Health Communication at Boston University

If you are interested in studying health communication, 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 34,657.

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

Boston U Health Communication Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Health Communication

Online Classes Are Available at Boston U

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Boston U does offer online courses in health communication for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Boston U Health Communication Rankings

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.

Health Communication Student Demographics at Boston U

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

Boston U Health Communication Master’s Program

Of the 26 health communication students who graduated with a master's degree in 2018-2019 from Boston U, about 12% were men and 88% were women.

Of the students who received a health communication master's degree from Boston U, 65% 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 University with a master's in health communication.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	17
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Advertising
• Public Relations

Careers That Health Communication Grads May Go Into

A degree in health communication 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
Public Relations Specialists	7,040	$68,610
Community Health Workers	3,660	$44,500
Communications Professors	530	$79,930

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.