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Graduate Programs at BU

Graduate Program 287 Programs
Graduate Enrollment 18,932
Offered Award Levels Master's, Doctorate
2025 Tuition & Fees $67,626

Graduate Programs Overview

Boston University offers 287 graduate programs as well as undergraduate programs. Total 18,932 graduate students have enrolled in graduate programs at BU and 5,320 students enrolled online exclusively in graduate programs. For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate program tuition & fees are $67,626. Next table summarizes the general information about graduate programs at Boston University.
Graduate Program Information
Awarded Degree ProgramsMaster's (191 programs)
Doctorate - Research (92 programs)
Doctorate - Practical (4 programs)
Online Graduate ProgramsNot reported.
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Tuition & Fees$67,626
Graduate Student Enrollment18,932 graduate students
5,320 enrolled in online courses
* The tuition & fees are for regular (traditional) graduate degree program and, for online programs, tuition rate may differ from it.
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Offered Graduate Degrees at BU

It offers 287 graduate programs through on-site (classroom) only. Through distance learning, it offers Post-MS Certificate degree and/or programs. The Next table lists the number of graduate programs by offered degree and online availability. You can check the offered major programs by degree at the area of study page.
Offered Degrees and Number of Programs
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online Class
Master's Degree1910
Post Master's Degree251
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship920
Doctor's degree - professional practice40
Total2870

Graduate Tuition & Fees

For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate program tuition & fees are $67,626 at Boston University. The 2025 graduate tuition & fees are increased by 4.50% compared to the previous year. The next table shows the graduate school tuition & fees trends over last 4 years.
2025 Graduate Tuition & Fees
2022202320242025
Tuition & Fees$59,418$61,924$64,712$67,626
* The tuition & fees are for regular (traditional) graduate degree program and, for online programs, tuition rate may differ from it.
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[Chart] Boston University Graduate Tuition & Fees

Graduate School Student Population

At Boston University, 18,932 students are enrolled in graduate programs - 8,122 male and 10,810 female students. By attendance status, there are 10,974 full-time and 7,958 part-time students. The Next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.
Graduate School Enrollment
TotalFemaleMale
Total18,93210,8108,122
Full-time10,9746,3434,631
Part-time7,9584,4673,491
[Chart] Boston University Graduate School Student Population

Enrolled Students in Online Graduate Programs

At Boston University, 5,320 students are enrolled exclusively in graduate online courses and 1,241 students are enrolled in some online courses out of total of 18,932 students.
Distance Learning Enrollment in Graduate Programs
Graduate Students
Total18,932
Online Exclusively5,320
In Some Online Classes1,241
Not In Online Classes12,371
[Chart] Boston University Enrolled Students in Online Graduate Programs