Types of Degrees Majors Are Getting

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

Education Level	Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree	4,199
Associate Degree	1,401
Master’s Degree	994
Undergraduate Certificate	420
Basic Certificate	336
Graduate Certificate	215
Doctor’s Degree	111

Who Is Getting a Bachelor’s Degree in ?

This is one of the most frequently chosen healthcare majors. It is the 7th most popular in the country with 4,516 students graduating with a bachelor’s in health professions in 2021. This major is dominated by women with about 79% of recent graduates being female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	294
Black or African American	430
Hispanic or Latino	387
White	2,719
International Students	62
Other Races/Ethnicities	307

Geographic Diversity

Students from other countries are interested in Health Professions, too. About 1.5% of those with this major are international students. The most popular countries for students from outside the country are:

• Saudi Arabia
• China
• Canada
• South Korea
• India

Bachelor’s Degree Starting Salary

Online 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)	19	1
Certificate (2-4 Years)	0	0
Associate’s Degree	59	5
Bachelor’s Degree	35	7
Post-Baccalaureate	0	0
Master’s Degree	59	15
Post-Master’s	13	0
Doctor’s Degree (Research)	25	4
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice)	2	0
Doctor’s Degree (Other)	2	1

Majors Related to

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to health professions.

Major	Number of Grads
Nursing	319,502
Health & Medical Administrative Services	88,600
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	85,339
Allied Health Professions	83,905
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	83,587
Public Health	41,651
Health Sciences & Services	36,762
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	30,594
Mental & Social Health Services	30,331
Medicine	29,089
Dental Support Services	26,024
Communication Sciences	23,558
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	19,400
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	18,884
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services	10,622
Health/Medical Prep Programs	9,605
Dentistry	6,771
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	6,113
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	4,980
Alternative Medicine & Systems	3,434
Chiropractic	2,881
Medical Illustration & Informatics	2,163
Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies	1,818
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences	1,796
Optometry	1,746
Medical Science	1,051
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services	817
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies	452
Alternative Medical Support Services	140
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies	89

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
• College Scorecard
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers First Quarter 2020
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