Health Professions at University at Albany

If you are interested in studying health professions, you may want to check out the program at University at Albany. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UAlbany is located in Albany, New York and approximately 17,688 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 110 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.

UAlbany Health Professions Degrees Available

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

UAlbany Health Professions Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #633 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UAlbany

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

UAlbany Health Professions Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 110 students earned a master's degree in health professions from UAlbany. About 73% of these graduates were women and the other 27% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in health professions each year. UAlbany does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from UAlbany, 52% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 37% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	57
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Concentrations Within Health Professions

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Health	142
Mental & Social Health Services	33

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 University at Albany.

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
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