Education at Boston College

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a education school? To help you decide if Boston College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's education program.

Boston College is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 14,934.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Education section at the bottom of this page.

Boston College Education Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Education
Master’s Degree in Education

Boston College Education Rankings

The education major at Boston College is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #243 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at Boston College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at Boston College.

Boston College Education Bachelor’s Program

75% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at Boston College since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at Boston College are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Boston College with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	40
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Boston College Education Master’s Program

80% Women

18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of education master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. Boston College does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Boston College, 61% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Boston College with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	174
International Students	28
Other Races/Ethnicities	32

Concentrations Within Education

Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Boston College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Curriculum & Instruction	133
Educational Administration	70
Teacher Education Grade Specific	51
Educational Assessment	16
International Education	14
Teacher Education Subject Specific	9
Instructional Media Design	3
General Education	1
Other Education	1

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Boston College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Teacher Assistants	38,770	$35,680
Elementary School Teachers	30,380	$82,600
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Middle School Teachers	16,910	$79,030
Preschool Teachers	16,360	$39,180

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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