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Nursing at Boston College

If you plan to study nursing, take a look at what Boston College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Boston College is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 14,934. In 2021, 104 nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from Boston College.

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

Boston College Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
  • Master’s Degree in Nursing
  • Doctorate Degree in Nursing

Boston College Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing 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 nursing major at Boston College is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. 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
85
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 275
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 285

In 2021, 113 students received their master’s degree in nursing from Boston College. This makes it the #86 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #209 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from Boston College Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Boston College is $70,146. This is 12% higher than $62,880, which is the national average for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

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Nursing Student Demographics at Boston College

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

Boston College Nursing Bachelor’s Program

94% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 6% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

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About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at Boston College are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nursing bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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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 Nursing Master’s Program

90% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 113 students graduated with a master's degree in nursing from Boston College. About 10% were men and 90% were women.

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Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Boston College, 67% 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 nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 76
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 17

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

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing 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
Medical and Health Services Managers 15,380 $133,900
Nurse Practitioners 6,200 $122,740
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,720 $87,970
Nurse Anesthetists 810 $191,320

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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