COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
FIELD 45.09 · UNITID 164988BACHELOR'S DEGREE

BOSTON UNIVERSITY

International Relations and National Security Studies

Published outcomes for this field-and-credential combination—not every graduate, every campus, or a forecast of an individual's result.

Median earnings$66,661working, not enrolled · 4 years
Median debt$25,000Stafford + Grad PLUS · all schools
Working graduates141four-year earnings cohort
Two-year awards422IPEDS pooled debt-cohort years
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01 / SAME-FIELD CONTEXT

Where this record sits

Four-year earnings percentile36thhigher than about 36% of published same-field, same-credential peers
Debt position10%lower median debt than about 10% of published peers

Peer group: 25 institution-program records meeting the 75-working-graduate threshold with non-suppressed earnings and debt.

02 / PEER RECORDS

Same field and credential

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University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA · Bachelor's Degree$84,866 earnings · $13,765 debtUniversity of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, VA · Bachelor's Degree$82,991 earnings · $20,672 debtGeorgetown UniversityWashington, DC · Bachelor's Degree$82,197 earnings · $17,500 debtFordham UniversityBronx, NY · Bachelor's Degree$77,234 earnings · $25,843 debtGeorge Washington UniversityWashington, DC · Bachelor's Degree$76,751 earnings · $22,000 debtEmbry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona BeachDaytona Beach, FL · Bachelor's Degree$75,520 earnings · $22,901 debtMichigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI · Bachelor's Degree$74,709 earnings · $24,766 debtAmerican UniversityWashington, DC · Bachelor's Degree$73,865 earnings · $23,250 debtVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, VA · Bachelor's Degree$71,988 earnings · $21,500 debtSeton Hall UniversitySouth Orange, NJ · Bachelor's Degree$71,949 earnings · $22,500 debtPennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA · Bachelor's Degree$71,001 earnings · $25,000 debtUniversity of GeorgiaAthens, GA · Bachelor's Degree$70,510 earnings · $19,500 debtGeorge Mason UniversityFairfax, VA · Bachelor's Degree$69,399 earnings · $23,000 debtJames Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, VA · Bachelor's Degree$68,798 earnings · $18,460 debtSyracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY · Bachelor's Degree$68,049 earnings · $26,635 debtUniversity of California-DavisDavis, CA · Bachelor's Degree$67,056 earnings · $12,416 debtBoston UniversityBoston, MA · Bachelor's Degree$66,661 earnings · $25,000 debtOhio State University-Main CampusColumbus, OH · Bachelor's Degree$66,064 earnings · $19,500 debt
03 / RETURN TO INSTITUTION

Boston University

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