Health Professions at Rochester Institute of Technology

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

RIT is located in Rochester, New York and approximately 16,158 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 99 students received a bachelor's degree in health professions from RIT.

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.

RIT Health Professions Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Health Professions (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
• Master’s Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at RIT

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.

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

• Master’s Degree

RIT Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions progam at RIT compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 RIT 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	255
	383
Most Focused Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	521
	554
Best Value Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools	802
Most Focused Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	824
Most Popular Health Professions Schools	1,331

In 2021, 85 students received their master’s degree in health professions from RIT. This makes it the #410 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

Health Professions Student Demographics at RIT

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at Rochester Institute of Technology.

RIT Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 99 health professions students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from RIT, about 15% were men and 85% were women.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at RIT 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 Rochester Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	86
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

RIT Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 85 students who graduated with a master’s in health professions from RIT in 2021, 20% were men and 80% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. RIT does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from RIT, 81% 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 Rochester Institute of Technology with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	69
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

RIT 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

Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rochester Institute of Technology. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Allied Health Professions	152
Medical Illustration & Informatics	20
Health & Medical Administrative Services	13

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 Rochester Institute of Technology.

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 Matthew D. Wilson (LtPowers) under License

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