Health Professions at Marist College

39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 Marist College stacks up to those at other schools.

Marist is located in Poughkeepsie, New York and has a total student population of 6,600.

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.

Marist Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Marist Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at Marist 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 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #490 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Marist

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

Marist Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

48% Women

39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 48% 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 Marist since its program graduates 34% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Marist Health Professions Master’s Program

78% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. Marist does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Marist, 75% 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 Marist College with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	45
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Allied Health Professions	68
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	21
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	14
Mental & Social Health 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 Marist 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
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