Overview

Depending on your interests and career goals, you can create a customized graduate degree by choosing from among four distinct concentrations: Administration, Student Affairs, International Perspectives, and Spirituality, Faith, and Formation.

Through area-specific coursework and a yearlong field experience, our M.A. program in Higher Education at Boston College will provide you with foundational knowledge about today’s higher education landscape, a sharper understanding of specific elements within the field, and the opportunity to put theory into practice and apply your skills in real-world settings.

During your time in the M.A. program, you’ll have the opportunity to gain experience in a range of academic and professional settings at BC and other institutions in the Boston area, one of the world’s hubs for higher education.

Learning Outcomes

You will acquire knowledge of the important issues facing higher education.

You will develop a grasp of foundational, methodological, and concentration content.

You will demonstrate competence in communication skills, cooperation and teamwork, work quality and quantity, and job knowledge as assessed in the Field Experience Performance Review and Development Plan.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

College Student Development
Higher Education in American Society
Assessment in Student Affairs
Diversity in Higher Education: Race, Class and Gender
Internationalization of Higher Education
Counseling Techniques in Higher Education, Communities, and Other Educational Settings
Student Affairs Administration

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months
Part-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-31 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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100

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Newton, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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General requirements

Application fee of $75
Transcripts
Letters of recommendation
Résumé
Personal Statement
English proficiency

Tuition Fees

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International Applies to you

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Non-residents

27510 USD / year

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Out-of-State

27510 USD / year

≈ 27510 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

27510 USD / year

≈ 27510 USD / year

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Overview

Learning Outcomes

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

Prepare for Your English Test

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Financing

Funding

Scholarships Information

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