Which Massachusetts information science program has the lowest debt?

Boston College reports the lowest median federal debt, $17,500, with first-year pay of $80,731.

How much do information science graduates earn in Massachusetts?

The median across 5 Massachusetts information science bachelor's programs is $68,362 in the first year after graduating and $85,968 five years after.

How many information science bachelor's programs are in Massachusetts?

5 Massachusetts programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 5 of them also report federal debt.

Information Science (Bachelor's) Programs in Massachusetts, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

5 programs report first-year pay
5 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Information Science/Studies

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Massachusetts information science bachelor's program pays its graduates $68,362 in their first year, $11,573 more than the national median. Boston College reports the highest first-year pay ($80,731), and Boston College the lowest median debt ($17,500).

Median first-year pay$68,362National $56,789

Median pay after 5 years$85,968National $85,021

Median federal debt$26,417National $25,000

Debt-to-earnings39%National 41%

All 5 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	Boston CollegeChestnut Hill · private nonprofit	$80,731	$132,170	$17,500	22%
2	Wentworth Institute of TechnologyBoston · private nonprofit	$72,095	Not reported	$26,417	37%
3	UMass LowellLowell · public	$68,362	$85,758	$27,820	41%
4	Suffolk UniversityBoston · private nonprofit	$56,780	$86,177	$27,000	48%
5	Westfield StateWestfield · public	$52,728	$61,295	$20,381	39%

Debt and first-year pay at every Massachusetts information science 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 the 5 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Boston College$80,731
Wentworth Institute of Technology$72,095
UMass Lowell$68,362
Suffolk University$56,780
Westfield State$52,728

Lowest median debt

Boston College$17,500
Westfield State$20,381
Wentworth Institute of Technology$26,417
Suffolk University$27,000
UMass Lowell$27,820

Lowest debt for the pay

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to information science, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Software Developers

$165,210

Median pay in Massachusetts. 48,190 people work in this job in Massachusetts. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 10% from 2025 to 2035, with about 95,300 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $102,810Top 10%: $213,970

Computer and Information Systems Managers

$214,960

Median pay in Massachusetts. 24,910 people work in this job in Massachusetts. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 16% from 2025 to 2035, with about 53,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $134,390Top 10%: $308,250

Web and Digital Interface Designers

$113,540

Median pay in Massachusetts. 2,740 people work in this job in Massachusetts. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 8,300 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $71,110Top 10%: $178,050

Database Architects

$161,650

Median pay in Massachusetts. 2,690 people work in this job in Massachusetts. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 9% from 2025 to 2035, with about 3,900 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $123,670Top 10%: $220,910

Common questions

Boston College in Chestnut Hill reports the highest median first-year pay, $80,731. Its median federal debt is $17,500.

Information Science (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked99 programs by pay and debt

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.
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.
Medians are across the information science bachelor's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

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
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024