Boston University is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Boston, Massachusetts. It offers 38 health profession degree programs. By offered degree types, BU have 6 vocational programs, 8 bachelor's degree programs, and 29 graduate programs for the health profession degrees.

The 2025 undergraduate tuition & fees of BU is $68,102. For graduate programs, the BU's graduate tuition & fees is $67,626.

Last year, total 1,376 students have completed their health profession studies. 1 students obtained certifications, 267 students earned the bachelor's degrees, and 532 students earned master's or doctorate degrees.


Boston University 2025 Tuition & Academic Characteristics

The 2025 tuition & fees of BU is $68,102 for undergraduate program. For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $68,102.

The acceptance rate at BU is 11.11% and the graduation rate is 89%. The students to faculty ratio is 10 to 1 and the retention rate is 95%.

You can find the detailed information about Boston University at cost of attendance and admission pages.

Key Academics Stats
Tuition & Fees
Undergraduate$68,102
Graduate$67,626
Health Profession Programs38 programs
Total Programs544 programs
1 online programs
Student to Faculty Ratio10 to 1
Student Population37,737 Students
Number of Faculties4,328 Faculties
Number of Staffs11,414 Staffs

Number of Health Profession Programs and Completers

Boston University offers 38 health profession programs through bachelor's programs, and graduate programs, and vocational programs.

A total of 1,376 students have completed the health profession programs including 267 bachelor's degree earners, and graduate degree earners, and certification complters.

The following table shows the number of health profession programs offered at BU with number of completers and online availability.

Health Profession Programs by Offered Degrees
DegreesNumber of ProgramsOnline ProgramsNumber of Completers
Certificates of at least 12 weeks but less than 1 year 1 NOT OFFERED -
2-Years Certificate 3 NOT OFFERED 1
2-4 Years Certificate 2 NOT OFFERED -
Bachelor 8 NOT OFFERED 267
Master 26 NOT OFFERED 511
Doctoral (Research) 16 NOT OFFERED 156
Doctoral (Professional Practice) 2 NOT OFFERED 376
Post-Bachelor Certificate 9 NOT OFFERED 3
Post-Master Certificate 9 NOT OFFERED 62

Health Profession Programs by Concentrated Study

The following table shows the health profession programs by concentrated major with number of completers and online availability for each program.

"-" in a column means that there were no completers last year (or data is not available), and "online" means the program has online degrees and/or courses available.

Health Profession Vocational Programs
ProgramBachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateAssociate'sCertificationsPost graduate
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist10382NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
DentistryNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED207NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Advanced General DentistryNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED-
Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial PathologyNOT OFFERED--NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Dental Public Health and EducationNOT OFFERED3-NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED3
Endodontics/EndodontologyNOT OFFERED51NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED9
Oral/Maxillofacial SurgeryNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED4
Orthodontics/OrthodontologyNOT OFFERED8-NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED9
Pediatric Dentistry/PedodonticsNOT OFFERED21NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED13
Periodontics/PeriodontologyNOT OFFERED82NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED12
Prosthodontics/ProsthodontologyNOT OFFERED24NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED9
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences (other)NOT OFFERED11NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED3
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED564NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Radiologic Technology/Science - RadiographerNOT OFFERED6NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Athletic Training/Trainer--NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician6NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions (other)NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED-NOT OFFERED
Pre-Dentistry Studies-NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies11NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (other)NOT OFFERED43NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED-NOT OFFERED
MedicineNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED169NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Medical ScientistNOT OFFERED--NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Genetic Counseling/CounselorNOT OFFERED14NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other)NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED-NOT OFFERED
Public HealthNOT OFFERED24NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Environmental HealthNOT OFFERED13NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Public Health Education and PromotionNOT OFFERED68NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Maternal and Child HealthNOT OFFERED--NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Health Services AdministrationNOT OFFERED20NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Public Health (other)NOT OFFERED4NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED-NOT OFFERED
Occupational Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED-72NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Physical Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED64NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Rehabilitation Science39NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (other)--2NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Medical InformaticsNOT OFFERED40NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Medical Illustration and Informatics (other)NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED13
Health Professions EducationNOT OFFERED1NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)2824NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED-NOT OFFERED