Boston University Graduate Programs

Boston University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. Boston is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

6,984 Master's Degrees

1,196 Doctor's Degrees

Where Is Boston University?

Contact details for Boston U are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	One Silber Way, Boston, MA 02215
Phone:	617-353-2000
Website:	www.bu.edu

Boston University Graduate Student Diversity

15,846 Graduate Students

58% Women

24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Gender Diversity

Of the 15,846 graduate students at Boston U, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1,587
Black or African American	682
Hispanic or Latino	1,131
White	6,635
International Students	4,464
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,347

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at Boston University. At this time, 49 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 138 countries are represented at Boston U. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Boston University Graduate Concentrations

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

Major	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	0	1,198	0	1,198
Public Health	0	375	4	379
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	370	0	370
Social Work	0	321	4	325
Finance & Financial Management	0	277	0	277
Information Science	0	257	0	257
Computer Science	0	227	18	245
Law	0	0	245	245
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	0	221	1	222
Legal Research	0	214	0	214
Dentistry	0	0	193	193
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)	0	191	0	191
Economics	0	155	21	176
Data Processing	0	175	0	175
Marketing	0	169	0	169
Teacher Education Subject Specific	7	147	13	167
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	0	163	163
Medicine	0	0	149	149
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	0	122	18	140
Public Relations & Advertising	0	127	0	127
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	122	0	122
Biomedical Engineering	0	93	26	119
Electrical Engineering	0	99	17	116
Curriculum & Instruction	0	102	3	105
Computer Software & Applications	0	102	0	102
Applied Mathematics	0	100	1	101
Music	9	65	25	99
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	0	97	1	98
Theological & Ministerial Studies	0	79	15	94
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences	61	25	6	92
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	89	3	92
Other Business, Management & Marketing	0	74	5	79
Educational Administration	4	54	19	77
Mechanical Engineering	0	58	19	77
Statistics	0	61	6	67
Communication & Media Studies	0	65	0	65
General Biology	0	44	14	58
Arts & Media Management	0	57	0	57
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	50	5	55
Hospitality Management	0	52	0	52
International Relations & National Security	0	51	0	51
Communication Sciences	0	47	2	49
Journalism	0	46	0	46
Materials Engineering	0	37	8	45
General Psychology	0	34	11	45
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	0	12	28	40
Health/Medical Prep Programs	0	40	0	40
Special Education	0	38	0	38
Nutrition Science	0	34	0	34
Student Counseling	0	32	1	33
Fine & Studio Arts	0	30	3	33
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	0	29	0	29
General English Literature	0	24	4	28
Systems Engineering	0	17	9	26
Design & Applied Arts	0	26	0	26
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	25	0	25
Other Health Professions	0	25	0	25
Drama & Theater Arts	2	23	0	25
Computer Information Systems	0	22	0	22
Chemistry	0	7	15	22
Robotics Engineering	0	21	0	21
Biotechnology	0	20	0	20
Systems Theory	0	20	0	20
Culinary Arts	0	20	0	20
Anthropology	0	14	6	20
Geological & Earth Sciences	0	3	15	18
Manufacturing Engineering	0	17	0	17
Writing Studies	0	17	0	17
Human Development & Family Studies	0	17	0	17
Physics	0	5	12	17
Urban & Regional Planning	0	16	0	16
Insurance	0	16	0	16
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	0	15	0	15
Teaching English or French	0	15	0	15
Allied Health Professions	0	15	0	15
Political Science & Government	0	10	5	15
Area Studies	0	6	8	14
Other Public Administration	0	7	7	14
Computer Engineering	0	2	9	11
Mental & Social Health Services	0	11	0	11
History	0	7	4	11
Medical Illustration & Informatics	0	10	0	10
Urban Studies	0	10	0	10
Mathematics	0	3	6	9
Astronomy & Astrophysics	0	4	5	9
Security Science and Technology	0	9	0	9
Pharmacology & Toxicology	0	0	8	8
Classical & Ancient Studies	0	5	2	7
Religious Studies	0	3	4	7
Archeology	0	4	3	7
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	0	1	5	6
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	0	6	0	6
Philosophy	0	0	6	6
Sociology	0	1	5	6
Information Technology	0	5	0	5
Romance Languages	0	0	5	5
Public Policy	0	5	0	5
Historic Preservation	0	4	0	4
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	1	1	2
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	0	1	1	2
Taxation	0	2	0	2
General Education	0	0	2	2
Medical Science	0	1	1	2
Sacred Music	0	2	0	2
English Literature (Other)	0	0	1	1
Architectural History	0	0	0	0
Genetics	0	0	0	0
Molecular Medicine	0	0	0	0
Entrepreneurial Studies	0	0	0	0
Human Resource Management	0	0	0	0
Computer Systems Networking	0	0	0	0
Other Computer & Information Sciences	0	0	0	0
Educational Assessment	0	0	0	0
Instructional Media Design	0	0	0	0
Multilingual Education	0	0	0	0
Other Education	0	0	0	0
Computer Engineering Technology	0	0	0	0
Engineering Physics	0	0	0	0
General Engineering	0	0	0	0
Other Engineering	0	0	0	0
Ethnic Studies	0	0	0	0
Classical Languages & Literature	0	0	0	0
East Asian Languages	0	0	0	0
Germanic Languages	0	0	0	0
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages	0	0	0	0
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages	0	0	0	0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	0	0	0
Health Sciences & Services	0	0	0	0
Legal Professions (Other)	0	0	0	0
Other Statistics	0	0	0	0
Mathematical Economics	0	0	0	0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0	0
Natural Resources Conservation	0	0	0	0
General Physical Sciences	0	0	0	0
Child Development & Psychology	0	0	0	0
General Social Sciences	0	0	0	0
Geography & Cartography	0	0	0	0
Other Social Sciences	0	0	0	0
Public Administration	0	0	0	0
Biblical Studies	0	0	0	0
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other)	0	0	0	0
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	0	0	0	0
General Visual & Performing Arts	0	0	0	0
Other Visual Art	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	83	6,984	1,196	8,263

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.

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