Health Professions at St. John Fisher College

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 St. John Fisher College stacks up to those at other schools.

Fisher is located in Rochester, New York and has a total student population of 3,610.

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.

Fisher Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Fisher

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.

Fisher does offer online education options in health professions for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Fisher Health Professions Rankings

There were 81 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #275 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Fisher

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at St. John Fisher College.

Fisher Health Professions Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Fisher, 79% 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 St. John Fisher College with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	96
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

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 St. John Fisher College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	97
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	78
Mental & Social Health Services	24
Public Health	5

Related Majors

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 St. John Fisher College.

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 Stephen Wolfe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.