Health Professions at Rochester Institute of Technology

What traits are you looking for in a health professions school? To help you decide if Rochester Institute of Technology is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's health professions program.

RIT is located in Rochester, New York and approximately 16,158 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 85 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.

RIT Health Professions Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at RIT

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

• Master’s Degree

RIT Health Professions Rankings

Health Professions Student Demographics at RIT

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

RIT Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 85 students who graduated with a master’s in health professions from RIT in 2021, 20% were men and 80% were women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from RIT, 81% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	69
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Health Professions

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Allied Health Professions	66
Health & Medical Administrative Services	13
Medical Illustration & Informatics	7

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 Rochester 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 Matthew D. Wilson (LtPowers) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.