Health Professions at University at Buffalo

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

University at Buffalo is located in Buffalo, New York and approximately 32,347 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 196 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.

University at Buffalo Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at University at Buffalo

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, University at Buffalo does offer online courses in health professions for the following degree levels:

University at Buffalo Health Professions Rankings

There were 534 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #30 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at University at Buffalo

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

University at Buffalo Health Professions Master’s Program

The health professions program at University at Buffalo awarded 196 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 29% of these degrees went to men with the other 71% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in health professions each year. University at Buffalo does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from University at Buffalo, 53% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	22
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	103
International Students	28
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

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 University at Buffalo. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medicine	178
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	152
Dentistry	127
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	87
Public Health	81
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences	58
Nursing	45
Communication Sciences	44
Mental & Social Health Services	36
Medical Illustration & Informatics	10
Medical Science	2
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	1
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	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 University at Buffalo.

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 Y. G. Lulat under License

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