Boston College (BC) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Chestnut Hill, MA.
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.
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 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.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Boston College |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 140 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA |
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| Graduate School Students | 5,197 students
599 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $37,520 |
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| Student to Faculty | 10:1 (10.00%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 99 Graduate Programs
63 Master's, 33 Doctorate, 3 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Boston College
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.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $37,404 |
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| Fees | $116 |
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| Cost per Credit | $2,078 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,250 |
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| Room & Board | $18,916 (On-Campus) / $15,658 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $2,300 (On-Campus) / $2,300 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $59,986 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $56,728 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $31,930 | $32,722 | $34,028 | $35,900 | $37,520 |
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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 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.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 1,516 | 417 | - | - |
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| Men | 622 | 178 | - | - |
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| Women | 894 | 239 | - | - |
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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 |
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| Social Work | |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| History | |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
BC graduate schools have a total of 5,197 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 2,183 male and 3,014 female postgrad students.
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.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 5,197 |
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| Men | 2,183 |
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| Women | 3,014 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 5,197 |
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| Full-time Students | 3,611 |
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| Part-time Students | 1,586 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 5,197 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 4 |
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| Asian | 335 |
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| Black | 296 |
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| Hispanic | 340 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 2 |
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| White | 2,827 |
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| Two or more races | 138 |
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| Un-Known | 257 |
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Online Population
At Boston College graduate schools, 599 students enrolled online exclusively and 1,163 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 5,118 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 599 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 1,163 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 3,356 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 599 |
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| Massachusetts Resident | 362 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 227 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 10 |
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