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Average after grants for all families receiving federal aid. Pick your income above.
Sticker price $40,343. College Scorecard.
Higher than 5% of Massachusetts colleges we cover and 14% of colleges nationwide. U.S. median 54%.
Within 6 years · College Scorecard
Higher than 46% of Massachusetts colleges we cover and 74% of colleges nationwide. U.S. median $53,263.
Median, 10 years after starting · College Scorecard
Boston Architectural College acceptance rate & admissions
Test scores: College Scorecard. Other figures: College Scorecard; IPEDS
Boston Architectural College tuition, cost & net price
What families actually pay per year, by income
Average net price after grants and scholarships for students who receive federal aid. Tap your income band.
College Scorecard, latest reported year (federal aid recipients)
Sticker price (before aid)
IPEDS 2023-24 cost items; total from College Scorecard
College Scorecard; Urban Institute Education Data Portal
Boston Architectural College majors, earnings & careers
Boston Architectural College offers 5 bachelor's majors across 1 areas. Earnings below are for this school's graduates of each major, four years after finishing.
- Engineering · 5
Highest-earning majors at Boston Architectural College
| Major | Earnings, 4 yrs | Median debt |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | $82,268 | $53,192 |
Quick list of all 5 majors
- Architectural Sciences and Technology—
- Architecture$82,268
- Environmental Design—
- Interior Architecture—
- Landscape Architecture—
— means too few graduates to report earnings.
College Scorecard field of study, latest release
All majors by area with earnings 1 and 4 years out, and debt →Architecture → Architect
Median annual wage for all workers in this job, not only new graduates. U.S. jobs projected to grow 4.3% from 2025 to 2035.
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; Employment Projections 2025-35
Living in Boston
Overall prices in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area.
BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
2 bedrooms $3,008. Housing costs 48% above the U.S. average.
HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027
January and July average highs. 49 inches of rain a year, 49 inches of snow.
NOAA Climate Normals 1991-2020
Highest: hurricane (relatively high); river flooding (relatively high); coastal flooding (relatively high); heat wave (relatively high).
FEMA National Risk Index, Suffolk County
Campus & students
IPEDS fall enrollment; Carnegie Classification; EADA via Urban Institute
Suffolk County at a glance
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year 2024
Compare Boston Architectural College with similar schools
Similar private colleges in Massachusetts by selectivity, graduation rate and size. Tap “Why?” to see where the price difference comes from.
| School | Acceptance | You'd pay | Graduation | Earnings, 10 yrs | Price gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Architectural College | — | $25,865 | 32% | $62,123 | This school |
| Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology | — | $15,488 | 46% | $57,556 | |
| MGH Institute of Health Professions | — | — | — | $87,130 | |
| Montserrat College of Art | — | $33,216 | 53% | $33,022 | |
| Cambridge College | — | $31,072 | 11% | $45,998 |
College Scorecard, latest reported year. “You'd pay” follows your residency and income choices above.
Why the price is different
Boston Architectural College would cost you $10,377 more per year than Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology, on average.
- Higher sticker price at Boston Architectural College.
- Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology gives aided families $440 more in grants, on average.
| Per year, Massachusetts resident | Boston Architectural College | Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sticker price | $40,343 | $30,406 | +$9,937 |
| Average grants | −$14,478 | −$14,918 | +$440 |
| You pay | $25,865 | $15,488 | +$10,377 |
“+” means Boston Architectural College costs more; “−” means it costs less. Grants are the sticker price minus the net price. Cost items: IPEDS, on-campus budget. Sticker and net price: College Scorecard, latest reported year; the adjustment reconciles the two. Net price is an average for first-time, full-time students receiving federal aid, not a quote.
Common questions about Boston Architectural College
How much does Boston Architectural College cost per year?
The sticker price (cost of attendance) is $40,343 a year. After grants and scholarships, students receiving federal aid pay $25,865 a year on average; families earning $0–30k pay $24,056 and families earning $110k+ pay —.
How much do Boston Architectural College graduates earn?
Former Boston Architectural College students earn a median $62,123 ten years after starting college, compared with a U.S. median of $53,263 across the colleges we cover.
What is the Boston Architectural College graduation rate?
32% of first-time, full-time students graduate within six years, and 75% return for their second year.
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Sources on this page: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS; U.S. Census Bureau (ACS); Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, Employment Projections); Bureau of Economic Analysis; HUD; NOAA; FEMA; Urban Institute Education Data Portal (ODC-By); Wikidata. “Colleges we cover” means colleges awarding bachelor's degrees to at least 100 undergraduates. Averages are not quotes; confirm costs with the school. How we score
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Cite this: “Boston Architectural College: cost, admissions and outcomes,” EducationGuide.com, https://educationguide.com/colleges/boston-architectural-college (College Scorecard and IPEDS data).