by our College Data Analytics TeamHealth Professions is a program of study at Boston University. 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 diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Boston U was $1,777 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $56,854 | $56,854 |
| Fees | $812 | $812 |
Online degrees for the Boston U 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 U Online Learning page.
About 60.1% of the students who received their Doctorate in health professions in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 60.6%.
Around 32.4% of health professions doctor’s degree recipients at Boston U in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 35%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 88 |
| Black or African American | 11 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 60 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 218 |
| International Students | 103 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 57 |
Health Professions students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Dentistry | 202 |
| Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences | 16 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 2 |
| Medicine | 190 |
| Public Health | 3 |
*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.