Health Professions at Assumption University

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

Assumption is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and approximately 2,448 students attend the school each year. Of the 485 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Assumption University in 2021, 80 of them were health professions majors.

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.

Assumption Health Professions Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Health Professions (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
• Master’s Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at Assumption

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? Assumption offers distance education options for health professions at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Assumption Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions progam at Assumption compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Assumption 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
	406
Best Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools	659
Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	723
	845
	989
Most Focused Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools	1,268
Best Health Professions Schools	2,243
Most Focused Health Professions Schools	2,427

In 2021, 23 students received their master’s degree in health professions from Assumption. This makes it the #836 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Assumption

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

Assumption Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 80 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in health professions from Assumption in 2021, 18% were men and 83% were women.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at Assumption 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 Assumption University with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	63
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Assumption Health Professions Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. Assumption does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Assumption also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Health Professions

Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Assumption University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	74
Health Sciences & Services	25
Mental & Social Health Services	10
Health & Medical Administrative Services	2

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 MA, the home state for Assumption University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Registered Nurses	80,630	$92,140
Personal Care Aides	76,850	$29,080
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	39,360	$64,560
Nursing Assistants	39,100	$33,630
Software Applications Developers	29,110	$109,130

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 Mattinbgn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.