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Highest earning business administration programs in Massachusetts
Massachusetts business administration programs, ranked by median earnings one year after completion, from the College Scorecard field-of-study file (September 18, 2026). Only programs with at least 30 counted graduates in the earnings sample are shown, and at least 5 programs must qualify for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 1 year after | Graduates counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston College | Chestnut Hill | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $71,675 | 73 |
| 2 | Boston University | Boston | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $71,545 | 518 |
| 3 | Babson College | Wellesley | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $69,970 | 434 |
| 4 | Bentley University | Waltham | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $67,903 | 193 |
| 5 | Cambridge College | Boston | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $64,502 | 50 |
| 6 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst | Amherst | Public, 4-year | $64,138 | 198 |
| 7 | Stonehill College | Easton | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $57,898 | 36 |
| 8 | Assumption University | Worcester | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $56,211 | 42 |
| 9 | Bay Path University | Longmeadow | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $54,260 | 91 |
| 10 | Fisher College | Boston | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $53,754 | 35 |
| 11 | Suffolk University | Boston | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $52,803 | 68 |
| 12 | University of Massachusetts-Lowell | Lowell | Public, 4-year | $52,657 | 758 |
| 13 | Eastern Nazarene College | Quincy | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $51,345 | 40 |
| 14 | Fitchburg State University | Fitchburg | Public, 4-year | $49,907 | 127 |
| 15 | University of Massachusetts-Boston | Boston | Public, 4-year | $49,417 | 438 |
| 16 | Endicott College | Beverly | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $48,214 | 98 |
| 17 | Merrimack College | North Andover | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $48,018 | 283 |
| 18 | Salem State University | Salem | Public, 4-year | $46,897 | 450 |
| 19 | Worcester State University | Worcester | Public, 4-year | $46,660 | 178 |
| 20 | Emmanuel College | Boston | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $46,518 | 33 |
| 21 | Lesley University | Cambridge | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $46,448 | 54 |
| 22 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | North Dartmouth | Public, 4-year | $46,382 | 164 |
| 23 | Wheaton College (Massachusetts) | Norton | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $46,139 | 73 |
| 24 | Curry College | Milton | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $43,617 | 112 |
| 25 | Gordon College | Wenham | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $39,920 | 46 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard.
How to read this. A smaller program can show a high or low figure from just a few graduates, and this earnings figure only ever covers students who received federal aid, so it does not describe every graduate.
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