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SUNY Downstate Majors and Degree Programs

Want the scoop on SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University? We have put together a comprehensive report on the school that covers what majors SUNY Downstate offers, how the school ranks, how diverse it is, and much more.

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* Degrees Offered

• Most Popular Majors
• Highest-Paid Majors
• All Majors by Study Area

During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 3 majors graduated from SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University.

Available Degree Levels

At SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, students can earn anything from bachelor’s degrees through the doctor’s degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.

Degree Level	Offered
Certificate	—
Associate	—
Bachelor’s	✓
Master’s	✓
Doctorate	✓

Completions: 310 undergraduate · 1,218 graduate (1,528 total)

Top Majors

Here are the majors that graduate the most students at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University.

Most Popular Majors	Graduates
Multi-Disciplinary Studies	764
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	287
Medicine.	206
Public Health.	102
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.	59

The Best-Paying Majors

These majors at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University report the highest average early-career salaries for their graduates.

Highest-Paying Majors	Average Salary
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	$106,865
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.	$81,537
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.	$67,938
Public Health.	$55,003

All Majors, Organized by Study Area

The majors at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University are organized below by area of study, with graduates, average salary, and specializations for each.

Multi-Disciplinary Studies

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Multi-Disciplinary Studies	764	NA

Health Professions and Related Programs

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. ↳ Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. · Family Practice Nurse/Nursing. · Women's Health Nurse/Nursing. · Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery.	287	$106,865
Medicine.	206	NA
Public Health. ↳ Public Health, General.	102	$55,003
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. ↳ Occupational Therapy/Therapist. · Physical Therapy/Therapist.	59	$67,938
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. ↳ Physician Associate/Assistant. · Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist.	50	$81,537
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.	26	NA
Medical Illustration and Informatics. ↳ Medical Informatics.	20	NA
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities. ↳ Nursing Education.	7	NA

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Major	Graduates	Average Salary
Neurobiology and Neurosciences. ↳ Neuroscience.	3	NA
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. ↳ Molecular Biology.	2	NA
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. ↳ Physiology, General.	2	NA

Learn more about the majors offered at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*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.

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• Image Credit: By Jim.henderson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.