Health Professions at Brown University

Every health professions school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health professions program at Brown University stacks up to those at other schools.

Brown is located in Providence, Rhode Island and approximately 9,948 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,987 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Brown University in 2021, 58 of them were health professions majors.

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.

Brown Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Brown Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions progam at Brown 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 Brown 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
	88
Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	193
Most Focused Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	590
Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	900
Best Value Health Professions Schools	1,899

In 2021, 120 students received their master’s degree in health professions from Brown. This makes it the #292 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 125 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #215 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Brown

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

Brown Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 58 students earned a bachelor's degree in health professions from Brown. About 78% of these graduates were women and the other 22% were men. The typical health professions bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at Brown since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% more racial-ethnic minorities in its health professions bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	16
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Brown Health Professions Master’s Program

The health professions program at Brown awarded 120 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 31% of these degrees went to men with the other 69% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. Brown does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	26
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	52
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Brown also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 125 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 Brown University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Health	144
Medicine	120
Medical Science	35
Health Sciences & Services	4

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 RI, the home state for Brown University.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Registered Nurses	12,630	$78,420
Nursing Assistants	10,200	$31,340
Personal Care Aides	5,860	$27,190
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	4,770	$62,480
Medical Assistants	2,390	$35,830

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 Ad Meskens under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.