Overview

Department of Educational Leadership and Higher Education / Department of Educational Leadership and Higher Education is located in Chestnut Hill, MA, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Juris Doctor/Master of Education (JD/M Ed)	Higher education
Master of Arts/Master of Business Administration (MA/MBA)	Higher education and business administration
Master of Arts/Juris Doctor (MA/JD)	Higher education and law
Master of Arts (MA)	International higher education
Doctor of Education (Ed D)	Higher education
Doctor of Education (DE)	Educational leadership
Juris Doctor/Master of Education (JD/M Ed)	Educational leadership and law
Master of Education (M Ed)	Educational leadership and policy
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Higher education

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	149
Doctoral Degrees	28
Other Advanced Degrees	1

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?
Distance learning programs available?
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Comp Exam Required for some
Doctoral Degrees	Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

773

Applied

183

Enrolled

Applying

75

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 6th	Not reported	No
Spring deadline	November 15th	Not reported	No
Summer deadline	April 1st	Not reported	No

Entrance Requirements

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Types of financial support available	Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Career or field-related internships Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

380

Total Graduate Students

7%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	3.68%
Black or African American	3.68%
White or Caucasian	21%
American Indian or Alaska Native	Not Reported
Asian	1.32%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0.26%
Two or more races	1.32%
Unknown	60.79%

Gender

Male (25%)

Female (74%)

Faculty

39

Total faculty

Full-time - 14

Part-time - 25

Male (12)

Female (27)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	College access and success, comparative and international higher education, educational leadership and policy, higher education, whole person education
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 140 Commonwealth Avenue
Chestnut Hill, MA  02467-3800
United States

Contact Dr. Heather Rowan-Kenyon
Department Chair
Email: heather.rowan-kenyon.1@bc.edu
Phone: 617-5524214
Fax: 617-5520812

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