Health Professions at St. Joseph’s College - New York

If you plan to study health professions, take a look at what St. Joseph's College - New York has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SJC is located in Brooklyn, New York and has a total student population of 5,012. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 78 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.

SJC Health Professions Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at SJC

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, SJC does offer online courses in health professions for the following degree levels:

SJC Health Professions Rankings

Health Professions Student Demographics at SJC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at St. Joseph’s College - New York.

SJC Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 78 students who earned a master's degree in Health Professions from SJC in 2020-2021, 13% were men and 87% were women.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 51% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from St. Joseph's College - New York with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	24
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	32
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at St. Joseph's College - New York. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Health Professions	52
Nursing	22
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	4

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. Joseph's College - New York.

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 The Squirrels under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.