Hofstra University Graduate Programs

Hofstra University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hempstead, New York. The suburban atmosphere of Hempstead makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

Where Is Hofstra University?

Contact details for Hofstra are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	100 Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 11549
Phone:	516-463-6600
Website:	www.hofstra.edu

Hofstra University Graduate Student Diversity

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,193 graduate students at Hofstra, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Hofstra University graduate students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	488
Black or African American	347
Hispanic or Latino	456
White	2,260
International Students	235
Other Races/Ethnicities	407

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at Hofstra University. At this time, 35 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 87 countries are represented at Hofstra. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Canada.

Online Learning at Hofstra University

In 2022-2023, 1,995 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Hofstra has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 48th most popular in New York for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Hofstra majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Engineering Technologies	45%

Hofstra University Graduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Law	0	0	258	258
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	209	0	209
Teacher Education Subject Specific	8	119	5	132
Medicine	0	0	96	96
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	11	53	24	88
Nursing	23	55	0	78
Allied Health Professions	0	72	0	72
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	66	0	66
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	56	0	56
Communication Sciences	0	46	6	52
Accounting	0	51	0	51
Special Education	4	37	0	41
Teacher Education Grade Specific	20	19	0	39
Legal Research	0	34	0	34
Mental & Social Health Services	1	31	0	32
Security Science and Technology	0	29	0	29
Public Health	0	28	0	28
Educational Administration	8	14	4	26
Engineering-Related Fields	0	20	0	20
Medical Illustration & Informatics	0	19	0	19
Computer Science	0	16	0	16
Student Counseling	0	15	0	15
Teaching English or French	1	13	0	14
Taxation	0	13	0	13
Sustainability Science	0	13	0	13
General Business/Commerce	4	7	0	11
Multilingual Education	9	1	0	10
Business Administration & Management	0	9	0	9
Marketing	0	9	0	9
Journalism	0	9	0	9
Finance & Financial Management	0	8	0	8
General Education	0	0	8	8
Molecular Medicine	0	0	7	7
Child Development & Psychology	0	0	7	7
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	0	5	0	5
Management Information Systems	0	5	0	5
General Biology	0	4	0	4
Public Relations & Advertising	0	3	0	3
Educational Assessment	3	0	0	3
Other Business, Management & Marketing	0	2	0	2
Information Technology	0	2	0	2
Curriculum & Instruction	0	2	0	2
Human Resource Management	0	1	0	1
Instructional Media Design	0	1	0	1
Writing Studies	0	1	0	1
Gerontology	0	1	0	1
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	0	0	0
Genetics	0	0	0	0
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	0	0	0	0
Business/Managerial Economics	0	0	0	0
Entrepreneurial Studies	0	0	0	0
International Business	0	0	0	0
Communication & Media Studies	0	0	0	0
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	0	0	0	0
Computer Information Systems	0	0	0	0
Other Computer & Information Sciences	0	0	0	0
Education Philosophy	0	0	0	0
Other Education	0	0	0	0
Biomedical Engineering	0	0	0	0
Computer Engineering	0	0	0	0
Civil Engineering	0	0	0	0
Electrical Engineering	0	0	0	0
Engineering Science	0	0	0	0
Industrial Engineering	0	0	0	0
Mechanical Engineering	0	0	0	0
General English Literature	0	0	0	0
Literature	0	0	0	0
Area Studies	0	0	0	0
Ethnic Studies	0	0	0	0
Classical Languages & Literature	0	0	0	0
East Asian Languages	0	0	0	0
Germanic Languages	0	0	0	0
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	0	0	0	0
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages	0	0	0	0
Romance Languages	0	0	0	0
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages	0	0	0	0
Health/Medical Prep Programs	0	0	0	0
Health Sciences & Services	0	0	0	0
Medical Science	0	0	0	0
History	0	0	0	0
Legal Professions (Other)	0	0	0	0
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	0	0	0
Applied Mathematics	0	0	0	0
Mathematics	0	0	0	0
International Studies	0	0	0	0
Natural Sciences	0	0	0	0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0	0
Natural Resources Conservation	0	0	0	0
Philosophy	0	0	0	0
Religious Studies	0	0	0	0
Chemistry	0	0	0	0
Geological & Earth Sciences	0	0	0	0
Physics	0	0	0	0
General Psychology	0	0	0	0
Other Psychology	0	0	0	0
Anthropology	0	0	0	0
Criminology	0	0	0	0
Economics	0	0	0	0
General Social Sciences	0	0	0	0
Geography & Cartography	0	0	0	0
Political Science & Government	0	0	0	0
Sociology	0	0	0	0
Public Policy	0	0	0	0
Arts & Media Management	0	0	0	0
Dance	0	0	0	0
Drama & Theater Arts	0	0	0	0
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	0	0	0	0
Fine & Studio Arts	0	0	0	0
Music	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	92	1,098	415	1,605

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
• Image Credit: By Dan14641 under License

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