Health Professions at Brown University

Every health professions school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health professions program at Brown University stacks up to those at other schools.

Brown is located in Providence, Rhode Island and approximately 9,948 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 120 students received their master's degree in health professions.

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.

Brown Health Professions Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Health Professions
• Doctorate Degree in Health Professions

Brown Health Professions Rankings

There were 125 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #215 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Brown

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at Brown University.

Brown Health Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 120 students graduated with a master's degree in health professions from Brown. About 31% were men and 69% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in health professions each year. Brown does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Brown University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	26
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	52
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Brown University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medicine	120
Public Health	86
Medical Science	35
Health Sciences & Services	4

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 RI, the home state for Brown University.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Registered Nurses	12,630	$78,420
Nursing Assistants	10,200	$31,340
Personal Care Aides	5,860	$27,190
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	4,770	$62,480
Medical Assistants	2,390	$35,830

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Ad Meskens under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.