by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in New York” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Health Sciences & Services is the 34th most popular major in the country with 36,762 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , health sciences & services graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $35,967 and had an average of $24,125 in loans still to pay off.
Across New York, there were 2,428 health sciences & services graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,946 and $18,210 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 13 health sciences & services graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,893 and $48,678 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in New York” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in health sciences & services. That schools that top this list have a program in health sciences & services in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in New York” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new york master’s degree health science students.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Canisius College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Buffalo, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s health science students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Touro College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Health Science Major in New York list. New York, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s health science degrees to 252 students in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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