Health Professions at York College

85% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

York is located in Jamaica, New York and has a total student population of 7,784.

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.

York Health Professions Degrees Available

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

York Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at York 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.

Health Professions Student Demographics at York

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

York Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

81% Women

85% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 81% went to women. The typical health professions bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at York since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 41% 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 York College with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	77
Black or African American	127
Hispanic or Latino	71
White	32
International Students	20
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

York Health Professions Master’s Program

82% Women

63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 19% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	25
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 York College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health Sciences & Services	209
Nursing	63
Public Health	58
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	31
Allied Health Professions	28
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	28
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies	27
Health & Medical Administrative Services	5

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 York College.

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.

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