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Health Professions at Alvernia University

30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying health professions, you may want to check out the program at Alvernia University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Alvernia is located in Reading, Pennsylvania and approximately 2,560 students attend the school each year.

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.

Alvernia Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Alvernia Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at Alvernia 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.

There were 30 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #420 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Alvernia

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

Alvernia Health Professions Associate’s Program

91% Women

18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in health professions at Alvernia are white. Around 82% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	64
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Alvernia Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

80% Women

30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical health professions bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at Alvernia since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at Alvernia are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	26
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	120
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Alvernia Health Professions Master’s Program

83% Women

16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Alvernia, 83% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	69
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Health Professions

The following health professions concentations are available at Alvernia University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Alvernia University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health Sciences & Services	103
Nursing	102
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	55
Mental & Social Health Services	47
Allied Health Professions	22
Public Health	22
Other Health Professions	13
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	8

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 PA, the home state for Alvernia University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Registered Nurses	148,520	$70,390
Personal Care Aides	121,300	$24,880
Nursing Assistants	76,260	$30,630
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	68,240	$60,800
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	38,370	$48,120

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
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