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Health Professions at Upstate Medical University

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Health Professions at Upstate Medical University

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

SUNY Upstate Medical University is located in Syracuse, New York and has a total student population of 1,528. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 160 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.

SUNY Upstate Medical University Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at SUNY Upstate Medical University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? SUNY Upstate Medical University offers distance education options for health professions at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

SUNY Upstate Medical University Health Professions Rankings

There were 236 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #120 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at SUNY Upstate Medical University

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

SUNY Upstate Medical University Health Professions Master’s Program

75% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The health professions program at SUNY Upstate Medical University awarded 160 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 25% of these degrees went to men with the other 75% going to women.

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Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from SUNY Upstate Medical University, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 120
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 18

Concentrations Within Health Professions

The following health professions concentations are available at Upstate Medical University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Upstate Medical University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Medicine 172
Nursing 94
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 61
Allied Health Professions 44
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 17
Public Health 12

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 Upstate Medical 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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