Health Professions at Arcadia University

42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Arcadia is located in Glenside, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 3,300.

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.

Arcadia Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Arcadia Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at Arcadia 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 285 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #101 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Arcadia

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

Arcadia Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

82% Women

42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at Arcadia 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 Arcadia University with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Arcadia Health Professions Master’s Program

79% Women

31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. Arcadia does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Arcadia, 65% 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 Arcadia University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	28
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	83
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Health Professions

The following health professions concentations are available at Arcadia University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Arcadia University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	301
Allied Health Professions	100
Public Health	43
Health & Medical Administrative Services	15
Medical Illustration & Informatics	4
Mental & Social Health Services	1

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 Arcadia 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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