Major Programs and Completers by Degrees

Degree Programs Overview

Suffolk University offers 120 degree programs through Certificate, Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs.

A total of 1,887 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 at Suffolk. 909 students completed bachelor's programs and 575 completed master's programs.

The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at Suffolk. It only includes students who completed a program as the first major.

Total Number of Programs and Completers By Degree
	Total Programs	Online Programs	Completers
	Total Programs	Online Programs	Total	Men	Women
Associate's	2	NOT OFFERED	1	0	1
Bachelor's	56	NOT OFFERED	909	357	552
Master's	31	NOT OFFERED	575	214	361
Doctor's	4	NOT OFFERED	365	140	225
Post-Graduate Certificate	22	NOT OFFERED	18	7	11
Less than 12-Weeks Certificate	2	NOT OFFERED	2	0	2
At least 1 but less than 4 years Certificate	3	NOT OFFERED	17	1	16

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The following table lists the best programs with the highest salary after graduation from Suffolk University. Note that the average salary and debt is based on 2020 data from College Scorecard.

The Finance and Financial Management Services program has the highest salary ($67,609) after graduation and the Information Science/Studies program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $63,508 average salary.

Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Finance and Financial Management Services	$67,609	$5,634	$27,000	$286
Information Science/Studies	$63,508	$5,292	$25,982	$275
Accounting and Related Services	$59,761	$4,980	$27,000	$286
Marketing	$55,970	$4,664	$27,000	$286
Economics	$54,537	$4,545	-	-
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$52,078	$4,340	$26,926	$285
Design and Applied Arts	$52,046	$4,337	$27,000	$286
Communication	$50,480	$4,207	-	-
Sociology	$48,504	$4,042	$27,000	$286
Political Science and Government	$47,870	$3,989	$26,000	$276
Psychology, General	$44,062	$3,672	$27,000	$286
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	$43,270	$3,606	$27,000	$286

Master Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Business/Managerial Economics	$98,105	$8,175	-	-
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$91,689	$7,641	$42,540	$484
Finance and Financial Management Services	$90,316	$7,526	-	-
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$85,861	$7,155	$41,162	$468
Taxation	$82,759	$6,897	$20,500	$233
Marketing	$81,268	$6,772	-	-
Accounting and Related Services	$77,798	$6,483	$40,539	$461
Public Administration	$65,266	$5,439	$41,000	$466
Educational Administration and Supervision	$52,468	$4,372	-	-

Doctoral Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Law	$72,153	$6,013	$113,386	$1,290

Popular Programs with Most Completers

Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at Suffolk University.

At the school, the Law Doctoral (Professional Practice) program has the most completers of 350 and the Business Administration and Management Master program has the second most completers of 124 students.

Popular 2-Years Cert. Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	17	1	16

Popular Associate Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
General Studies	1	-	1

Popular Bachelor Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Marketing/Marketing Management	81	32	49
Legal Studies	75	16	59
Finance	74	54	20
Business Administration and Management	72	46	26
Psychology	59	7	52
Political Science and Government	57	17	40
Accounting	39	16	23
Biology/Biological Sciences	39	8	31
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	37	26	11
Sociology	29	6	23

Popular Master Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Business Administration and Management	124	59	65
Management Science	76	37	39
Public Administration	53	12	41
Accounting	53	21	32
Business Statistics	53	20	33
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	52	8	44
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	28	17	11
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	19	5	14
Business/Managerial Economics	17	10	7
Advanced Legal Research/Studies	17	5	12

Popular Doctoral Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Law	5	3	2

Popular 12-Week Cert. Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	2	-	2

Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers

Below tables describes the major programs by offered degrees. You can check the online learning availability of each programs with number of completers. By expanding each table, you can view the major programs in the area of study that you select.

What is Architecture program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Environmental Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Environmental Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Interior Architecture	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Communication and Journalism program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Disability Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1

What is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Communication and Media Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Journalism	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	19	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Radio and Television	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	19	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Public Relations/Image Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Advertising	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	22	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
International and Intercultural Communication	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	28	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Education program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Information Science/Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	26	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	23	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	0

What is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Legal Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Spanish Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is English Language and Literature program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Law	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	350	NOT OFFERED
Advanced Legal Research/Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17	NOT OFFERED	0
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	17	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
English Language and Literature/Letters (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
General Studies	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Mathematics and Statistics program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	39	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Biochemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Radiation Biology/Radiobiology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mathematics (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Science, Technology and Society	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Data Science, General	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Business Analytics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Physical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Philosophy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Psychology program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Chemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physical Sciences (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	59	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Developmental and Child Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Clinical Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	7	NOT OFFERED

What is Human Services program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Police Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Corrections and Criminal Justice (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Social Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Public Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	53	NOT OFFERED	1
Public Administration, Other	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
International Policy Analysis	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Transportation and Materials Moving program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Social Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
International Relations and Affairs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	57	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sociology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	29	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Social Sciences (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0

What is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Air Transportation (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Visual and Performing Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Interior Design	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Graphic Design	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Business program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	52	NOT OFFERED	3
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	19	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Clinical and Industrial Drug Development	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Health Services Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is History program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	72	124	NOT OFFERED	3
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	0
Organizational Leadership	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED	0
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	0
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	39	53	NOT OFFERED	2
Accounting and Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business/Managerial Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	37	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	74	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2
Financial Planning and Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
International Business/Trade/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Management Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	76	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Statistics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	53	NOT OFFERED	0
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	28	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	81	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Digital Marketing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Marketing (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	7	NOT OFFERED	1
Taxation	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is History program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	72	124	NOT OFFERED	3
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	0
Organizational Leadership	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED	0
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	0
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	39	53	NOT OFFERED	2
Accounting and Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business/Managerial Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	37	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	74	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2
Financial Planning and Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
International Business/Trade/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Management Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	76	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Statistics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	53	NOT OFFERED	0
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	28	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	81	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Digital Marketing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Marketing (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	7	NOT OFFERED	1
Taxation	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
History	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
American History (United States)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
History (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

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