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Boston College Doctorate in Health Professions

Health Professions is a program of study at Boston College. The school offers a doctor’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in health professions, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Rankings for the Boston College Doctorate in Health Professions

#85 in the U.S
#6 in Massachusetts

Each year, College Factual produces its Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools ranking to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. To determine the school's rank, we look at objective measures, such as post-graduation earnings, student and faculty diversity, and accumulated student debt.

On the 2021 list, Boston College was ranked #85 out of 464 schools in the country for this major at the doctorate level. It is also ranked #6 in Massachusetts.

How Much Does a Doctorate in Health Professions from Boston College Cost?

$30,700 Average Tuition and Fees

Boston College Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2018-2019 academic year, part-time graduate students at Boston College paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $30,600 $30,600
Fees $100 $100

Does Boston College Offer an Online Doctorate in Health Professions?

Online degrees for the Boston College health professions doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Boston College Online Learning page.

Boston College Doctorate Student Diversity for Health Professions

7 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
85.7% Women
28.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2018-2019 academic year, there were 7 doctor’s degrees in health professions handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in health professions in 2018-2019, 85.7% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 60.2%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 28.6% of the health professions doctor’s degrees at Boston College in 2018-2019. This is lower than the nationwide number of 33%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Doctorate in Health Professions Focus Areas at Boston College

Health Professions students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Nursing 7

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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