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title: Suffolk University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Boston, MA
control: Private nonprofit
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Suffolk University

Boston, MA · Private nonprofit · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $67,506 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $38,432 – $99,147 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $20,500 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $8,750 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 61% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $65,281 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 81% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.30× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $39,506 | derived |

**61% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $20,500 (≈ 30% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $21,961 to $116,870 across 32 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Business/Managerial Economics. | Master's Degree | $116,870 | not reported |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Master's Degree | $90,460 | not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $77,557 | $42,540 |
| Taxation. | Master's Degree | $72,980 | $20,500 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $71,555 | $40,539 |
| Marketing. | Master's Degree | $69,895 | not reported |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Master's Degree | $69,669 | $41,162 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | Master's Degree | $67,644 | $37,754 |
| Public Administration. | Master's Degree | $63,995 | $41,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Master's Degree | $60,133 | not reported |
| Law. | Doctoral Degree | $56,355 | $113,386 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $50,207 | not reported |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $49,040 | $27,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $48,716 | $27,000 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,136 | not reported |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | Master's Degree | $46,881 | $41,000 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,057 | $27,000 |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,532 | $27,000 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,041 | $27,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,566 | $26,926 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,667 | $27,000 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,636 | $27,000 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,957 | not reported |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,758 | $27,000 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,298 | $26,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,178 | not reported |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,272 | $26,012 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,828 | not reported |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,061 | $27,000 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,146 | $26,990 |
| English Language and Literature/Letters, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,062 | $24,875 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,961 | $27,000 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Suffolk University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?168005

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