by our College Data Analytics TeamAcademics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.
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At a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University offers far more individual attention than the national average of 15 to 1. With 74% of instructors full time, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is above the national average of 47%.
For the full breakdown — tenure status, part-time and adjunct share, and how the faculty compares with the national average — see the faculty composition report.
Students at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University can choose from 10 majors with reported graduates spanning 2 broad fields of study.
The degree levels available at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University are shown below:
| Degree Level | Offered |
|---|---|
| Associate | — |
| Bachelor’s | ✓ |
| Master’s | ✓ |
| Doctorate | ✓ |
Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University.
| Most Popular Majors | Graduates |
|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 287 |
| Medicine | 206 |
| Public Health | 102 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | 59 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | 50 |
See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors page.
As you weigh academic life at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, a few more questions are worth asking:
Each page below covers one part of academic life at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University in more detail: