Business Administration & Management at Boston University

If you are interested in studying business administration and management, you may want to check out the program at Boston University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 32,718 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 638 students received a bachelor's degree in business administration from Boston U.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Business Administration & Management section at the bottom of this page.

Boston U Business Administration & Management Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Business Administration (Less Than 1 Year)
• Undergrad Certificate in Business Administration (1 - 4 Years)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration
• Master’s Degree in Business Administration

Boston U Business Administration & Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the business administration progam at Boston U compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The business administration major at Boston U is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Business Administration & Management. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Business Administration & Management Schools	40
Best Value Business Administration & Management Basic Certificate Schools	294
Best Value Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	848
Best Value Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	908

In 2021, 449 students received their master’s degree in business administration from Boston U. This makes it the #46 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Boston U Business Administration Graduates

The median salary of business administration students who receive their bachelor's degree at Boston U is $60,547. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 46% higher than the national average of $41,334 for all business administration bachelor's degree recipients.

Business Administration Student Demographics at Boston U

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the business administration majors at Boston University.

Boston U Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 638 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in business administration from Boston U. About 53% were men and 47% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Boston University with a bachelor's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	149
Black or African American	25
Hispanic or Latino	59
White	201
International Students	157
Other Races/Ethnicities	47

Boston U Business Administration & Management Master’s Program

Of the 449 students who graduated with a master’s in business administration from Boston U in 2021, 51% were men and 49% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Boston University with a master's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	34
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	180
International Students	162
Other Races/Ethnicities	30

Boston U also has a doctoral program available in business administration. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Taxation
• Insurance
• Other Business, Management & Marketing
• Hospitality Management
• Marketing

Careers That Business Administration Grads May Go Into

A degree in business administration can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Boston University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
General and Operations Managers	77,580	$135,820
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	39,360	$64,560
Retail Sales Supervisors	28,180	$47,710
Management Analysts	22,580	$110,150
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,820	$156,620

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Cmcnicoll at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.