Health Professions at Teachers College at Columbia University

If you plan to study health professions, take a look at what Teachers College at Columbia University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Teachers College is located in New York, New York and approximately 4,547 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 59 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.

Teachers College Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Teachers College Health Professions Rankings

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #554 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Teachers College

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

Teachers College Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 59 students who graduated with a master’s in health professions from Teachers College in 2021, 3% were men and 97% were women.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	25
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Health Professions

Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Teachers College at Columbia University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication Sciences	86
Nursing	4
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	2
Public Health	1

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 Teachers College at Columbia University.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.