Health Professions at Stanford University

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

Stanford is located in Stanford, California and has a total student population of 15,953.

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.

Stanford Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Stanford

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.

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

• Master’s Degree

Stanford Health Professions 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.

There were 116 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #225 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Stanford

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

Stanford Health Professions Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 80 students earned a master's degree in health professions from Stanford. About 75% of these graduates were women and the other 25% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. Stanford does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	30
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

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 Stanford University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medicine	104
Medical Illustration & Informatics	33
Public Health	32
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	27

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 CA, the home state for Stanford University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Personal Care Aides	558,350	$27,210
Registered Nurses	294,510	$106,950
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	166,870	$62,560
Software Applications Developers	148,550	$127,950
Nursing Assistants	99,440	$35,220

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 Pere Joan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.