Degree and Majors Offered By Boston University, Plus Academic Programs & Fields of Study

Majors & Fields of Study at Boston University

Boston University offers 121 distinct undergraduate degrees, concentrated into 72 majors within 22 broad fields of study. Across all areas of study, Boston University awarded 4,406 undergraduate degrees in 2014 - 2015.

None of the awards was for a degree taken exclusively online.

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

679 degrees were awarded to foreign nationals.

1,698 degrees were awarded to men.

Domestic Ethnicity of Graduates

The following chart and table show how the 3,727 undergraduate awards given to U.S. citizens were distributed at Boston University.

White Americans

2,197

Asian Americans

583

Other Americans

430

Hispanic Americans

398

African Americans

110

Native Americans

Pacific Island / Native Hawaiian 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.

2014 - 2015 Fields of Study	Bachelors Degrees	Ranking Within Field	Average Starting Salary
Architecture & Related Services	9	N/A	$43,000
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	18	47	$41,000
Biological & Biomedical Sciences	364	30	$37,000
Business, Management & Marketing	868	79	$48,000
Communication & Journalism	640	9	$41,000
Computer & Information Sciences	98	98	$60,000
Education	98	19	$39,000
Engineering	304	117	$58,000
English Language & Literature	74	126	$39,000
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	64	52	$40,000
Health Professions	396	N/A	$48,000
History	64	55	$44,000
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting	9	N/A	$40,000
Legal Professions	0	N/A	$41,000
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	0	N/A	N/A
Mathematics & Statistics	51	110	$50,000
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies	90	39	$42,000
Philosophy & Religious Studies	47	54	$42,000
Physical Sciences	68	42	$54,000
Psychology	279	22	$40,000
Social Sciences	673	29	$44,000
Visual & Performing Arts	192	37	$40,000

Additional Questions to Ask

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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?

Degrees and Majors Offered By Boston University Plus Academic Programs & Fields of Study

Majors & Fields of Study at Boston University

Domestic Ethnicity of Graduates

All the Fields of Study Offered At This School.

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