Health/Medical Physics at Hofstra University

Every health/medical physics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health/medical physics program at Hofstra University stacks up to those at other schools.

Hofstra is located in Hempstead, New York and has a total student population of 10,444.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health/Medical Physics section at the bottom of this page.

Hofstra Health/Medical Physics Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Health/Medical Physics

Hofstra Health/Medical Physics Rankings

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.

Health/Medical Physics Student Demographics at Hofstra

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health/medical physics majors at Hofstra University.

Hofstra Health/Medical Physics Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 health/medical physics majors earned their master's degree from Hofstra. Of these graduates, 67% were men and 33% were women.

Of the students who received a health/medical physics master's degree from Hofstra, 67% 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 Hofstra University with a master's in health/medical physics.

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

Related Majors

• General Public Health
• Community Health and Preventive Medicine

Careers That Health/Medical Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in health/medical physics 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 Hofstra University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Health Specialties Professors	22,170	$127,230
Physicists	950	$138,920

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 Dan14641 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.