Boston, Massachusetts · Private Non-Profit
Systems Science and Theory at Boston University
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.3% share of reported awards or completions in this field with $24,402 school-wide net price and $83,238 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools.
Program snapshot
0.3% of reported awards or completions are in this field, a limited award concentration in federal data.
This major
- Award concentration
- 0.3% of awards
- Schools reporting awards
- 43
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 11.1%
- Graduation rate
- 88.7%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $24,402/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $97,608
- Median debt
- $23,250
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $83,238/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
The percentage is the share of this school's reported awards or completions attributed to the field. It is not the share of enrolled students, a student headcount, or proof of department quality. College Scorecard price and earnings on this page are school-wide, not major-specific. Verify current credentials and department outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal awards/completions share (0.3%), school-wide average net price ($24,402), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($83,238), and peer averages from 43 schools reporting awards in this field. Evidence not included: program enrollment, department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the field appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while its share of reported awards is below 1%.
School-level value among reporting colleges
Compared with 43 colleges reporting awards in this field.
The answer is a school-level value-screen grade of B, not a verified department verdict. Award concentration is below the national average award concentration; school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($745 above), and school-wide ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($12,951 above). Together, those school-level evidence points place Boston University in the top 51% of this value ranking among colleges reporting awards in the field.
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Peer schools below report awards in the same field and are sorted by school-level value grade.
Stanford University Stanford, CA · 0.1% of reported awards · $13,807 net A+ 
Rice University Houston, TX · 0.7% of reported awards · $13,370 net A+ 
Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL · 0.0% of reported awards · $8,752 net A 
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · 0.0% of reported awards · $13,138 net A University of Chicago Chicago, IL · 0.0% of reported awards · $14,860 net A 
Marshall University Huntington, WV · 0.5% of reported awards · $7,502 net A Portland State University Portland, OR · 0.1% of reported awards · $9,552 net A University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA · 0.0% of reported awards · $14,251 net A Questions about this program
What does the share of awards mean?
Systems Science and Theory accounts for 0.3% of the awards or completions reported for Boston University. That award concentration is higher than at 47% of schools in this field set and is below the national average award concentration. It does not estimate how many students are currently enrolled in the program.
How should I read the cost number?
Boston University's average net price is $24,402 per year, about $97,608 over four years. That is $745 above the $23,657 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $83,238 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $12,951 above the $70,287 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with award concentration, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify places Boston University #22 of 43 on its school-level value rank among colleges reporting awards in this field.