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Health Professions at University of Rochester

30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a health professions school? To help you decide if University of Rochester is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's health professions program.

University of Rochester is located in Rochester, New York and has a total student population of 11,741.

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 of Rochester Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at University of Rochester

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 of Rochester offers distance education options for health professions at the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

University of Rochester Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at University of Rochester 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 102 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #241 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at University of Rochester

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

University of Rochester Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

75% Women

30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% 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 University of Rochester since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at University of Rochester 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 of Rochester with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	29
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	157
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

University of Rochester Health Professions Master’s Program

82% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from University of Rochester, 58% 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 University of Rochester with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	111
International Students	26
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	275
Medicine	93
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences	75
Public Health	49
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	31
Mental & Social Health Services	27
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	13
Health & Medical Administrative Services	9

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 of Rochester.

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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