Health Professions at Central Michigan University

What traits are you looking for in a health professions school? To help you decide if Central Michigan University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's health professions program.

Central Michigan is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan and has a total student population of 17,311. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 233 students received a bachelor's degree in health professions from Central Michigan.

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.

Central Michigan Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Central Michigan

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

• Bachelor’s Degree

Central Michigan Health Professions Rankings

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

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 Central Michigan 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
Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	83
Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	136
Most Focused Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	314
Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	395

In 2021, 224 students received their master’s degree in health professions from Central Michigan. This makes it the #141 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 183 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #158 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Central Michigan

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

Central Michigan Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 233 health professions majors earned their bachelor's degree from Central Michigan. Of these graduates, 12% were men and 88% were women.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at Central Michigan 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 Michigan University with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	203
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Central Michigan Health Professions Master’s Program

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. Central Michigan 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 Central Michigan, 71% 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 Michigan University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	34
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	160
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Central Michigan also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 183 students 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 Michigan University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Medical Administrative Services	141
Communication Sciences	131
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	101
Medicine	90
Allied Health Professions	61
Public Health	49
Mental & Social Health Services	43
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	32
Nursing	9

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 MI, the home state for Central Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Registered Nurses	96,680	$71,330
Nursing Assistants	49,760	$30,130
Personal Care Aides	39,740	$24,230
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	33,490	$57,530
Software Applications Developers	29,540	$92,260

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 cjh1452000 under License

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