Which UMass Boston major has the lowest debt?

Environmental Science and Conservation graduates leave with a median of $21,386 in federal loans, the lowest among 21 UMass Boston bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does UMass Boston cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $15,908 a year, and $38,125 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $17,707 a year.

How many UMass Boston programs report graduate pay?

22 bachelor's programs at UMass Boston report first-year pay, and 21 of them also report federal debt.

UMass Boston Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

University of Massachusetts-Boston
Public university
Boston, MA
11,512 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

22 UMass Boston bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Electrical Engineering pays the most in the first year ($82,118), and Political Science the least ($34,499). The median program pays $42,099.

In-state tuition and fees$15,908Per year. Out-of-state $38,125

Average net price after aid$17,707Per year

Graduation rate49%Within 6 years

Admission rate84%Of applicants

All 22 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Massachusetts" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Massachusetts. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Massachusetts
1	Electrical EngineeringAbout 24 graduates a year	$82,118	Not reported	$25,874	7th of 11
2	NursingAbout 372 graduates a year	$79,672	$94,210	$30,343	12th of 21
3	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 114 graduates a year	$58,909	$85,753	$24,391	7th of 10
4	Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyAbout 16 graduates a year	$50,352	$69,587	$24,996	3rd of 7
5	Business AdministrationAbout 414 graduates a year	$49,417	$71,306	$25,000	15th of 32
6	HistoryAbout 34 graduates a year	$46,908	$55,180	$24,862	3rd of 20
7	EconomicsAbout 85 graduates a year	$46,523	$75,739	$26,994	17th of 21
8	Social WorkAbout 26 graduates a year	$45,227	$53,689	$27,947	2nd of 7
9	BiologyAbout 206 graduates a year	$42,721	$67,991	$25,000	14th of 32
10	CommunicationsAbout 66 graduates a year	$42,480	$56,110	$26,500	5th of 20
11	Criminal JusticeAbout 144 graduates a year	$42,325	$59,781	$27,000	9th of 16
12	Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender StudiesAbout 12 graduates a year	$41,872	$47,839	$26,965	2nd of 5
13	Environmental Science and ConservationAbout 49 graduates a year	$41,547	$51,477	$21,386	6th of 16
14	SociologyAbout 51 graduates a year	$40,569	$55,944	$28,750	6th of 20
15	Teacher EducationAbout 40 graduates a year	$38,846	$46,240	$29,000	9th of 13
16	PsychologyAbout 251 graduates a year	$38,151	$55,661	$26,004	12th of 32
17	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 162 graduates a year	$37,703	$69,810	$26,808	2nd of 12
18	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 14 graduates a year	$36,980	$37,030	$27,000	1st of 16
19	PhilosophyAbout 12 graduates a year	$36,581	$56,416	Not reported	3rd of 3
20	AnthropologyAbout 24 graduates a year	$36,565	$57,722	$24,362	1st of 6
21	EnglishAbout 75 graduates a year	$35,820	$48,236	$26,960	13th of 28
22	Political ScienceAbout 54 graduates a year	$34,499	$61,619	$24,824	26th of 29

Program names link to the program's own page, and Massachusetts ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Massachusetts programs in the field do too.

Some nursing bachelor's programs are for nurses who are already licensed and working (RN-to-BSN). College Scorecard counts them with programs for new students, and their graduates' pay reflects years of nursing experience, so high pay at a program here may not mean higher starting pay for a new nurse.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Electrical Engineering$82,118
Nursing$79,672
Computer and Information Science$58,909
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology$50,352
Business Administration$49,417

Lowest median debt

Environmental Science and Conservation$21,386
Anthropology$24,362
Computer and Information Science$24,391
Political Science$24,824
History$24,862

Largest programs

Business AdministrationAbout 414 graduates a year
NursingAbout 372 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 251 graduates a year
BiologyAbout 206 graduates a year
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 162 graduates a year

Common questions

Electrical Engineering graduates earn a median of $82,118 in their first year, the most of 22 UMass Boston bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
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 rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels