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Health Professions at Boston College

39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a health professions school? To help you decide if Boston College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's health professions 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 Health Professions section at the bottom of this page.

Boston College Health Professions Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
Master’s Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at Boston College

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Boston College offers distance education options for health professions at the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

Boston College Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at Boston College is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Professions. 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 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #504 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Boston College

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

Boston College Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

96% Women

39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 4% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 96% went to women.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions 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 health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	22
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	67
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Boston College Health Professions Master’s Program

84% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Boston College, 66% were white. This is above average 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 health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	75
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Concentrations Within Health Professions

The following health professions concentations are available at Boston College. 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
Nursing	229
Mental & Social Health Services	53
Health & Medical Administrative Services	26

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions 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
Registered Nurses	80,630	$92,140
Personal Care Aides	76,850	$29,080
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	39,360	$64,560
Nursing Assistants	39,100	$33,630
Software Applications Developers	29,110	$109,130

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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