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Higher Education/Higher Education Administration at Boston College

Higher Education/Higher Education Administration at Boston College

If you plan to study higher education/higher education administration, take a look at what Boston College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Boston College is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 14,934.

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

Boston College Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Higher Education/Higher Education Administration

Boston College Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in higher education/higher education administration, making the school the #75 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Student Demographics at Boston College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the higher education/higher education administration majors at Boston College.

Boston College Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Program

65% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 35% of higher education/higher education administration master's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in higher education/higher education administration each year. Boston College does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a higher education/higher education administration master's degree from Boston College, 62% 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 higher education/higher education administration.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 23
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Careers That Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Grads May Go Into

A degree in higher education/higher education administration 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
Postsecondary Education Administrators 11,130 $108,090

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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