Health Professions at Alcorn State University

If you plan to study health professions, take a look at what Alcorn State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Alcorn State is located in Alcorn State, Mississippi and approximately 3,230 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 29 health professions majors received their bachelor's degree from Alcorn State.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health Professions section at the bottom of this page.

Alcorn State Health Professions Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Health Professions
• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
• Master’s Degree in Health Professions
• Doctorate Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at Alcorn State

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Alcorn State offers distance education options for health professions at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Alcorn State Health Professions Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks health professions programs across the country. The following shows how Alcorn State performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health professions major at Alcorn State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Professions. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	73
Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	287
	495
Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	633
	786
Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	961
Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	1,072
Most Focused Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,077
	1,149
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,169
Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	1,208
Most Focused Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	1,392
	2,151

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in health professions from Alcorn State. This makes it the #1,080 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #599 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Alcorn State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at Alcorn State University.

Alcorn State Health Professions Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

Alcorn State does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health professions graduates 23% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Alcorn State University with a associate's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Alcorn State Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students earned a bachelor's degree in health professions from Alcorn State. About 93% of these graduates were women and the other 7% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 35% more racial-ethnic minorities in its health professions bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Alcorn State University with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Alcorn State Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 6 health professions students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Alcorn State, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 83% of degree recipients. That is 42% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Alcorn State University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Alcorn State also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Health Professions

If you plan to be a health professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Alcorn State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	61

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MS, the home state for Alcorn State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Registered Nurses	29,860	$58,490
Nursing Assistants	13,850	$23,100
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	12,410	$47,000
Personal Care Aides	9,610	$20,800
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	9,520	$37,930

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
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Jack E. Boucher under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.