Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY
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Hofstra University

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Hempstead, NY 11549
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Degree Overview

Check out the most popular majors and specific degrees students have earned at Hofstra University.

*Sources for school statistics and data include the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics and the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. Data may vary depending on school and academic year.

778 Healthcare Graduates
Major
Associate's
Bachelor's
Master's
Certificate
Doctoral
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
 
 
42
 
 
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, Other
 
31
 
 
 
Art Therapy/Therapist
 
 
36
 
 
Athletic Training/Trainer
 
13
 
 
 
Audiology/Audiologist
 
 
 
 
14
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
 
58
 
 
 
Community Health and Preventive Medicine
 
96
0
 
 
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing
 
 
46
4
 
Gerontology
 
 
0
0
 
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
 
50
 
 
 
Health/Health Care Administration/Management
 
 
77
0
 
Health/Medical Physics
 
 
2
 
 
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs, Other
 
12
 
 
 
Medical Informatics
 
 
22
 
 
Medical Scientist
 
 
3
 
 
Medicine
 
 
 
 
95
Occupational Therapy/Therapist
 
 
23
 
 
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing
 
 
 
21
 
Physician Assistant
 
16
47
0
 
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
 
2
 
17
 
Public Health, General
 
 
32
1
 
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other
 
 
14
2
 
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor
 
 
2
0
 

* Number of people in 2019 that graduated with this degree and study level

755 Business Graduates
Major
Associate's
Bachelor's
Master's
Certificate
Doctoral
Accounting
 
92
73
0
 
Applied Economics
 
0
 
 
 
Banking and Financial Support Services
 
0
 
 
 
Business Administration and Management, General
 
61
65
0
 
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other
 
15
 
 
 
Business Statistics
 
4
60
 
 
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
 
 
32
 
 
Business/Commerce, General
 
0
0
 
 
Business/Managerial Economics
 
15
 
 
 
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
 
1
 
 
 
Economics, General
 
16
 
 
 
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
 
3
 
 
 
Finance and Financial Management Services, Other
 
0
0
 
 
Finance, General
 
103
60
0
 
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
 
 
7
0
 
International Business/Trade/Commerce
 
13
3
0
 
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
 
1
 
 
 
Marketing Research
 
 
2
 
 
Marketing/Marketing Management, General
 
75
35
0
 
Taxation
 
 
19
 
 

* Number of people in 2019 that graduated with this degree and study level

679 Education and Liberal Arts Graduates
Major
Associate's
Bachelor's
Master's
Certificate
Doctoral
Administration of Special Education
 
 
 
1
 
Applied Mathematics, General
 
 
0
 
 
Art History, Criticism and Conservation
 
2
 
 
 
Art Teacher Education
 
0
6
 
 
Bilingual and Multilingual Education
 
 
1
2
 
Biology Teacher Education
 
 
4
 
 
Business Teacher Education
 
 
5
 
 
Chemistry Teacher Education
 
 
1
 
 
Chinese Language and Literature
 
0
 
 
 
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
 
 
7
1
 
Creative Writing
 
 
14
 
 
Curriculum and Instruction
 
 
3
 
 
Drama and Dance Teacher Education
 
4
 
 
 
Early Childhood Education and Teaching
 
0
0
 
 
Education, General
 
 
 
2
5
Education, Other
 
13
 
 
 
Education/Teaching of Individuals In Early Childhood Special Education Programs
 
 
30
0
 
Education/Teaching of Individuals In Elementary Special Education Programs
 
 
20
2
 
Education/Teaching of Individuals In Secondary Special Education Programs
 
 
20
 
 
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities
 
 
 
1
 
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented
 
 
 
1
 
Educational Leadership and Administration, General
 
 
1
7
20
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision
 
 
 
1
 
Educational/Instructional Technology
 
 
1
0
 
Elementary Education and Teaching
 
0
6
 
 
English Language and Literature, General
 
48
0
 
 
English Literature (British and Commonwealth)
 
 
0
 
 
English/Language Arts Teacher Education
 
2
4
 
 
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education
 
 
3
 
 
Foreign Language Teacher Education
 
1
0
 
 
French Language and Literature
 
3
 
 
 
French Language Teacher Education
 
 
0
 
 
General Studies
 
0
 
 
 
German Language and Literature
 
1
 
 
 
Health Teacher Education
 
0
10
 
 
Hebrew Language and Literature
 
0
 
 
 
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
 
 
64
 
 
Italian Language and Literature
 
0
 
 
 
Japanese Language and Literature
 
1
 
 
 
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
 
 
 
19
 
Latin Language and Literature
 
1
 
 
 
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
 
5
 
 
 
Mathematics Teacher Education
 
5
6
 
 
Music Teacher Education
 
12
9
 
 
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
 
0
31
 
 
Physics Teacher Education
 
 
1
 
 
Reading Teacher Education
 
 
9
2
5
Russian Language and Literature
 
0
 
 
 
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
 
0
0
 
 
Secondary Education and Teaching
 
 
 
8
 
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
 
 
0
 
 
Social Studies Teacher Education
 
3
11
 
 
Spanish Language and Literature
 
12
0
 
 
Spanish Language Teacher Education
 
 
0
 
 
Special Education and Teaching, General
 
 
5
0
 
Special Education and Teaching, Other
 
 
5
13
 
Speech Communication and Rhetoric
 
14
3
 
 
Speech Teacher Education
 
0
 
 
 
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
 
 
47
 
 
Student Counseling and Personnel Services, Other
 
 
 
0
 
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other
 
3
4
3
 
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
 
64
38
 
 
Teaching English As a Second or Foreign Language/Esl Language Instructor
 
 
18
5
 
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education
 
 
0
0
 

* Number of people in 2019 that graduated with this degree and study level

477 Human and Social Sciences Graduates
Major
Associate's
Bachelor's
Master's
Certificate
Doctoral
African Studies
 
0
 
 
 
American/United States Studies/Civilization
 
0
 
 
 
Anthropology
 
7
 
 
 
Area Studies, Other
 
0
 
 
 
Asian Studies/Civilization
 
2
 
 
 
Chinese Language and Literature
 
0
 
 
 
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
 
2
 
 
 
Clinical Psychology
 
 
22
 
16
Comparative Literature
 
0
 
 
 
East Asian Studies
 
1
 
 
 
History, General
 
22
 
 
 
Humanities/Humanistic Studies
 
0
0
 
 
Industrial and Organizational Psychology
 
 
26
 
8
International/Global Studies
 
60
 
 
 
Japanese Studies
 
0
 
 
 
Jewish/Judaic Studies
 
0
 
 
 
Labor Studies
 
0
 
0
 
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
 
0
 
 
 
Linguistics
 
13
 
 
 
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
 
 
9
0
 
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
 
 
15
1
 
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
 
0
0
 
 
Philosophy
 
11
 
 
 
Political Science and Government, General
 
54
 
 
 
Psychology, General
 
113
1
 
 
Psychology, Other
 
 
0
0
0
Public Policy Analysis, General
 
8
 
 
 
Religion/Religious Studies
 
10
 
 
 
School Psychology
 
 
11
8
9
Social Sciences, General
 
2
 
 
 
Sociology
 
29
0
 
 
Sustainability Studies
 
9
2
 
 
Women's Studies
 
6
 
 
 

* Number of people in 2019 that graduated with this degree and study level

272 Communication and Media Graduates
Major
Associate's
Bachelor's
Master's
Certificate
Doctoral
Broadcast Journalism
 
1
 
 
 
Journalism
 
58
8
 
 
Mass Communication/Media Studies
 
15
 
 
 
Public Relations/Image Management
 
65
20
 
 
Radio and Television
 
38
 
 
 
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication, Other
 
67
0
 
 

184 Mathematics and Science Graduates
Major
Associate's
Bachelor's
Master's
Certificate
Doctoral
Biochemistry
 
22
 
 
 
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
 
41
8
 
 
Chemistry, General
 
4
 
 
 
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other
 
1
1
 
 
Financial Mathematics
 
2
 
 
 
Geography
 
14
 
 
 
Geology/Earth Science, General
 
3
 
 
 
Human/Medical Genetics
 
 
0
 
 
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other
 
28
29
 
 
Mathematics, General
 
20
0
 
 
Molecular Medicine
 
 
 
 
3
Natural Sciences
 
0
 
 
 
Neuroscience
 
4
 
 
 
Physics, General
 
4
 
 
 

112 Art and Design Graduates
Major
Associate's
Bachelor's
Master's
Certificate
Doctoral
Dance, General
 
20
 
 
 
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
 
46
 
 
 
Fine/Studio Arts, General
 
22
 
 
 
Music, General
 
24
 
 
 

108 Engineering Graduates
Major
Associate's
Bachelor's
Master's
Certificate
Doctoral
Computer Engineering, General
 
4
 
 
 
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
 
11
 
 
 
Engineering Science
 
48
 
 
 
Engineering/Industrial Management
 
 
0
 
 
Environmental Studies
 
0
 
 
 
Geographic Information Science and Cartography
 
2
 
 
 
Industrial Engineering
 
6
 
 
 
Mechanical Engineering
 
37
 
 
 

66 Computer Technology Graduates
Major
Associate's
Bachelor's
Master's
Certificate
Doctoral
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
 
0
 
 
 
Computer and Information Sciences, Other
 
1
 
 
 
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance
 
2
 
 
 
Computer Science
 
46
17
 
 
Management Information Systems, General
 
0
0
0
 

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Online Programs

Check out the online programs offered at Hofstra University.

Program
Associate's
Bachelor's
Master's
Certificate
Doctoral
Business Administration and Management, General
 
 
 
 
Computer Science
 
 
 
 
Education, General
 
 
 
 
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented
 
 
 
 
Educational/Instructional Technology
 
 
 
 
Health Law
 
 
 
 
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
 
 
 
 
Special Education and Teaching, Other
 
 
 
 

Accreditation Information

This institution is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Specialized Institution Accreditations
American Bar Association, Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
  • Law (LAW) - Professional schools
American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education
  • Occupational Therapy (OTM) - Programs leading to a Master's Degree
American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation
  • Clinical Psychology (CLPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs
  • Professional Psychology (IPSY) - Predoctoral internship programs
  • Professional/Scientific Psychology (PSPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs
  • School Psychology (SCPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs
  • School Psychology (SCPSYD) - PsyD Doctoral programs
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
  • Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs
  • Clinical doctoral program in Audiology
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
  • Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
Council on Education for Public Health
  • Public Health Programs (PHPG) - Graduate level program offered outside a school of public health
Liaison Committee on Medical Education
  • Medicine (MED) - Programs leading to the M.D. degree (Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine)
Teacher Education Accreditation Council, Accreditation Committee
  • Baccalaureate Teacher Education Accreditation Council (BTEAC) - Baccalaureate programs
  • Graduate Teacher Education Accreditation Council (GTEAC) - Graduate programs

* Source data obtained from U.S. Department of Education's Office of Post-secondary Education (OPE)

Alumni & Student Reviews

B+ Great
Career Preparation

What letter grade would you give your school on how well it prepares students for a career in the real world?

3.5 Based on 6 Reviews
  • Alumni
    Psychology , Class of 1993

    Did not remember Any support

    3 Rated January 2016
  • Alumni
    Biology, Class of 1978

    Curriculum designed to provide training for licensing exams and professional duties

    5 Rated January 2016
  • Alumni
    BS Mathematics, Class of 2012

    Job fairs, career speaker events, career center, etc

    4 Rated January 2016
  • Alumni
    Jd, Class of 2008

    None. Their career services are terrible

    1 Rated January 2016
  • Alumni
    BA in Public Relations , Class of 2011

    Internships, networking events, workshops, interview prep, resume help

    4 Rated January 2016
A- Excellent
Students and Culture

What letter grade would you give the students/culture at your school?

4 Based on 6 Reviews
  • Alumni
    Psychology , Class of 1993

    Middle and upper middle class

    4 Rated January 2016
  • Alumni
    Jd, Class of 2008

    White. middle class. Long islands. Indifferent to the world. Self centered liberals

    2 Rated January 2016
  • Alumni
    Business Management, Class of 2007

    Great students and culture, lots of friendly, upper middle class students

    5 Rated January 2016
  • Alumni
    BA in Public Relations , Class of 2011

    half commuter - bad Greek life, no more football

    3 Rated January 2016
A- Excellent
Facilities

What letter grade would you give the facilities at your school.

4.1666666666667 Based on 6 Reviews
  • Alumni
    BS Mathematics, Class of 2012

    constantly being upgraded, clean well maintained

    5 Rated January 2016
  • Alumni
    Jd, Class of 2008

    Extensive campus with full facilities.

    5 Rated January 2016
  • Alumni
    Business Management, Class of 2007

    Great computer labs, spacious dorm suites, dining hall food is top notch, modern classrooms with great tech

    5 Rated January 2016
  • Alumni
    BA in Public Relations , Class of 2011

    Dorms all have AC, which is nice, good dining options, newer class rooms are nice, computer labs could be bigger.

    4 Rated January 2016
A- Excellent
Activities and Groups

What overall letter grade would you give the activities/groups at your school?

4.1666666666667 Based on 6 Reviews
  • Alumni
    BS Mathematics, Class of 2012

    Sporting events (intermural and collegiate) but there is not a major culture around it. There are many events and people often travel into NYC

    5 Rated January 2016
  • Alumni
    Jd, Class of 2008

    Black student groups. Flaming liberal causes

    4 Rated January 2016
  • Alumni
    Business Management, Class of 2007

    Lots of NCAA and intramural sports and clubs, fraternity and sorority's, and lots of interest in arts, music and concerts.

    4 Rated January 2016
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