Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage at New York College of Health Professions

If you are interested in studying massage therapy/therapeutic massage, you may want to check out the program at New York College of Health Professions. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

New York College of Health Professions is located in Syosset, New York and approximately 367 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 91 students received their associate's degree in massage therapy/therapeutic massage.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage section at the bottom of this page.

New York College of Health Professions Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage

New York College of Health Professions Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage Rankings

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Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage Student Demographics at New York College of Health Professions

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the massage therapy/therapeutic massage majors at New York College of Health Professions.

New York College of Health Professions Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of massage therapy/therapeutic massage associate's degrees went to men and 70% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in massage therapy/therapeutic massage only graduates about 22% men each year. The program at New York College of Health Professions may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

New York College of Health Professions does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in massage therapy/therapeutic massage graduates 24% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New York College of Health Professions with a associate's in massage therapy/therapeutic massage.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	23
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	20
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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Careers That Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage Grads May Go Into

A degree in massage therapy/therapeutic massage 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 College of Health Professions.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Health Specialties Professors	22,170	$127,230
Massage Therapists	4,770	$52,830

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 Tomwsulcer under License

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