Health Professions at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

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

SUNY Downstate is located in Brooklyn, New York and approximately 2,118 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 162 students received a bachelor's degree in health professions from SUNY Downstate.

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 Downstate Health Professions Degrees Available

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

SUNY Downstate Health Professions Rankings

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

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 Downstate 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11
Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	25
	38
Most Focused Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	48
Best Health Professions Schools	56
	57
Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	60
Most Focused Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	65
Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	69
Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	70
Most Focused Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	71
	95
Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	108
Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	113
Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	118
Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	122
	178
Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	185
Most Focused Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	189
	209
Most Popular Health Professions Schools	298
Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	306
Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	462
Most Focused Health Professions Schools	590
Best Value Health Professions Schools	717

In 2021, 251 students received their master’s degree in health professions from SUNY Downstate. This makes it the #116 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 233 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #122 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at SUNY Downstate

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University.

SUNY Downstate Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 162 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in health professions from SUNY Downstate. About 22% were men and 78% were women. The typical health professions bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at SUNY Downstate since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	28
Black or African American	30
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	66
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

SUNY Downstate Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 251 students who graduated with a master’s in health professions from SUNY Downstate in 2021, 25% were men and 75% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. SUNY Downstate does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 68% of degree recipients. That is 27% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	67
Black or African American	78
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	69
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

SUNY Downstate also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 233 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medicine	207
Nursing	204
Public Health	87
Allied Health Professions	76
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	56
Medical Illustration & Informatics	25
Other Health Professions	23

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 Downstate Health Sciences 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
• Image Credit: By Jim.henderson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.