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Health Sciences & Services at SUNY Westchester Community College

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

SUNY Westchester Community College is located in Valhalla, New York and has a total student population of 10,072.

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.

SUNY Westchester Community College Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Health Science

SUNY Westchester Community College Health Sciences & Services Rankings

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Health Science Student Demographics at SUNY Westchester Community College

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

SUNY Westchester Community College Health Sciences & Services Associate’s Program

72% Women
78% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 28% of health science associate's degrees went to men and 72% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health science only graduates about 20% men each year. The program at SUNY Westchester Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 8% more women than average.

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SUNY Westchester Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health science graduates 27% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 14
White 5
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 SUNY Westchester Community 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 24
General Health & Wellness 8

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 SUNY Westchester Community 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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