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

Stanford Health Professions Rankings

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

60% Women

44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. 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 22% more men than 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	20
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	39
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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
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