English & writing at Boston University

Boston University graduates about 56 English & writing majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 84th of 697 schools we score for English & writing, a strong program at 79 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 71 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 43% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $59,000 four years out, 1.21× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $10 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.