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Health Sciences & Services at Boston University

48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a health science school? To help you decide if Boston University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's health science program.

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 32,718 students attend the school each year.

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

Boston U Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science

Boston U Health Sciences & Services Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health science major at Boston U is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Sciences & Services. 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
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	18
Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools	30
Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	38
Best Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools	58
	120
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	172
	272
Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	276
Most Focused Health Sciences & Services Trade Schools	323
Best Value Health Sciences & Services Schools	504

Earnings of Boston U Health Science Graduates

The median salary of health science students who receive their bachelor's degree at Boston U is $34,542. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 10% higher than the national average of $31,369 for all health science bachelor's degree recipients.

Health Science Student Demographics at Boston U

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health science majors at Boston University.

Boston U Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Program

81% Women

48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of health science bachelor's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	44
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	85
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	25

Boston U also has a doctoral program available in health science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Health Sciences & Services

Health Sciences & Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Boston University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	212

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science

Careers That Health Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in health science 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 University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Community Health Workers	3,660	$44,500

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
Image Credit: By Cmcnicoll at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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