Boston University Education (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Education, General
- Private nonprofit university
- Boston, MA
- About 1 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
Boston University education graduates earn less than graduates of most education programs nationally, $27,891 in their first year. The typical graduate leaves with $27,000 in federal loans, close to the national median of $26,542. Several Massachusetts programs report higher pay.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Massachusetts and national columns are the medians across all education bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Debt and first-year pay at every Massachusetts education program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Massachusetts medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $286 a month, or 12.3% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
Prices in the Boston area are about 8% above the national average, so a $27,891 salary here buys what about $25,762 buys in a typical US city.
About Boston University
Education ranks 30th of 35 bachelor's programs at Boston University by first-year earnings. The top three are Computer Engineering ($93,995), Computer Science ($90,050), and Electrical Engineering ($80,528).
Other education bachelor's programs near Boston
Common questions
The median graduate earns $27,891 one year after graduating. The median across education bachelor's programs in Massachusetts is $33,401.
The median federal loan balance is $27,000, which ranks 3rd lowest of 6 education bachelor's programs in Massachusetts. That works out to about $286 a month over 10 years.
It depends on your other options. Debt equals 97% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 68%. Compare the cost with other Massachusetts programs before deciding.
About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
- Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Massachusetts comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
- Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
- School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the education program.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
- NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024