Environmental Health at New York Medical College

Every environmental health school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the environmental health program at New York Medical College stacks up to those at other schools.

New York Medical College is located in Valhalla, New York and approximately 1,604 students attend the school each year.

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

New York Medical College Environmental Health Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Environmental Health

Online Classes Are Available at New York Medical College

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, New York Medical College does offer online courses in environmental health for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

New York Medical College Environmental Health 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.

Environmental Health Student Demographics at New York Medical College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the environmental health majors at New York Medical College.

New York Medical College Environmental Health Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students earned a master's degree in environmental health from New York Medical College. About 52% of these graduates were women and the other 48% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in environmental health each year. New York Medical College does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

In the environmental health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New York Medical College with a master's in environmental health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• General Public Health
• International Public Health/International Health

Careers That Environmental Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in environmental health 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 New York Medical College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Health Specialties Professors	22,170	$127,230
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,400	$79,340
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	3,780	$76,020
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	850	$61,850
Epidemiologists	210	$91,880

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.