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Health Professions at University at Buffalo

37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 Buffalo stacks up to those at other schools.

University at Buffalo is located in Buffalo, New York and approximately 32,347 students attend the school each year.

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.

University at Buffalo Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at University at Buffalo

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? University at Buffalo offers distance education options for health professions at the following degree levels:

University at Buffalo Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at University at Buffalo 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.

There were 534 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #30 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at University at Buffalo

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

University at Buffalo Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

82% Women

37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at University at Buffalo 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 University at Buffalo with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	81
Black or African American	55
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	249
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	25

University at Buffalo Health Professions Master’s Program

73% Women

32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. University at Buffalo 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 University at Buffalo, 51% 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 Buffalo with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	40
Black or African American	24
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	136
International Students	31
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

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 Buffalo. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	200
Medicine	178
Public Health	166
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	163
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	139
Dentistry	127
Communication Sciences	105
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences	58
Mental & Social Health Services	36
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	31
Medical Illustration & Informatics	10
Allied Health Professions	6
Medical Science	2
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	1
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	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 University at Buffalo.

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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