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Health Professions at Excelsior College

What traits are you looking for in a health professions school? To help you decide if Excelsior College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's health professions program.

Excelsior College is located in Albany, New York and has a total student population of 21,974. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 241 students received a bachelor's degree in health professions from Excelsior College.

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.

Excelsior College Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Excelsior College

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.

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

  • Associate’s Degree
  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

Excelsior College Health Professions Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks health professions programs across the country. The following shows how Excelsior College performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health professions major at Excelsior College 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 Schools 84
Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools 104
Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools 333
Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools 529
Most Focused Health Professions Schools 1,568

In 2021, 96 students received their master’s degree in health professions from Excelsior College. This makes it the #373 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Excelsior College

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

Excelsior College Health Professions Associate’s Program

84% Women
37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 16% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in health professions at Excelsior College are white. Around 62% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 48
Black or African American 348
Hispanic or Latino 140
White 999
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 65

Excelsior College Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

83% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The health professions program at Excelsior College awarded 241 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 17% of these degrees went to men with the other 83% going to women.

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About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at Excelsior College are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 13
Black or African American 43
Hispanic or Latino 21
White 153
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 11

Excelsior College Health Professions Master’s Program

76% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 96 students who graduated with a master’s in health professions from Excelsior College in 2021, 24% were men and 76% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. Excelsior College does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Excelsior College, 59% 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 Excelsior College with a master's in health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 27
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 57
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Excelsior College also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Health Professions

The following health professions concentations are available at Excelsior College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Excelsior College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing 1,680
Other Health Professions 80
Health Sciences & Services 78
Health & Medical Administrative Services 47
Public Health 28
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 22
Medical Illustration & Informatics 2

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 Excelsior 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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