Health Professions at Boston University

If you plan to study health professions, take a look at what Boston University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 32,718 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 458 students received their master's degree in health professions.

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

Boston U Health Professions Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Health Professions
• Doctorate Degree in Health Professions

Boston U Health Professions Rankings

There were 527 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #32 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Boston U

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at Boston University.

Boston U Health Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 458 students graduated with a master's degree in health professions from Boston U. About 27% were men and 73% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in health professions each year. Boston U does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Boston U, 52% 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 University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	57
Black or African American	31
Hispanic or Latino	32
White	236
International Students	50
Other Races/Ethnicities	52

Concentrations Within Health Professions

The following health professions concentations are available at Boston University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Boston University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Health	225
Dentistry	196
Medicine	167
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	141
Health & Medical Administrative Services	87
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences	83
Health/Medical Prep Programs	38
Communication Sciences	38
Other Health Professions	28
Allied Health Professions	26
Mental & Social Health Services	10
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	2
Medical Science	1

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions 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 University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Registered Nurses	80,630	$92,140
Personal Care Aides	76,850	$29,080
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	39,360	$64,560
Nursing Assistants	39,100	$33,630
Software Applications Developers	29,110	$109,130

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
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Cmcnicoll at English Wikipedia under License

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