Boston College Graduate Programs

Boston College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Where Is Boston College?

Contact details for Boston College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	140 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Phone:	617-552-8000
Website:	www.bc.edu

Boston College Graduate Student Diversity

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,154 graduate students at Boston College, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Boston College graduate students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	256
Black or African American	180
Hispanic or Latino	273
White	2,309
International Students	825
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,311

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at Boston College. At this time, 47 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 104 countries are represented at Boston College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and Spain.

Boston College Graduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Social Work	307	4	311
Business Administration & Management	307	0	307
Law	0	244	244
Educational Administration	108	6	114
Economics	89	14	103
Nursing	61	34	95
Curriculum & Instruction	77	15	92
Child Development & Psychology	84	6	90
Theological & Ministerial Studies	81	9	90
Applied Mathematics	68	0	68
Finance & Financial Management	58	3	61
Health & Physical Education	59	0	59
Accounting	42	3	45
Health & Medical Administrative Services	44	0	44
Information Technology	40	0	40
Teacher Education Subject Specific	34	0	34
Philosophy	29	5	34
General English Literature	25	0	25
Special Education	19	0	19
History	14	5	19
Chemistry	3	15	18
Educational Assessment	15	1	16
Political Science & Government	8	8	16
Teacher Education Grade Specific	14	0	14
Legal Professions (Other)	13	0	13
Physics	8	4	12
International Education	11	0	11
Sociology	7	4	11
Mental & Social Health Services	9	0	9
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	9	9
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	4	4	8
Romance Languages	8	0	8
Instructional Media Design	5	0	5
Geological & Earth Sciences	5	0	5
Mathematics	0	4	4
Human Resource Management	0	3	3
Religious Education	0	3	3
General Biology	0	2	2
Data Analytics	2	0	2
Classical Languages & Literature	1	0	1
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	1	0	1
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	0	0
Other Business, Management & Marketing	0	0	0
Entrepreneurial Studies	0	0	0
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	0	0
Marketing	0	0	0
Communication & Media Studies	0	0	0
Computer Science	0	0	0
Information Science	0	0	0
General Education	0	0	0
Other Education	0	0	0
Student Counseling	0	0	0
Area Studies	0	0	0
Ethnic Studies	0	0	0
Germanic Languages	0	0	0
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages	0	0	0
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	0	0
International Studies	0	0	0
Natural Sciences	0	0	0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0
Natural Resources Conservation	0	0	0
Religious Studies	0	0	0
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	0	0
General Psychology	0	0	0
General Social Sciences	0	0	0
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	0	0	0
Drama & Theater Arts	0	0	0
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	0	0	0
Fine & Studio Arts	0	0	0
Music	0	0	0
TOTAL	1,660	405	2,065

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
• Image Credit: By Harvey D. Egan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.