Health Professions at Teachers College at Columbia 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 Teachers College at Columbia University stacks up to those at other schools.

Teachers College is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 4,547.

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.

Teachers College Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Teachers College Health Professions Rankings

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There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #554 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Teachers College

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

Teachers College Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 59 students who earned a master's degree in Health Professions from Teachers College in 2020-2021, 3% were men and 97% were women.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	25
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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 Teachers College at Columbia University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication Sciences	86
Nursing	4
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	2
Public Health	1

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 Teachers College at Columbia 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.