Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations at Boston College

Boston College graduates from this entrepreneurship program earn substantially more than the national median—nearly $30,000 more in their first year—but that premium looks less impressive when you zoom into Massachusetts. At $74,446, these graduates land in the 60th percentile among state programs, meaning four out of ten Massachusetts schools produce higher earners in this field. Given Boston College's highly selective admissions (16% acceptance rate, 1501 average SAT), you might expect these graduates to dominate the state rankings rather than sit in the middle of the pack.

The debt burden tells a better story. At $19,000, it's notably lower than both the state median ($23,000) and national median ($24,125), creating a comfortable debt-to-earnings ratio of 0.26. However, there's an important caveat: this data comes from fewer than 30 graduates, making it difficult to know if these results would hold with a larger sample. A single cohort's outcomes—or even just a few high earners—could be skewing the numbers significantly.

For parents paying Boston College's premium tuition, the value proposition here is unclear. The program delivers solid earnings and manageable debt, but doesn't provide the kind of dramatic advantage over state peers that you'd hope for from such a selective institution. If entrepreneurship is the goal, other Massachusetts programs might deliver comparable outcomes at lower cost—though with this small sample size, it's genuinely hard to say what's typical.