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Education at Boston College

If you plan to study education, 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. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 219 students received their master's degree in education.

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

Boston College Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Education
  • Doctorate Degree in Education

Boston College Education Rankings

There were 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #243 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at Boston College

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

Boston College Education Master’s Program

79% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The education program at Boston College awarded 219 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 21% of these degrees went to men with the other 79% going to women.

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Of the students who received a education master's degree from Boston College, 62% were white. This is typical 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 education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 10
Black or African American 13
Hispanic or Latino 19
White 136
International Students 21
Other Races/Ethnicities 20

Concentrations Within Education

The following education concentations are available at Boston College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Boston College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Curriculum & Instruction 133
Educational Administration 70
Educational Assessment 16
International Education 14
Instructional Media Design 3

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education 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
Teacher Assistants 38,770 $35,680
Elementary School Teachers 30,380 $82,600
High School Teachers 26,420 $80,020
Middle School Teachers 16,910 $79,030
Preschool Teachers 16,360 $39,180

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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