在博士学位方面，波士顿学院提供高等教育哲学博士学位。该博士课程旨在为资深的从业人员准备高级行政和政策制定职位，以及高等教育领域的教学/研究职业。该计划有几个特定的​​计划重点，使学生可以专注于感兴趣的领域。其中包括：高等教育的行政管理和政策分析，学生发展和学生事务，国际和比较高等教育，高等教育的历史和哲学基础，高等教育的金融和经济学，组织文化与变革以及学术专业。此外，学生可以选择与专上教育管理和研究有关的其他主题。国际高等教育中心的一个特色是将林奇学校的高等教育计划与世界各地的耶稣会学院和大学联系起来。这
This program will prepare you for senior administrative and policy-making posts, and careers in teachingresearch in the field of higher education. With its specific programmatic foci, you can specialize in a variety of areas such as administration and policy analysis in higher education, international and comparative higher education, and the academic profession as a whole. During this four-year research program, you are required to complete a dissertation reflecting individual research as well as a doctoral comprehensive exam. This competitive program is a full time, in-person program.