Health Sciences & Services at Excelsior College

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

Excelsior College is located in Albany, New York and has a total student population of 21,974.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health Sciences & Services section at the bottom of this page.

Excelsior College Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Health Science

Online Classes Are Available at Excelsior College

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Excelsior College does offer online education options in health science for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Associate’s Degree

Excelsior College Health Sciences & Services 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.

Health Science Student Demographics at Excelsior College

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

Excelsior College Health Sciences & Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of health science associate's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	39
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Health Sciences & Services

If you plan to be a health science 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 Excelsior College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	78

Related Majors

• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Public Health
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Other Health Professions

Careers That Health Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in health science 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 Excelsior College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Community Health Workers	6,590	$44,340

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 Snowy Brooklyn College under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.