Health Professions at Stanford University

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

Stanford is located in Stanford, California and approximately 15,953 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 80 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.

Stanford Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Stanford

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

• Master’s Degree

Stanford Health Professions Rankings

There were 116 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #225 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Stanford

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

Stanford Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 80 students who graduated with a master’s in health professions from Stanford in 2021, 25% were men and 75% were women.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	30
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Concentrations Within Health Professions

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medicine	104
Medical Illustration & Informatics	33
Public Health	32
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	27

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 CA, the home state for Stanford University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Personal Care Aides	558,350	$27,210
Registered Nurses	294,510	$106,950
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	166,870	$62,560
Software Applications Developers	148,550	$127,950
Nursing Assistants	99,440	$35,220

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 Pere Joan under License

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