10-yr median earnings
$62,123
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Boston, Massachusetts
Boston Architectural College
Boston Architectural College is a private nonprofit institution in Boston, Massachusetts. Graduates earn a median of $62,123 ten years after enrollment at an average net price of $25,865/yr.
- $62,123
- 10-yr median earnings
- $25,865
- Avg net price / yr
- 35.5%
- 4-yr completion
The verdict
Boston Architectural College posts top-10% graduate earnings for its graduates.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 10%
- graduate earnings, US
- 35.5%
- 4-yr completion
- +6%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Large
Carnegie: Special Focus (4yr)
Boston Architectural College is a private nonprofit institution in Boston, Massachusetts enrolling 280 students, according to the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard's 2024-25 release.. Graduates earn a median of $62,123 ten years after enrollment, based on U.S. Treasury tax records linked to federal financial aid data. The average net price after financial aid is $25,865. This profile includes admissions data, graduation rates, program-level earnings, and cost breakdowns to help students compare colleges using official federal data.
Data updated July 2026
What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Boston Architectural College
Boston Architectural College operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 280 students of which 471 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile's peer group and cost cohort are determined; Boston Architectural College is categorized as "Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools" under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.
Admissions and cost figures below come from the same annual IPEDS Fall enrollment survey and net-price calculation that every Title IV institution is legally required to submit to the federal government, so the same standardized methodology applies whether comparing a public flagship or a small private college. Net price nets grant and scholarship aid out of the published sticker price, the number financial-aid experts consider the honest comparison point - the table further down breaks that figure out by family income band rather than a single blended average, since what one family actually pays can look very different from what another family pays at the identical school.
The outcomes further down come from federal tax records the U.S. Treasury links to former students who received federal financial aid, not a self-reported alumni survey - an approach that removes response bias but also means graduates who never took federal aid are absent from the earnings figures. Completion and retention rates only count first-time, full-time degree-seeking students, so a school with a large transfer or part-time population can serve those students well without that showing up in these particular metrics. Reading the cost, completion, and earnings figures together, rather than any single one in isolation, is the approach the College Scorecard's own methodology recommends for judging return on investment.
College Value Score
D
College Value Score
48/100
Boston Architectural College
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings A
$62,123
10-year median graduate earnings
Net Price F
$25,865
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Graduation Rate N/A
N/A
6-year completion rate
Debt F
$37,250
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment A-
76.5%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention D
75.0%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$25,865
After grants and scholarships
4-yr completion
35.5%
First-time, full-time bachelor's
4-year completion vs national average (40%) 35.5%
Higher is better
College ROI Quadrant - Boston Architectural College vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by 4-year graduation rate. Top-left = best ROI; bottom-right = avoid.
How Boston Architectural College ranks nationally
Where this school's graduate earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Boston Architectural College: graduate earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$62,123 Top 10% higher than 90% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · 2024
Quick Facts
280
Total enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
35.5%
4-yr graduation rate
$62,123
10-yr median earnings
75.0%
First-year retention
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $27,470 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $27,470 |
| Average Net Price | $25,865 |
Net Price by Family Income
| $0 – $30,000 | $24,056 |
| $30,001 – $48,000 | $14,348 |
| $48,001 – $75,000 | $30,097 |
28.8%
Pell Grant Rate
44.8%
Federal Loan Rate
$37,250
Median Debt
$395/mo
Monthly Payment
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
42.9%
Female
Outcomes
35.5%
4-Year Completion Rate
75.0%
Retention Rate
$58,619
Median Earnings (6yr)
$62,123
Median Earnings (10yr)
68.7%
Earning Over $25K
76.5%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Programs & Earnings
Top programs at Boston Architectural College by graduate earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Architecture
Architecture
$83,817 median earnings
- Architecture
Architecture
$82,268 median earnings
- Environmental Design
Environmental Design
$75,130 median earnings
- Interior Architecture
Interior Architecture
$58,221 median earnings
- Environmental Design
Environmental Design
$53,358 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Master's | 87 | $83,817 | $64,681 |
| Architecture | Bachelor's | 24 | $82,268 | $46,000 |
| Environmental Design | Master's | 13 | $75,130 | - |
| Interior Architecture | Master's | 13 | $58,221 | - |
| Environmental Design | Bachelor's | 3 | $53,358 | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Boston Architectural College? ▼
Boston Architectural College is a private nonprofit institution in Boston, Massachusetts. Total enrollment is 280 students.
How much do Boston Architectural College graduates earn? ▼
Graduates of Boston Architectural College earn a median of $62,123 ten years after enrollment. Six years after enrollment, median earnings are $58,619.
How much does Boston Architectural College cost? ▼
The average net price at Boston Architectural College is $25,865. In-state tuition is $27,470 and out-of-state tuition is $27,470. Median student debt at graduation is $37,250.
What is the graduation rate at Boston Architectural College? ▼
Boston Architectural College has a 4-year completion rate of 35.5%. The first-year retention rate is 75.0%.
Is Boston Architectural College worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Boston Architectural College is $37,250, while graduates earn a median of $62,123 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 60% of first-year post-graduation earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 76.5% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $395.
Sources & methodology
According to the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard's 2024-25 release, PlainCollege tracks 6,243 postsecondary institutions and 70,827 individual school-and-program earnings records nationwide.
Every figure on this page is read live from official U.S. federal datasets, as of the 2024-25 release. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - graduate earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
What this means for Boston Architectural College
- Boston Architectural College's graduates land in the 10th percentile nationally for 10-year earnings among reporting colleges.
- The average net price after aid is $25,865 - compare it against schools with similar outcomes but a lower cost.Find similar schools that cost less
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