
Education014921
$38,000
Engineering0394131
$66,000
English Language & Literature05234
$34,000
Foreign Languages & Linguistics04065
$31,000
Health Professions032667
$36,000
History04672
$28,000
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting04N/A
N/A
Mathematics & Statistics010273
$44,000
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies086N/A
$53,000
Natural Resources & Conservation016N/A
N/A
Philosophy & Religious Studies049N/A
N/A
Physical Sciences066N/A
N/A
Psychology02675
$34,000
Public Administration & Social Service07N/A
N/A
Social Sciences072637
$42,000
Visual & Performing Arts017379
$27,000
2018 - 2019
Fields of Study (online)
Associates DegreesBachelors DegreesRanking Within FieldAverage
Starting Salary
Architecture & Related Services00N/A
N/A
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies00N/A
N/A
Biological & Biomedical Sciences0020
$34,000
Business, Management & Marketing0085
$55,000
Communication & Journalism006
$38,000
Computer & Information Sciences021168
$78,000
Education0021
$38,000
Engineering00131
$66,000
English Language & Literature0034
$34,000
Foreign Languages & Linguistics0065
$31,000
Health Professions02267
$36,000
History0072
$28,000
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting00N/A
N/A
Mathematics & Statistics0073
$44,000
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies061N/A
$53,000
Natural Resources & Conservation016N/A
N/A
Philosophy & Religious Studies00N/A
N/A
Physical Sciences00N/A
N/A
Psychology005
$34,000
Public Administration & Social Service00N/A
N/A
Social Sciences0037
$42,000
Visual & Performing Arts0079
$27,000
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