Health Professions at Adelphi University

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

Adelphi is located in Garden City, New York and has a total student population of 7,584. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 514 students received a bachelor's degree in health professions from Adelphi.

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.

Adelphi Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Adelphi

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.

Adelphi does offer online education options in health professions for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Adelphi Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions progam at Adelphi compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health professions major at Adelphi is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Professions. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	143
Most Focused Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	255
Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	327
Most Focused Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	348
	366
Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	477
Most Focused Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	578
Most Focused Health Professions Schools	1,761

In 2021, 227 students received their master’s degree in health professions from Adelphi. This makes it the #137 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #533 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Adelphi

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

Adelphi Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 514 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in health professions from Adelphi. About 13% were men and 87% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	66
Black or African American	59
Hispanic or Latino	75
White	251
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	62

Adelphi Health Professions Master’s Program

The health professions program at Adelphi awarded 227 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 12% of these degrees went to men with the other 88% going to women.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	30
Black or African American	40
Hispanic or Latino	33
White	89
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

Adelphi also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Health Professions

Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Adelphi University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	566
Communication Sciences	99
Medical Illustration & Informatics	34
Mental & Social Health Services	22
Public Health	19
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	10
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	7

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 Adelphi 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.