Suffolk University Outcomes

Suffolk University has 37 programs with reported graduate earnings. The highest is Business/Managerial Economics (master's), where graduates earn a median $195,072 four years after finishing, against $112,577 for the same field nationally.

Verified data· U.S. College Scorecard · 2025

58.5%

Graduation rate

First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time

75.4%

First-year retention

Students who return for a second year

Median earnings

$75,345

Former students who received federal aid

Quick facts

Admit rate: 82.3%
Avg. net price: $40,008
Graduation: 58.5%
Students: 4,268

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Suffolk University graduate earnings by major

Source: U.S. College Scorecard, field of study, 2025

Median earnings of graduates who received federal aid, one and four years after finishing, and the median federal loan debt they borrowed at Suffolk University. The field median is the middle value for the same field and credential across every college that reports it. 76 more programs have too few graduates for earnings to be published.

Largest program: Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods; 181 graduates · $104,109 median earnings
Above the national median: 28 of 37 programs; Graduate earnings compared with the same field and credential at other colleges
Lowest debt for the pay: Accounting and Related Services; Median debt is 29% of a year's earnings

Highest-earning programs

Business/Managerial Economics (master's): $195,072; Field median $112,577
Business Administration, Management and Operations (master's): $125,542; Field median $95,127
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (doctoral): $123,199; Field median $123,199
Taxation (master's): $114,731; Field median $111,566
Accounting and Related Services (master's): $107,236; Field median $93,228
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (master's): $104,109; Field median $123,573
Law (doctoral): $103,969; Field median $100,597
Health and Medical Administrative Services (master's): $99,661; Field median $89,928

Median earnings four years after finishing, or one year where four is not reported.

Bachelor's programs

Bachelor's programs: graduates, median earnings 1 and 4 years after finishing, national median earnings for the field, and median federal debt
Program	Graduates	Earnings 1 yr	Earnings 4 yr	Field median	Median debt
Finance and Financial Management Services	70	$64,894	$90,090	$77,31217% above	$27,000
Information Science/Studies	36	$69,887	$86,406	$81,1177% above	$26,432
Accounting and Related Services	37	$68,785	$86,396	$73,05418% above	$25,000
Computer Science	21	$83,874	N/A	$73,88314% above	$26,394
Political Science and Government	53	$47,871	$73,484	$61,61319% above	$23,250
Business Administration, Management and Operations	69	$57,010	$71,855	$64,59011% above	$27,000
Marketing	109	$55,438	$71,855	$66,5428% above	$27,000
Economics	11	N/A	$70,886	$79,31011% below	N/A
Non-Professional Legal Studies	65	$51,539	$70,274	$65,3887% above	$27,000
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	41	$41,920	$68,752	$62,35010% above	$26,750
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	18	$50,026	$67,779	$54,53024% above	$25,000
Biology, General	37	$50,054	$67,377	$57,55817% above	$27,000
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	54	$47,892	$66,709	$62,0278% above	$27,000
Sociology	20	$48,267	$61,032	$52,10517% above	$27,000
Design and Applied Arts	41	$38,882	$60,159	$52,72714% above	$27,000
Journalism	26	$45,552	$57,220	$54,3785% above	$26,000
Psychology, General	94	$44,697	$54,117	$50,0668% above	$27,000
International Relations and National Security Studies	23	$52,836	N/A	$45,37416% above	$26,441
Communication and Media Studies	0	N/A	$52,398	$53,8253% below	N/A
Business/Managerial Economics	20	$45,930	N/A	$57,38420% below	N/A
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	20	$34,785	$43,553	$40,0539% above	$21,800
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other	26	N/A	$38,139	$39,2873% below	$24,250
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	14	$37,220	N/A	$37,4881% below	$23,409

Master's programs

Master's programs: graduates, median earnings 1 and 4 years after finishing, national median earnings for the field, and median federal debt
Program	Graduates	Earnings 1 yr	Earnings 4 yr	Field median	Median debt
Business/Managerial Economics	10	N/A	$195,072	$112,57773% above	N/A
Business Administration, Management and Operations	116	$94,568	$125,542	$95,12732% above	$61,500
Taxation	1	$79,696	$114,731	$111,5663% above	N/A
Accounting and Related Services	31	$89,299	$107,236	$93,22815% above	$30,896
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	181	$89,543	$104,109	$123,57316% below	$41,000
Health and Medical Administrative Services	24	$77,579	$99,661	$89,92811% above	$55,805
Public Administration	48	$81,694	$92,015	$77,17519% above	$41,000
Marketing	13	N/A	$85,595	$83,9262% above	N/A
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	22	$59,797	$76,289	$60,23427% above	$41,000
Educational Administration and Supervision	1	N/A	$69,052	$69,9441% below	N/A
Criminal Justice and Corrections	16	$58,335	N/A	$56,8753% above	N/A
Political Science and Government	6	$54,993	N/A	$59,3147% below	N/A

Doctoral programs

Doctoral programs: graduates, median earnings 1 and 4 years after finishing, national median earnings for the field, and median federal debt
Program	Graduates	Earnings 1 yr	Earnings 4 yr	Field median	Median debt
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Not available	$102,785	$123,199	$123,1990% above	N/A
Law	4	$80,681	$103,969	$100,5973% above	$100,516

Career paths from this college

Careers linked to the programs Suffolk University reports, highest national median pay first. Pay and outlook are BLS figures for the whole occupation, not for this college's graduates.

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Bright outlook
Transportation
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
Median pay
$232,140
Outlook
Much faster than average
Bachelor's degree
Via Air Transportation
- Operation and Control
- Operations Monitoring
- Active Listening
Management
Chief Executives
Median pay
$213,990
Outlook
As fast as average
Bachelor's degree
Via Public Administration, Business/Commerce, General and 5 more
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Complex Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
Management
Chief Sustainability Officers
Median pay
$213,990
Outlook
As fast as average
Bachelor's degree
Via Public Administration, Business/Commerce, General and 5 more
- Critical Thinking
- Writing
- Active Listening
Bright outlook
Science
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists
Median pay
$193,950
Outlook
Faster than average
Master's degree
Via Psychology, General, Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
- Active Listening
- Reading Comprehension
- Writing
Bright outlook
Management
Computer and Information Systems Managers
Median pay
$175,140
Outlook
Much faster than average
Bachelor's degree
Via Information Science/Studies, Computer Science and 4 more
- Critical Thinking
- Active Listening
- Reading Comprehension
Bright outlook
Science
Physicists
Median pay
$172,250
Outlook
Faster than average
Doctoral or professional degree
Via Physics, Public Health
- Science
- Critical Thinking
- Active Learning