Boston University Mathematics (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Mathematics
- Private nonprofit university
- Boston, MA
- About 128 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
Boston University mathematics graduates earn more than graduates of most mathematics programs nationally, $64,604 in their first year. The typical graduate leaves with $19,750 in federal loans, close to the national median of $21,500. 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 mathematics bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Five years out, Boston University graduates earn more than the national figure and about the same as the Massachusetts median.
Debt and first-year pay at every Massachusetts mathematics 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.
What graduates earn over time
Pay rises about 11% between the first and fifth year.
Year 1 and year 5 figures come from different graduating classes, so the growth rate is an estimate.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $209 a month, or 3.9% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
The government publishes these as ranges to protect privacy. They were measured in 2018 to 2020, partly during the pandemic pause on federal loan payments, so the forbearance share may be higher than usual.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
53% of graduates (16 of 30) were working in Massachusetts one year after graduating. Prices in the Boston area are about 8% above the national average, so a $64,604 salary here buys what about $59,672 buys in a typical US city.
Careers this field leads to
These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to mathematics, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
$95,260Median pay in Massachusetts. 28,460 people work in this job in Massachusetts. Nationally, jobs are projected to stay about the same in number from 2025 to 2035, with about 63,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
Data Scientists
$131,750Median pay in Massachusetts. 9,420 people work in this job in Massachusetts. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 35% from 2025 to 2035, with about 24,800 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
Natural Sciences Managers
$267,290Median pay in Massachusetts. 10,590 people work in this job in Massachusetts. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 8% from 2025 to 2035, with about 9,200 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.
Statisticians
$96,710Median pay in Massachusetts. 2,480 people work in this job in Massachusetts. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 11% from 2025 to 2035, with about 1,900 openings a year. Typical education to start: master's degree.
About Boston University
Mathematics ranks 8th 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 mathematics bachelor's programs near Boston
Common questions
The median graduate earns $64,604 one year after graduating and $71,541 five years after. The median across mathematics bachelor's programs in Massachusetts is $61,761.
The median federal loan balance is $19,750, which ranks 7th lowest of 14 mathematics bachelor's programs in Massachusetts. That works out to about $209 a month over 10 years.
On the numbers, yes for most students. Debt equals 31% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 44%, and the share of borrowers in default two years into repayment is 20% or less. If the highest possible early salary is the main goal, several Massachusetts programs report higher pay.
Most do. 53% (16 of 30) were working in Massachusetts one year after graduating.
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 mathematics 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