Health Sciences & Services at Excelsior College

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

Excelsior College is located in Albany, New York and approximately 21,974 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 78 students received their associate's degree in health science.

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.

Excelsior College Health Sciences & Services Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Health Science

Online Classes Are Available at Excelsior 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, Excelsior College does offer online courses in health science for the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

Excelsior College Health Sciences & Services 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 Science Student Demographics at Excelsior College

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

Excelsior College Health Sciences & Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of health science associate's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	39
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Health Sciences & Services

Health Sciences & Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Excelsior College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	78

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services

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 Excelsior 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Snowy Brooklyn College under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.