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Boston College is in the top 10% of the country for nursing. More specifically it was ranked #143 out of 1,774 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #3 in Massachusetts.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, Boston College handed out 104 bachelor's degrees in nursing. This is a decrease of 5% over the previous year when 109 degrees were handed out.
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.
In addition, 12 students received their doctoral degrees in nursing in 2021, making the school the #209 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Nursing majors who earn their bachelor's degree from Boston College go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $70,146 a year. This is higher than $62,880, which is the national median for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.
Nursing majors graduating with a master's degree from Boston College make a median salary of $92,426 a year. This is less than what their typical peers from other schools make. Their median salary is $94,353.
While getting their bachelor's degree at Boston College, nursing students borrow a median amount of $13,250 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all nursing bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $27,000.
The typical student loan payment of a bachelor's degree student from the nursing program at Boston College is $572 per month.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Boston College.
Of the 104 students who graduated with a Bachelor’s in nursing from Boston College in 2021, 6% were men and 94% were women.
The majority of the students with this major are white. About 53% of 2021 graduates were in this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Boston College with a bachelor's in nursing.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 16 |
Black or African American | 4 |
Hispanic or Latino | 18 |
White | 55 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 0 |
Other Races | 11 |
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 113 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in nursing from Boston College. About 10% were men and 90% were women.
The majority of master's degree recipients in this major at Boston College are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 67% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Boston College with a master's in nursing.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 7 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 8 |
White | 76 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 3 |
Other Races | 17 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Mental & Social Health Services | 53 |
Health & Medical Administrative Services | 26 |
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