Health Professions at Cornell University

If you are interested in studying health professions, you may want to check out the program at Cornell University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and approximately 23,620 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 101 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.

Cornell Health Professions Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Health Professions

Cornell Health Professions Rankings

Health Professions Student Demographics at Cornell

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

Cornell Health Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 101 students graduated with a master's degree in health professions from Cornell. About 44% were men and 56% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in health professions each year. Cornell does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	21
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	34
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Health Professions

The following health professions concentations are available at Cornell University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Cornell University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Medical Administrative Services	69
Public Health	32

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 Cornell 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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.