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Registered Nursing at Boston College

If you are interested in studying Registered Nursing, consider the program at Boston College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Boston College sits in Chestnut Hill, MA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 151 registered nursing degrees were granted at Boston College.

Studying Online at Boston College

Distance learning is available at Boston College. Among 15,432 students, 732 (5%) studied exclusively online and 2,039 (13%) took at least some classes online.

Registered Nursing Rankings at Boston College

These rankings give you a sense of how Boston College’s Registered Nursing program against peer institutions.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Massachusetts	#1 of 40
Best Schools (Quality)	New England (Region)	#1 of 93
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#6 of 1,861
Best Value	Massachusetts	#37 of 37
Best Value	New England (Region)	#87 of 89
Best Value	Nationwide	#1805 of 1,843

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the student demographics for Registered Nursing graduates at Boston College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Registered Nursing graduates at Boston College are 92% women (139) and 8% men (12).

Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program at Boston College

Among the 95 bachelor’s registered nursing graduates at Boston College, 96% were women (91) and 4% were men (4).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Registered Nursing bachelor’s degree recipients at Boston College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	66
Hispanic / Latino	6
Black / African American	5
Asian	15
Two or More Races	2
Unknown	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 29% of Registered Nursing bachelor’s degree recipients at Boston College, below the national average of 43%.*

Registered Nursing Master’s Program at Boston College

Of the 56 master’s registered nursing degrees awarded at Boston College, 86% were women (48) and 14% were men (8).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Registered Nursing master’s degree recipients at Boston College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	36
Hispanic / Latino	4
Black / African American	2
Asian	6
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Two or More Races	2
International (Nonresident)	4
Unknown	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 27% of Registered Nursing master’s degree recipients at Boston College, below the national average of 39%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for Registered Nursing Graduates

Students who finish Registered Nursing program at Boston College pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Registered Nursing graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$143,854
Registered Nurses	$105,741
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$69,718
Critical Care Nurses	$65,103
Acute Care Nurses	$56,247
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$52,889

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.