Simmons University Graduate Programs

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

Where Is Simmons University?

Contact details for Simmons are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	300 The Fenway, Boston, MA 02115-5898
Phone:	617-521-2000
Website:	www.simmons.edu

Simmons University Graduate Student Diversity

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,236 graduate students at Simmons, 11% are male and 89% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	155
Black or African American	368
Hispanic or Latino	299
White	2,305
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,088

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at Simmons University. At this time, 29 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 33 countries are represented at Simmons. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Saudi Arabia, and Vietnam.

Online Learning at Simmons University

In 2022-2023, 3,884 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Simmons has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 31st most popular in Massachusetts for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

Simmons University Graduate Concentrations

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

Major	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Social Work	0	504	3	507
Nursing	0	440	9	449
Library & Information Science	5	281	2	288
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	1	57	3	61
Special Education	0	50	0	50
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	0	43	43
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	16	24	0	40
Public Health	0	16	0	16
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	13	0	0	13
Literature	0	10	0	10
Writing Studies	0	8	0	8
Ethnic Studies	0	8	0	8
History	0	8	0	8
Other Health Professions	3	0	3	6
Public Policy	0	5	0	5
Educational Administration	0	0	2	2
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	1	0	1
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	1	0	1
Food Science Technology	0	0	0	0
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	0	0	0
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	0	0	0	0
General Biology	0	0	0	0
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	0	0	0	0
Accounting	0	0	0	0
Business Administration & Management	0	0	0	0
Finance & Financial Management	0	0	0	0
Marketing	0	0	0	0
Management Information Systems	0	0	0	0
Communication & Media Studies	0	0	0	0
Public Relations & Advertising	0	0	0	0
Computer Information Systems	0	0	0	0
Computer Software & Applications	0	0	0	0
Information Science	0	0	0	0
General Education	0	0	0	0
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	0	0
Teaching English or French	0	0	0	0
General English Literature	0	0	0	0
Area Studies	0	0	0	0
Human Sciences Business Services	0	0	0	0
Romance Languages	0	0	0	0
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	0	0	0	0
Medical Illustration & Informatics	0	0	0	0
Other Library & Archives Assisting	0	0	0	0
Applied Mathematics	0	0	0	0
Mathematics	0	0	0	0
Biopsychology	0	0	0	0
Cognitive Science	0	0	0	0
Nutrition Science	0	0	0	0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0	0
Natural Resources Conservation	0	0	0	0
Health & Physical Education	0	0	0	0
Philosophy	0	0	0	0
Chemistry	0	0	0	0
Physics	0	0	0	0
Child Development & Psychology	0	0	0	0
General Psychology	0	0	0	0
Economics	0	0	0	0
International Relations & National Security	0	0	0	0
Political Science & Government	0	0	0	0
Sociology	0	0	0	0
Arts & Media Management	0	0	0	0
Fine & Studio Arts	0	0	0	0
Music	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	38	1,413	65	1,516

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 Daderot under License

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