Finance & Financial Management at Boston College

Every finance and financial management school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the finance program at Boston College stacks up to those at other schools.

Boston College is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 14,934. In 2021, 348 finance majors received their bachelor's degree from Boston College.

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

Boston College Finance & Financial Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance
• Master’s Degree in Finance
• Doctorate Degree in Finance

Boston College Finance & Financial Management Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The finance major at Boston College is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Finance & Financial 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
	2
	3
	3
	5
	5
	14
	15
	16
	18
	21
	57
	57
	59
	77
	380

In 2021, 49 students received their master’s degree in finance from Boston College. This makes it the #25 most popular school for finance master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in finance, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Finance Graduates from Boston College Make?

The median salary of finance students who receive their bachelor's degree at Boston College is $74,320. This is 52% higher than $48,896, which is the national average for all finance bachelor's degree recipients.

Finance Student Demographics at Boston College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the finance majors at Boston College.

Boston College Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Program

The finance program at Boston College awarded 348 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 73% of these degrees went to men with the other 27% going to women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in finance at Boston College are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	29
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	234
International Students	34
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

Boston College Finance & Financial Management Master’s Program

Of the 49 finance students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Boston College, about 76% were men and 24% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	22
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Boston College also has a doctoral program available in finance. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Finance & Financial Management

Finance & Financial Management majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Boston College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Finance	402

Related Majors

• Human Resource Management
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Marketing
• Accounting

Careers That Finance Grads May Go Into

A degree in finance 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 College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
General and Operations Managers	77,580	$135,820
Financial Managers	33,880	$148,300
Financial Analysts	13,400	$105,540
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	12,060	$118,310
Tellers	10,970	$32,860

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 Harvey D. Egan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.