Health Sciences & Services at Boston University

If you are interested in studying health sciences and services, you may want to check out the program at Boston University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 32,718. In 2021, 212 health science majors received their bachelor's degree from Boston U.

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: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

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
Best Health Sciences & Services Schools	69
	120

How Much Do Health Science Graduates from Boston U Make?

The median salary of health science students who receive their bachelor's degree at Boston U is $34,542. This is 10% higher than $31,369, which is the national average 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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 212 students earned a bachelor's degree in health science from Boston U. About 81% of these graduates were women and the other 19% were men.

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

The following health science concentations are available at Boston University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Boston University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

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

Related Majors

• Medical Science
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Allied Health Professions

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.