Health Professions at Boston College

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. Of the 3,208 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Boston College in 2021, 104 of them were health professions majors.

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
• Doctorate 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 following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions progam at Boston College compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	227
Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	529
Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	626
	714

In 2021, 192 students received their master’s degree in health professions from Boston College. This makes it the #174 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 104 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in health professions from Boston College in 2021, 6% were men and 94% were women.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at Boston College are white. This is typical 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	16
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	55
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Boston College Health Professions Master’s Program

The health professions program at Boston College awarded 192 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 16% of these degrees went to men with the other 84% going to women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Boston College, 60% 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	20
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	115
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

Boston College also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 12 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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
• Image Credit: By Harvey D. Egan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.