2024 Tuition & fees

The 2024 graduate tuition & fees at BU graduate schools is $64,712 in average over all graduate programs. The tuition & fees has increased by 4.50% from last year. The following tables show the 2024 graduate tuition & fees and the tuition trends over last 5 years at BU.
You can check and view more costs information including living costs, books & supplies, and tuition per credit hour at Cost of Attendance page
Annual Tuition & FeesCost per Credit HourLiving Expenses
BU 2024 Graduate Tuition & fees
YearTotalTuitionFees
2020$55,502$54,720$782
2021$57,666$56,854$812
2022$59,418$58,560$858
2023$61,924$61,050$874
2024$64,712$63,798$914
BU 2024 Graduate Tuition Per Credit Hour
YearTuition Per Credit Hour
2020$1,710
2021$1,777
2022$1,830
2023$1,908
2024$1,994
2024 Living Costs
YearOn-CampusOff-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpensesRoom & BoardOther Expenses
2020$16,160$1,950$15,720$1,950
2021$16,640$1,950$16,640$1,950
2022$16,840$1,950$16,840$1,950
2023$17,400$2,000$17,400$2,000
2024$18,110$2,085$18,110$2,085

Offered Graduate Degrees and Major Programs

The graduate schools at Boston University offers 469 major programs through Master's, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice), Post BS Certificate, Post MS Certificate, degrees/programs. Of that, 1 graduate programs are offering via distance learning (online classes).
You can view all major programs including undergraduate programs offered at Area of Study & Major Program page with completer and earning after graduation information.
Graduate Programs by Award and Online Availability
Number of Graduate ProgramsNumber of Online Graduate Programs
Master's1810
Doctorate (Research)900
Doctorate (Professional)30
Post-BS Certificate30
Post-MS Certificate200
Total4691
Master'sDoctorate

Graduate Student Population

At BU, there are 36,714 students including both undergraduate and graduate students. Of that, 18,255 students have enrolled in graduate programs. By gender, there are 7,904 male and 10,351 female students are attending the graduate school. The male to female ratio is 0.76 to 1. Boston University offers online graduate degree/certificate programs and 3,946 students enrolled in online graduate programs.
You can check and view more student population by gender, race, age, and online enrollment at Enrollment Statistics page.
Student Population by Gender and Race/Ethnicity
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native1349
Asian1,8777841,093
Black or African American738234504
Hispanic1,368487881
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander13211
White6,5692,4984,071
Two or More Races436162274
Race/Ethnicity Unknown864359505
Total 18,2557,90410,351