Private nonprofit · Boston, Massachusetts
Suffolk University: cost, debt and earnings by major
37 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $40,008
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 59%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 82%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 4,268
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $26,976
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 5.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $31,517 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $40,172 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $30,454 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $44,993 |
| $110,000+ | $45,050 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (23)
- Finance and Financial Management Services$90,090
- Information Science/Studies$86,406
- Accounting and Related Services$86,396
- Computer Science$83,874 (1 yr)
- Political Science and Government$73,484
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$71,855
- Marketing$71,855
- Economics$70,886
- Non-Professional Legal Studies$70,274
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$68,752
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$67,779
- Biology, General$67,377
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$66,709
- Sociology$61,032
- Design and Applied Arts$60,159
- Journalism$57,220
- Psychology, General$54,117
- International Relations and National Security Studies$52,836 (1 yr)
- Communication and Media Studies$52,398
- Business/Managerial Economics$45,930 (1 yr)
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$43,553
- English Language and Literature/Letters, Other$38,139
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$37,220 (1 yr)
Master's programs (12)
- Business/Managerial Economics$195,072
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$125,542
- Taxation$114,731
- Accounting and Related Services$107,236
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$104,109
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$99,661
- Public Administration$92,015
- Marketing$85,595
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$76,289
- Educational Administration and Supervision$69,052
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$58,335 (1 yr)
- Political Science and Government$54,993 (1 yr)
Doctoral programs (2)
- Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies$123,199
- Law$103,969