Health Professions at Ithaca College

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

Ithaca is located in Ithaca, New York and has a total student population of 5,354. In 2021, 213 health professions majors received their bachelor's degree from Ithaca.

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.

Ithaca Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Ithaca Health Professions Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health professions major at Ithaca 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	70
Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	170
Most Focused Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	245
Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	300
	307
Most Focused Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	442
Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	469
	483
Most Popular Health Professions Schools	693
Best Value Health Professions Schools	1,450

In 2021, 67 students received their master’s degree in health professions from Ithaca. This makes it the #476 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 82 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #271 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Ithaca

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

Ithaca Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 213 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in health professions from Ithaca in 2021, 15% were men and 85% were women.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at Ithaca 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 Ithaca College with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	168
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Ithaca Health Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 67 students graduated with a master's degree in health professions from Ithaca. About 4% were men and 96% were women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Ithaca, 82% 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 Ithaca College with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	55
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Ithaca also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 82 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Health Professions

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	265
Communication Sciences	44
Health Sciences & Services	19
Public Health	18
Allied Health Professions	12
Health & Medical Administrative 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 NY, the home state for Ithaca 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Mr Senseless under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.