Education Quality at Boston College (StudentsReview ™)

Breakdown of “Education Quality” at Boston

By Gender

Males	B+
Females	B

By Major

Accounting	B+
Anthropology	C-
Art & Design Department	C+
Biology	A-
Business - Management and Administration	B+
Chemistry	B
Communications	B
Computer Science	A
Criminal	C
Economics	A-
Education	B-
Electrical Engineering	D-
English	D+
Finance	B+
Fine Arts - Painting/Sculpture/Photography/etc	A-
History/Histories (art history/etc.)	A-
Linguistics	A
Math	B-
Nursing	B
Other	A-
Philosophy	B+
Political Science	A-
PreLaw and Legal	A+
PreMed and Medical	F
Psychology	B+
Sociology	B
Undecided	B

Against similar schools

Education Quality compared with similar schools in class.

Boston College
B+
Average of All Schools
B
Average of schools in class
B+
Harvard University
B+
Boston University
B
Cornell University
A-
Brown University
A
New York University
B+
Yale University
A-
Princeton University
B+
F
A+

Education Quality

“... " If you want a "Catholic Ivy" education with out all the dweebs apply to BC ...Read full comment

“... If you're looking for a good education from a well-known and respected school, BC has it for you ...Read full comment

“... I would rather go to a school with greater prestige but I must say that the education I am getting is pretty solid ...Read full comment

“... Granted, I took a few courses that were boring and seemed unessential to my education, but I wasn ...Read full comment

“... Having studied at another state school (UVM), in Europe (grad work), and at a smaller private college I have had many different educational experi...Read full comment

“... Upon my first semester I can honestly say that I dont think the education you recieve is worth the amount of money it cost to go to the school ....Read full comment

“... Education is lousy, you are not prepared for the real world, too much concentration on useless material ...Read full comment

“... After finishing here, you need to go somewhere else to get a college education ...Read full comment

“... BC is a place for students who are afraid to get a diverse education and want to sit around and drink and "pretend" they party ...Read full comment

“... Many courses are quite easy, and the cost of a BC education (almost 50K) is exorbitantly overpriced and does not reflect the quality that you ar...Read full comment

“... If you are a middle-class Catholic, you will receive little to no financial aid and your family will be expected to go into debt of at least 100k...Read full comment

“... You must take control of your own education if you want to be challenged ...Read full comment

“... The education is worthless, the price is way too high, and people are snooty ...Read full comment

“... I think after 4 years most people will have spent more money on alcohol then the actual education ...Read full comment

“... No one is here to get an education; they are here to socialize and "experience" college ...Read full comment

“... Once you actually get to BC you will realize something, these people are completely full of themselves and complete tools that have little to no ...Read full comment

“... The education at BU is LIGHT YEARS ahead of BC ...Read full comment

“... Best combination of partying, fun, good people, education, Division I athletics and location you can find anywhere ...Read full comment

“... I love the education I am getting at Boston College, I am surrounded (for the mopst part, once you get past the intro courses) by interesting and ...Read full comment

“... i'm gonna start off by saying that bc is a good school, academically, its a solid education ...Read full comment

“... Boston College is great in that the Jesuits who run it stick to their religious dedication to education while not forcing the students to step int...Read full comment

“... BC is as good as any school, especially if you like a suburban environment with access to a great city and a Jesuit-based philosophy towards edu...Read full comment

“... the homogeneous population, the lack of appreciation by the total student body for the concerns of students that do not fit the homogeneous profi...Read full comment

“... The core requirements are extensive, but these classes make for a more well-rounded education and allow you to actally speak intelligently about...Read full comment

“... I grew up in Boston as a child and I knew that BC was the place that I wanted to go for a college education ...Read full comment

“... No college can be right for everyone, and your education and experience on any campus will largely be what you make of it ...Read full comment

“... However, I found the coursework boring and lacking in practicality (Ex: Gender in Education class spent at least two weeks defining gender) ...Read full comment

“... I graduated from BC in May of 2009, and it was the best four years of my life> The friends I made were great, but the education I have received w...Read full comment

“... I went to Catholic school, but I worked all 4 years at BC to help fund my education ...Read full comment

“... The quality of education is high and the school spirit and football games are great fun ...Read full comment

“... It's not a terrible place to get an undergraduate education, but just know what you are getting yourself into ...Read full comment

“... You go to college to get a top Liberal Arts educations and get highly successful job from that the network engine ...Read full comment

“... Any normal person will flourish at BC, and Boston College gives u an Ivy League education, at a beautiful campus, and top notch education ...Read full comment

“... No college can be right for everyone, and your education and experience on any campus will largely be what you make of it ...Read full comment

“... Most public colleges/junior colleges provide a better education for a fraction of the cost ...Read full comment

“... Boston College, with its requirements in theology and philosophy, provided an excellent values-based liberal arts education ...Read full comment