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Finance at Boston College

If you plan to study finance, take a look at what Boston College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Boston College is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 14,934. Of the 1,200 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Boston College in 2021, 348 of them were finance majors.

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

Boston College Finance Degrees Available

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

Boston College Finance Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks finance programs across the country. The following shows how Boston College performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

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. 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
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10
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14
15
15
16
20
22
34
67
338

In 2021, 49 students received their master’s degree in finance from Boston College. This makes it the #22 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 #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

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 Bachelor’s Program

27% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
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.

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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.

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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 Master’s Program

24% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The finance program at Boston College awarded 49 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 76% of these degrees went to men with the other 24% going to women.

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

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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.

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
Personal Financial Advisors 9,060 $128,140
Chief Executives 7,990 $221,810

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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