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Medical/Health Humanities

222 Bachelor's Degrees Annually
49 Master's Degrees Annually
#57 in Popularity

Types of Degrees Medical/Health Humanities Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many medical/health humanities graduations there were for each degree level during the last year for which data was available.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 265
Master’s Degree 39
Basic Certificate 39
Doctor’s Degree 2

Who Is Getting a Bachelor’s Degree in Medical/Health Humanities?

265 Bachelor's Degrees Annually
80% Percent Women
64% Percent Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
This major is dominated by women with about 80% of recent graduates being female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of medical/health humanities majors is as follows:

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 28
Black or African American 38
Hispanic or Latino 97
White 90
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

Geographic Diversity

Medical/Health Humanities appeals to people across the globe. About 0.8% of those with this major are international students.

Online Medical/Health Humanities Programs

The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level Colleges Offering Programs Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year) 0 0
Certificate (1-2 years) 0 0
Certificate (2-4 Years) 0 0
Associate’s Degree 0 0
Bachelor’s Degree 3 2
Post-Baccalaureate 0 0
Master’s Degree 7 2
Post-Master’s 0 0
Doctor’s Degree (Research) 2 1
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice) 1 0
Doctor’s Degree (Other) 0 0

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to medical/health humanities.

Major Number of Grads
Nursing Education 3,850
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 723
Health Professions Education 73
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities (Other) 59
Arts in Medicine/Health 6
History of Medicine 0

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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