Health Professions at Carnegie Mellon University

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

Carnegie Mellon is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 13,519.

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.

Carnegie Mellon Health Professions Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Health Professions

Carnegie Mellon Health Professions Rankings

In 2021, 36 students received their master’s degree in health professions from Carnegie Mellon. This makes it the #688 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Carnegie Mellon

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

Carnegie Mellon Health Professions Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 students earned a master's degree in health professions from Carnegie Mellon. About 33% of these graduates were women and the other 67% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. Carnegie Mellon does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 49% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Carnegie Mellon, 58% 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 Carnegie Mellon University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	21
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Carnegie Mellon 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 Carnegie Mellon University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Medical Administrative Services	36

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 Carnegie Mellon 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
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

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