Boston College (BC) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Chestnut Hill, MA.
It offers 91 graduate programs - 58 Master's, 30 Doctorate, 1 Post-bachelor's, and 2 Post-master's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $35,900.
A total of 5,197 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 15,280 students at BC. BC offers online graduate programs and 647 out of 5,197 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
BC have a law school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at Law School. In addition, you can find BC's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $35,900. It offers ninety-one (91) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name | Boston College |
Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
Address | 140 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA |
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Graduate School Students | 5,305 students 647 students enrolled online exclusively |
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Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) | $35,900 |
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Student to Faculty | 13:1 (7.69%) |
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Number of Graduate Programs | Total 91 Graduate Programs 58 Master's, 30 Doctorate, 3 Post graduate certificates |
2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Boston College
The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Boston College with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $35,900 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $1,988.
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
Tuition | $35,784 |
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Fees | $116 |
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Cost per Credit | $1,988 |
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Books & Supplies | $1,250 |
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Room & Board | $18,475 (On-Campus) / $14,641 (Off-Campus) |
Personal Expenses | $2,200 (On-Campus) / $2,200 (Off-Campus) |
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On-Campus Total | $57,825 |
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Off-Campus Total | $53,991 |
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
| 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 |
Tuition & Fees | $30,700 | $31,930 | $32,722 | $34,028 | $35,900 |
Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Boston College offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 91 major areas - 58 Master's (2 online programs), 30 Doctorate, 1 Post-Bachelor's, 2 Post-Master's. 1,660 students have been conferred Master's degree and 405 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
Total | 1,660 | 405 | - | - |
Men | 632 | 197 | - | - |
Women | 1,028 | 208 | - | - |
Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
Philosophy | |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
Social Work | |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
History | |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
Graduate Student Population
BC graduate schools have a total of 5,305 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 2,241 male and 3,064 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 3,680 full-time and 1,625 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 647 students enrolled through online exclusively and 984 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 3,023 White, 273 Black, and 348 Asian students are attending at Boston College. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
69 grad students are younger than 22 and 501 students are older than 65. It has 3,546 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,081 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total | 5,305 |
Men | 2,241 |
Women | 3,064 |
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total | 5,305 |
Full-time Students | 3,680 |
Part-time Students | 1,625 |
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total | 5,305 |
American Indian / Native American | 5 |
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Asian | 348 |
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Black | 273 |
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Hispanic | 306 |
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Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander | 1 |
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White | 3,023 |
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Two or more races | 104 |
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Un-Known | 332 |
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total | 5,305 |
21 & Under | 69 |
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22-24 | 1,725 |
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25-29 | 1,821 |
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30-34 | 751 |
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35-39 | 330 |
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40 & Over | 501 |
Online Population
At Boston College graduate schools, 647 students enrolled online exclusively and 984 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment | 5,197 |
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 647 |
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 984 |
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 3,566 |
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 647 |
Massachusetts Resident | 350 |
Other State In U.S. | 265 |
Outside of U.S. | 32 |