Health Professions at Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies

Every health professions school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health professions program at Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies stacks up to those at other schools.

CMU CGES is located in Fayette, Missouri and has a total student population of 3,429. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 255 students received a bachelor's degree in health professions from CMU CGES.

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.

CMU CGES Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at CMU CGES

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

CMU CGES Health Professions Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health professions major at CMU CGES 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10
Best Value Health Professions Schools	59
Most Popular Online Health Professions Schools	108
Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	306
Best Health Professions Schools	319
Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	652
Most Focused Health Professions Schools	1,502
	1,934

In 2021, 30 students received their master’s degree in health professions from CMU CGES. This makes it the #746 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

Health Professions Student Demographics at CMU CGES

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies.

CMU CGES Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 255 students earned a bachelor's degree in health professions from CMU CGES. About 88% of these graduates were women and the other 12% were men.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at CMU CGES 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 Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	214
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

CMU CGES Health Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students graduated with a master's degree in health professions from CMU CGES. About 3% were men and 97% were women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from CMU CGES, 97% 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 Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

CMU CGES 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

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 Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	249
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	17
Other Health Professions	9
Health & Medical Administrative Services	8
Allied Health & Medical Assisting 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 MO, the home state for Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Registered Nurses	71,770	$65,130
Personal Care Aides	60,330	$23,020
Nursing Assistants	38,560	$25,930
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	22,150	$57,800
Medical Secretaries	16,750	$34,270

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.