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Health Professions at Stony Brook University

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 Stony Brook University stacks up to those at other schools.

SUNY Stony Brook is located in Stony Brook, New York and has a total student population of 26,782. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 755 students received a bachelor's degree in health professions from SUNY Stony Brook.

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.

SUNY Stony Brook Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at SUNY Stony Brook

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? SUNY Stony Brook offers distance education options for health professions at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

SUNY Stony Brook Health Professions Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health professions major at SUNY Stony Brook 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
Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools 129
Best Value Health Professions Schools 1,667

In 2021, 617 students received their master’s degree in health professions from SUNY Stony Brook. This makes it the #28 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 352 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #73 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at SUNY Stony Brook

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

SUNY Stony Brook Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

75% Women
59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 755 students earned a bachelor's degree in health professions from SUNY Stony Brook. About 75% of these graduates were women and the other 25% were men. The typical health professions bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at SUNY Stony Brook since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% more racial-ethnic minorities in its health professions bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 198
Black or African American 88
Hispanic or Latino 140
White 244
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 77

SUNY Stony Brook Health Professions Master’s Program

80% Women
37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 617 students who earned a master's degree in Health Professions from SUNY Stony Brook in 2020-2021, 20% were men and 80% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. SUNY Stony Brook does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from SUNY Stony Brook, 53% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 92
Black or African American 48
Hispanic or Latino 64
White 326
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 81

SUNY Stony Brook also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 352 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Health Professions

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing 603
Health Sciences & Services 442
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 190
Medicine 153
Allied Health Professions 111
Dentistry 45
Medical Illustration & Informatics 43
Health & Medical Administrative Services 40
Public Health 32
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 31
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 28
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 27
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 8
Other Health Professions 2

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 Stony Brook University.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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