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Nursing at Boston College

If you are interested in studying nursing, you may want to check out the program at Boston College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Boston College is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and approximately 14,934 students attend the school each year. Of the 104 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Boston College in 2021, 104 of them were nursing majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

Boston College Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
  • Master’s Degree in Nursing
  • Doctorate Degree in Nursing

Boston College Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at Boston College compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at Boston College is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 80
85
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 86
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 122
150
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 170
Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 209
226
Best Nursing Schools 237
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 254
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 275
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 275
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 285
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 295
Most Popular Nursing Schools 323
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 443
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 456
482
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 926
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 961
Most Focused Nursing Schools 1,480
Best Value Nursing Schools 1,582

In 2021, 113 students received their master’s degree in nursing from Boston College. This makes it the #86 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #209 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Boston College Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Boston College is $70,146. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 12% higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

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Nursing Student Demographics at Boston College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Boston College.

Boston College Nursing Bachelor’s Program

94% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 104 nursing students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Boston College, about 6% were men and 94% were women.

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About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at Boston College are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nursing bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Boston College with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 16
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 18
White 55
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 11

Boston College Nursing Master’s Program

90% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 113 students earned a master's degree in nursing from Boston College. About 90% of these graduates were women and the other 10% were men.

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Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Boston College, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Boston College with a master's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 76
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 17

Boston College also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 12 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

The following nursing concentations are available at Boston College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Boston College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 113
Registered Nursing 104
Nursing Science 12

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Boston College.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Registered Nurses 80,630 $92,140
Medical and Health Services Managers 15,380 $133,900
Nurse Practitioners 6,200 $122,740
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,720 $87,970
Nurse Anesthetists 810 $191,320

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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