Boston University, Majors & Degree Programs

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.

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 Americans

1,894

Asian Americans

679

Hispanic Americans

540

Other Americans

366

African Americans

196

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

2018 - 2019 Fields of Study	Bachelors Degrees	Ranking Within Field	Average Starting Salary
Architecture & Related Services	16	N/A	N/A
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	14	N/A	N/A
Biological & Biomedical Sciences	428	20	$34,000
Business, Management & Marketing	862	85	$55,000
Communication & Journalism	746	6	$38,000
Computer & Information Sciences	211	68	$78,000
Education	149	21	$38,000
Engineering	394	131	$66,000
English Language & Literature	52	34	$34,000
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	40	65	$31,000
Health Professions	326	67	$36,000
History	46	72	$28,000
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting	4	N/A	N/A
Mathematics & Statistics	102	73	$44,000
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies	86	N/A	$53,000
Natural Resources & Conservation	16	N/A	N/A
Philosophy & Religious Studies	49	N/A	N/A
Physical Sciences	66	N/A	N/A
Psychology	267	5	$34,000
Public Administration & Social Service	7	N/A	N/A
Social Sciences	726	37	$42,000
Visual & Performing Arts	173	79	$27,000

2018 - 2019 Fields of Study (online)	Bachelors Degrees	Ranking Within Field	Average Starting Salary
Architecture & Related Services	0	N/A	N/A
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	0	N/A	N/A
Biological & Biomedical Sciences	0	20	$34,000
Business, Management & Marketing	0	85	$55,000
Communication & Journalism	0	6	$38,000
Computer & Information Sciences	211	68	$78,000
Education	0	21	$38,000
Engineering	0	131	$66,000
English Language & Literature	0	34	$34,000
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	0	65	$31,000
Health Professions	22	67	$36,000
History	0	72	$28,000
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting	0	N/A	N/A
Mathematics & Statistics	0	73	$44,000
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies	61	N/A	$53,000
Natural Resources & Conservation	16	N/A	N/A
Philosophy & Religious Studies	0	N/A	N/A
Physical Sciences	0	N/A	N/A
Psychology	0	5	$34,000
Public Administration & Social Service	0	N/A	N/A
Social Sciences	0	37	$42,000
Visual & Performing Arts	0	79	$27,000

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