Health Professions at New York Institute of Technology

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 New York Institute of Technology stacks up to those at other schools.

NYIT is located in Old Westbury, New York and approximately 6,851 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 112 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.

NYIT Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at NYIT

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, NYIT does offer online courses in health professions for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

NYIT Health Professions Rankings

There were 473 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #40 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at NYIT

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at New York Institute of Technology.

NYIT Health Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 112 students graduated with a master's degree in health professions from NYIT. About 24% were men and 76% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New York Institute of Technology with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	40
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	48

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 New York Institute of Technology. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medicine	435
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	76
Allied Health Professions	53
Medical Science	21

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 New York Institute of Technology.

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 Leginius The Angry under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.