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Health Professions at Hofstra 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 Hofstra University stacks up to those at other schools.

Hofstra is located in Hempstead, New York and approximately 10,444 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 388 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.

Hofstra Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Hofstra Health Professions Rankings

There were 103 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #239 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Hofstra

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

Hofstra Health Professions Master’s Program

79% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The health professions program at Hofstra awarded 388 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 21% of these degrees went to men with the other 79% going to women.

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In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 55
Black or African American 47
Hispanic or Latino 41
White 189
International Students 11
Other Races/Ethnicities 45

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 Hofstra University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Medicine 97
Nursing 79
Health & Medical Administrative Services 77
Allied Health Professions 75
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 61
Communication Sciences 40
Public Health 38
Mental & Social Health Services 31
Medical Illustration & Informatics 14
Medical Science 1
Health/Medical Prep Programs 1

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 Hofstra 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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