Health Professions at SUNY Plattsburgh

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

SUNY Plattsburgh is located in Plattsburgh, New York and approximately 5,109 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 172 students received a bachelor's degree in health professions from SUNY Plattsburgh.

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 Plattsburgh Health Professions Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Health Professions (1 - 4 Years)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
• Master’s Degree in Health Professions

SUNY Plattsburgh Health Professions Rankings

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

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health professions major at SUNY Plattsburgh 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	529
Most Focused Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	562
Most Focused Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	569
Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	842
Most Popular Health Professions Schools	1,124
Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools	1,880

In 2021, 66 students received their master’s degree in health professions from SUNY Plattsburgh. This makes it the #479 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

Health Professions Student Demographics at SUNY Plattsburgh

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

SUNY Plattsburgh Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 172 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in health professions from SUNY Plattsburgh in 2021, 14% were men and 86% were women.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at SUNY Plattsburgh are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	134
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

SUNY Plattsburgh Health Professions Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 66 students earned a master's degree in health professions from SUNY Plattsburgh. About 74% of these graduates were women and the other 26% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. SUNY Plattsburgh does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from SUNY Plattsburgh, 74% 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 SUNY Plattsburgh with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	49
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

SUNY Plattsburgh also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Health Professions

If you plan to be a health professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from SUNY Plattsburgh. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	102
Allied Health Professions	49
Communication Sciences	47
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	21
Mental & Social Health Services	13
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	6

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 SUNY Plattsburgh.

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
• Image Credit: By Erik Graham under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.