by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Other Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Other Health Professions is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Boston University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in health professions, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. Boston U was ranked #21 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for health professions majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #3 in Massachusetts.
Here are some of the other rankings for Boston U.
Part-time undergraduates at Boston U paid an average of $1,777 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same 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 | $56,854 | $56,854 |
| Fees | $1,218 | $1,218 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $16,640 | $16,640 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,950 | $1,950 |
Learn more about Boston U tuition and fees.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Health Professions students who received their bachelor’s degree at Boston U took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 14% higher than the national average of $23,738.
Boston U does not offer an online option for its health professions bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Boston U Online Learning page.
About 81.6% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in health professions in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 77.2%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in health professions at Boston U in 2019-2020, 31.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 27%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 6 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 15 |
| International Students | 9 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Other Health Professions students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Other Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences | 38 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to other health professions.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health Sciences & Services | 181 |
| Communication Sciences | 12 |
| Allied Health Professions | 11 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 19 |
| Health/Medical Prep Programs | 23 |
*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.
