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Boston College Bachelor’s in Psychology

251 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

Psychology is a program of study at Boston College. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in psychology, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Rankings for the Boston College Bachelor’s in Psychology

#30 in the U.S
#4 in Massachusetts

In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for psychology majors, Boston College came in at #30. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #4 in Massachusetts.

Here are some of the other rankings for Boston College.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $30-$48k) 19
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $30-$48k) 19
Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools 20
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 24
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $30-$48k) 25
Best Value Colleges for Psychology (Income $30-$48k) 26
Best Psychology Schools 30
Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools 30
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Psychology Graduates 32
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $0-$30k) 37
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $0-$30k) 38
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $48-$75k) 42
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $48-$75k) 43
Best Psychology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 49
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $75-$110k) 50
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $0-$30k) 50
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Psychology Graduates 54
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Psychology Graduates 54
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Psychology 55
Best Psychology Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 58
Highest Paid Psychology Graduates 59
Best Value Colleges for Psychology (Income $0-$30k) 59
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $48-$75k) 61
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $75-$110k) 63
Best Value Colleges for Psychology (Income $48-$75k) 75
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 75
Best Psychology Colleges for Veterans 78
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income $75-$110k) 88
Most Popular Colleges for Psychology 108
Best Value Colleges for Psychology (Income $75-$110k) 122
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology 128
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology 180
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (With Aid) 203
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology 228
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Psychology 240
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology 253
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income Over $110k) 268
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (With Aid) 358
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Psychology 393
Most Focused Colleges for Psychology 497
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (With Aid) 530
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income Over $110k) 544
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology 581
Best Value Colleges for Psychology (With Aid) 584
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology (Income Over $110k) 1,030
Best Value Colleges for Psychology (Income Over $110k) 1,066
Best Value Colleges for Psychology 1,139
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology 1,150

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Psychology from Boston College Cost?

$60,202 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Boston College Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Boston College was $534 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $59,050 $59,050
Fees $1,152 $1,152
Books and Supplies $1,250 $1,250
On Campus Room and Board $15,220 $15,220
On Campus Other Expenses $1,900 $1,900

Learn more about Boston College tuition and fees.

Does Boston College Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Psychology?

Boston College does not offer an online option for its psychology bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Boston College Online Learning page.

Boston College Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Psychology

251 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
80.1% Women
29.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 251 bachelor’s degrees in psychology awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 80.1% of the psychology students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 79.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 29.5% of the psychology bachelor’s degrees at Boston College in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 43%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 29
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 30
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 152
International Students 16
Other Races/Ethnicities 18

Bachelor’s in Psychology Focus Areas at Boston College

Psychology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Psychology 109
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 142

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.

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