Health Professions at Touro College

If you plan to study health professions, take a look at what Touro College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Touro is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 11,699. Of the 1,385 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Touro College in 2021, 302 of them were health professions majors.

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.

Touro Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Touro Health Professions Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks health professions programs across the country. The following shows how Touro performed in these rankings.

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 Touro 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
	51
	111
	128
Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	200
Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	385
Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	423
Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	425
Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	845
Most Focused Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	1,600
Most Focused Health Professions Schools	2,002

In 2021, 313 students received their master’s degree in health professions from Touro. This makes it the #89 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 524 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #33 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Touro

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

Touro Health Professions Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health professions only graduates about 18% men each year. The program at Touro may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 11% more women than average.

Touro does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health professions graduates 38% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Touro Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% 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 Touro since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at Touro 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 Touro College with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	31
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	230
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Touro Health Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 313 health professions majors earned their master's degree from Touro. Of these graduates, 22% were men and 78% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. Touro does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Touro, 73% 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 Touro College with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	23
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	229
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

Touro also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 524 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 Touro College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medicine	251
Health Sciences & Services	247
Allied Health Professions	189
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	168
Dentistry	108
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	57
Communication Sciences	56
Nursing	55
Mental & Social Health Services	24

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 Touro College.

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 Matthew G. Bisanz under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.