Health Professions at University at Albany

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 University at Albany stacks up to those at other schools.

UAlbany is located in Albany, New York and approximately 17,688 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 49 students received a bachelor's degree in health professions from UAlbany.

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.

UAlbany Health Professions Degrees Available

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

UAlbany Health Professions Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health professions major at UAlbany 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	367
Most Focused Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	650
Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	844
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	893
Most Popular Health Professions Schools	1,204

In 2021, 110 students received their master’s degree in health professions from UAlbany. This makes it the #326 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #633 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UAlbany

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

UAlbany Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 49 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in health professions from UAlbany in 2021, 27% were men and 73% were women. The typical health professions bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at UAlbany since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% 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 University at Albany with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UAlbany Health Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 110 health professions majors earned their master's degree from UAlbany. Of these graduates, 27% were men and 73% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. UAlbany does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from UAlbany, 52% 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 University at Albany with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	57
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UAlbany also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 2 students 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 University at Albany. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Health	191
Mental & Social Health Services	33

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 University at Albany.

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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More about our data sources and methodologies.