Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

Every rehabilitation and therapeutic professions school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the rehabilitation program at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University stacks up to those at other schools.

SUNY Downstate is located in Brooklyn, New York and has a total student population of 2,118.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions section at the bottom of this page.

SUNY Downstate Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Rehabilitation
• Doctorate Degree in Rehabilitation

SUNY Downstate Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 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.

There were 23 students who received their doctoral degrees in rehabilitation, making the school the #233 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Rehabilitation Student Demographics at SUNY Downstate

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the rehabilitation majors at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University.

SUNY Downstate Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Master’s Program

Of the 33 students who earned a master's degree in Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions from SUNY Downstate in 2020-2021, 24% were men and 76% were women.

Of the students who received a rehabilitation master's degree from SUNY Downstate, 52% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the rehabilitation master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University with a master's in rehabilitation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions

The following rehabilitation concentations are available at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Occupational Therapy	33
Physical Therapy/Therapist	23

Related Majors

• Other Health Professions
• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Allied Health Professions
• Public Health
• Nursing

Careers That Rehabilitation Grads May Go Into

A degree in rehabilitation 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 SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Health Specialties Professors	22,170	$127,230
Physical Therapists	16,660	$87,470
Occupational Therapists	9,740	$88,370
Rehabilitation Counselors	9,720	$36,040
Engineers	4,910	$95,270

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 Jim.henderson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.