CSON students enjoy clinical placements at some of the country's best health care institutions, including leading hospitals and community clinics.
Living in Boston
Boston is one of the finest health care communities in the world, regularly at the forefront of health care innovation. Boston College’s beautiful suburban campus in Chestnut Hill is just three miles from Longwood Medical Area and six miles from downtown Boston, both easily accessible by public transportation.
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For Boston
The City of Boston, founded in 1630, is one of America's greatest cities, a center for education, finance, technology, health care, the arts, culture, and history.
Facts & Figures
85+
Clinical Partners
42
Colleges and Universities in Boston
#2
U.S. city for quality of life
Mercer
The Culture of Boston
Rich in intellectual, cultural, political, and historical traditions, here, students advance their understanding of nursing and the world in one of the nation’s finest health care communities. Boston is also a hub of innovation, with high-tech startups and leading biotech pioneers adding to the city’s atmosphere of intellectual curiosity.
Neighborhoods
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Allston / Brighton
Bookended by Boston College and Boston University on Boston’s MBTA Green Line, Allston and Brighton are diverse, lively neighborhoods, packed with ethnic eateries, bars, vibrant nightlife, and outdoor activities along the Charles River. Your neighbors are students, young families recently arrived from other countries, and professionals.
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Brookline
Bordered by six Boston neighborhoods and suffused with green space, Brookline is home to a vibrant bookstore, popular independent movie theater, President John F. Kennedy’s childhood home, and a burgeoning restaurant and bar scene. Your neighbors are young families, long-term residents, and graduate students.
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Cleveland Circle
Steps from the Chestnut Hill Reservoir and Boston College’s campus, Cleveland Circle boasts a clutch of lively bars and ethnic eateries, a public pool, and an ice skating rink. Three branches of the MBTA’s Green Line converge at Cleveland Circle, where your neighbors are working professionals of all ages, seniors, and students.
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Newton
A garden city comprised of 13 villages, Newton offers suburban living combined with an easy commute to Boston. Bustling with restaurants, upscale retail, and locally owned boutiques, Newton has been rated one of the safest places to live in the United States. Your neighbors are families, students, young professionals, and elderly residents.
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Watertown
This suburb of Boston—a major center of the Armenian diaspora—is home to a large farmer’s market, restaurants, a multi-screen movie theater, and affordable condo and apartment complexes, some overlooking the Charles River. Your neighbors are long-term residents, families, and young professionals.
