Health Professions at Adelphi University
If you plan to study health professions, take a look at what Adelphi University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.Adelphi is located in Garden City, New York and approximately 7,584 students attend the school each year.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health Professions section at the bottom of this page.
Adelphi Health Professions Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
- Master’s Degree in Health Professions
Online Classes Are Available at Adelphi
If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.
Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Adelphi offers distance education options for health professions at the following degree levels:
- Master’s Degree
Adelphi Health Professions Rankings
There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #533 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Health Professions Student Demographics at Adelphi
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at Adelphi University.
Adelphi Health Professions Master’s Program
In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 52% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Adelphi University with a master's in health professions.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 19 |
| Black or African American | 37 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 25 |
| White | 56 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 24 |
Concentrations Within Health Professions
If you plan to be a health professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Adelphi University. A concentration may not be available for your level.
| Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 81 |
| Nursing | 70 |
| Medical Illustration & Informatics | 34 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 22 |
| Public Health | 19 |
| Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services | 10 |
| Bioethics/Medical Ethics | 7 |
Related Majors
Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into
A degree in health professions can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Adelphi University.
| Occupation | Jobs in NY | Average Salary in NY |
|---|---|---|
| Personal Care Aides | 199,060 | $27,640 |
| Home Health Aides | 191,820 | $26,240 |
| Registered Nurses | 182,490 | $85,610 |
| Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors | 112,510 | $70,770 |
| Nursing Assistants | 91,400 | $37,010 |
References
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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