| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finance | NOT OFFER |
It offers 99 graduate programs - 63 Master's, 33 Doctorate, 1 Post-bachelor's, and 2 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $37,520.
A total of 5,118 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 15,432 students at BC. BC offers online graduate programs and 599 out of 5,118 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $37,520. It offers ninety-nine (99) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
| School Name | Boston College |
|---|---|
| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
| Address | 140 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA |
| Graduate School Students | 5,197 students 599 students enrolled online exclusively |
| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $37,520 |
| Student to Faculty | 10:1 (10.00%) |
| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 99 Graduate Programs 63 Master's, 33 Doctorate, 3 Post graduate certificates |
The following tables describe 2024-2025 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 $37,520 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $2,078.
| Amounts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $37,404 | |
| Fees | $116 | |
| Cost per Credit | $2,078 | |
| Books & Supplies | $1,250 | |
| Room & Board | $18,916 (On-Campus) / $15,658 (Off-Campus) | |
| Personal Expenses | $2,300 (On-Campus) / $2,300 (Off-Campus) | |
| On-Campus Total | $59,986 | |
| Off-Campus Total | $56,728 | |
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition & Fees | $31,930 | $32,722 | $34,028 | $35,900 | $37,520 |
Boston College offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 99 major areas - 63 Master's (1 online programs), 33 Doctorate, 1 Post-Bachelor's, 2 Post-Master's. 1,516 students have been conferred Master's degree and 417 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.| Master's | Doctorate | Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1,516 | 417 | - | - |
| Men | 622 | 178 | - | - |
| Women | 894 | 239 | - | - |
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.
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finance | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Near and Middle Eastern Studies | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance | 32 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linguistics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| French Language and Literature | 5 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Italian Language and Literature | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Latin Language and Literature | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legal Professions and Studies (other) | 12 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature | 18 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology/Biological Sciences | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Neuroscience | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Financial Mathematics | 65 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data Analytics, General | 42 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport and Fitness Administration/Management | 83 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy | 23 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Applied and Professional Ethics | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theology/Theological Studies | 82 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Divinity/Ministry | 13 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Pastoral Studies/Counseling | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemistry | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Geology/Earth Science | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Geophysics and Seismology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Physics | 8 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 5 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Developmental and Child Psychology | 117 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Social Psychology | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Counseling Psychology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Work | 245 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 62 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Political Science and Government | 5 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Sociology | 7 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | 30ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Mental Health Counseling/Counselor | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 47 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration and Management | 176 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Organizational Leadership | 60 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Accounting | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Finance | 55 | NOT OFFER | ||
| Organizational Behavior Studies | 3 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Management Science | 64 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| History | 13 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curriculum and Instruction | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Anesthetist | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curriculum and Instruction | NOT OFFER | |||
| Educational Leadership and Administration | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Higher Education/Higher Education Administration | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Educational Evaluation and Research | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| French Language and Literature | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Spanish Language and Literature | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology/Biological Sciences | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Neuroscience | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Financial Mathematics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religious Education | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Theology/Theological Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemistry | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Geology/Earth Science | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Physics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Developmental and Child Psychology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Social Psychology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Counseling Psychology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Work | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Political Science and Government | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Sociology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing Science | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Finance | NOT OFFER | |||
| Organizational Behavior Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| History | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing Practice | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
By attending status, there are 3,611 full-time and 1,586 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 599 students enrolled through online exclusively and 1,163 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 2,827 White, 296 Black, and 335 Asian students are attending at Boston College. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
| Total | 5,197 |
|---|---|
| Men | 2,183 |
| Women | 3,014 |
| Total | 5,197 |
|---|---|
| Full-time Students | 3,611 |
| Part-time Students | 1,586 |
| Total | 5,197 |
|---|---|
| American Indian / Native American | 4 |
| Asian | 335 |
| Black | 296 |
| Hispanic | 340 |
| Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander | 2 |
| White | 2,827 |
| Two or more races | 138 |
| Un-Known | 257 |
At Boston College graduate schools, 599 students enrolled online exclusively and 1,163 students enrolled in some online courses.
| Total Enrollment | 5,118 |
|---|---|
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 599 |
| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 1,163 |
| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 3,356 |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 599 |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts Resident | 362 |
| Other State In U.S. | 227 |
| Outside of U.S. | 10 |