Health Professions at Hofstra University

51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Hofstra is located in Hempstead, New York and has a total student population of 10,444.

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.

Hofstra Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Hofstra Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at Hofstra 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.

There were 103 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #239 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Hofstra

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

Hofstra Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

78% Women

51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% 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 Hofstra since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 Hofstra University with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	34
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	82
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Hofstra Health Professions Master’s Program

83% Women

37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Hofstra, 57% 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 Hofstra University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	61
Black or African American	34
Hispanic or Latino	42
White	241
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

Concentrations Within Health Professions

Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Hofstra University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Allied Health Professions	133
Public Health	100
Medicine	97
Nursing	79
Health & Medical Administrative Services	77
Communication Sciences	67
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	61
Mental & Social Health Services	31
Health Sciences & Services	25
Health/Medical Prep Programs	15
Medical Illustration & Informatics	14
Medical Science	1

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 Hofstra 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
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