Vocational Programs at Boston University

Number of Vocational Programs	Total Programs	Average Tuition & Fees
51	469	$65,168

Career and Vocational Programs

Boston University offers 51 certificate and vocational programs through 1-year certificate, 2-Years Certificate, and 2-4 Years Certificate programs. All certificate programs are conducted offline.

We note again Boston University mainly offers bachelor's and graduate degrees. Check its area of study page for all degrees and program information at the school. The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree programs.

Total Number of Career Programs
	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	NOT OFFERED	7	32	12

The following tables list each career program with offered degrees. The number on each columns denotes the number of completers on the program last year. The numbers includes completers through on-campus classes and partial online classes as well as complete online classes.

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

what is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Area Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	1
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	0

Communication and Journalism

what is Communication and Journalism program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (other)	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Computer and Information Sciences (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	27	NOT OFFERED
Computer Software and Media Applications (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	NOT OFFERED
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED

Personal and Culinary Services

what is Personal and Culinary Services program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Culinary Arts and Related Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	4
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED
Education (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED

Engineering

what is Engineering program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Computer Engineering (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED
Engineering (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

what is Engineering Technology program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

what is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED

Legal Studies

what is Legal Studies program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Legal Professions and Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

English Language and Literature

what is English Language and Literature program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	23	NOT OFFERED

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	0

Mathematics and Statistics

what is Mathematics and Statistics program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Mathematics and Statistics (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7

Theology and Religious Vocations

what is Theology and Religious Vocations program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Theological and Ministerial Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4
Theology and Religious Vocations (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Corrections and Criminal Justice (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	24	NOT OFFERED

Human Services

what is Human Services program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Social Work (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0

Social Sciences

what is Social Sciences program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Social Sciences (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	75	NOT OFFERED

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Music (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED
Visual and Performing Arts (other)	NOT OFFERED	7	5	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Public Health (other)	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Medical Illustration and Informatics (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	NOT OFFERED	3	33	NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14	NOT OFFERED
Finance and Financial Management Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/Management (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	NOT OFFERED	23	9	NOT OFFERED
Marketing (other)	NOT OFFERED	0	14	NOT OFFERED
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	30	NOT OFFERED

Average Earning after Graduation

The following table summarizes the average wage/salary by years after earning degree/certificate in Boston University. After 6 years of graduation, the mean wage is $52,800 and, after 10 years of graduation, the mean wage is $75,900 for Boston University graduates.

Median Earning By Time for Boston University Graduates
	Total	Male	Female
6 Years After Graduation	$52,800	$59,300	$48,800
7 Years After Graduation	$54,700	-	-
8 Years After Graduation	$63,400	-	-
9 Years After Graduation	$63,600	-	-
10 Years After Graduation	$75,900	$86,600	$68,800

On-Campus Student Services

Boston University provides a number of student services including academic/career counseling services, employment services for students, Placement services for completers.

On-Campus Student Services
Academic/career counseling service	Yes
Employment services for students	Yes
Placement services for completers	Yes
On-campus day care for students' children	Yes
Library facilities at institution	Various Library Facilities Provided

Certificate Programs at Boston University

Career and Vocational Programs

Average Earning after Graduation

On-Campus Student Services