Health Professions at University at Buffalo

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. In 2021, 401 health professions majors received their bachelor's degree from University at Buffalo.

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
• Doctorate 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 following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions progam at University at Buffalo 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	32
	745

In 2021, 196 students received their master’s degree in health professions from University at Buffalo. This makes it the #169 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

The health professions program at University at Buffalo awarded 401 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 17% of these degrees went to men with the other 83% going to women.

About 58% 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	48
Black or African American	37
Hispanic or Latino	41
White	233
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	33

University at Buffalo Health Professions Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 71% 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 11% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from University at Buffalo, 53% 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	22
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	103
International Students	28
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

University at Buffalo also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 534 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 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
• Image Credit: By Y. G. Lulat under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.