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Health Professions at Stony Brook University

65% 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 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.

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

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

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.

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

74% Women

65% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% 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 SUNY Stony Brook since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	236
Black or African American	74
Hispanic or Latino	107
White	189
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	50

SUNY Stony Brook Health Professions Master’s Program

82% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from SUNY Stony Brook, 54% 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 Stony Brook University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	70
Black or African American	36
Hispanic or Latino	73
White	266
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	47

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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