Health Professions at Boston University

54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 32,718 students attend the school each year.

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 U Health Professions Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Health Professions (Less Than 1 Year)
Undergrad Certificate in Health Professions (1 - 4 Years)
Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
Master’s Degree in Health Professions

Boston U Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at Boston U 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 527 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #32 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Boston U

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

Boston U Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

80% Women

54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical health professions bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at Boston U since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities in its health professions bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	69
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	40
White	84
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

Boston U Health Professions Master’s Program

79% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. Boston U does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	85
Black or African American	46
Hispanic or Latino	64
White	315
International Students	84
Other Races/Ethnicities	50

Concentrations Within Health Professions

The following health professions concentations are available at Boston University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Boston University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Health	225
Health Sciences & Services	212
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	205
Dentistry	196
Medicine	167
Health & Medical Administrative Services	87
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences	83
Communication Sciences	57
Health/Medical Prep Programs	57
Other Health Professions	52
Allied Health Professions	26
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	17
Mental & Social Health Services	10
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	2
Medical Science	1

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 University.

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 Cmcnicoll at English Wikipedia under License

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