Health Professions at Davis & Elkins College

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 Davis & Elkins College stacks up to those at other schools.

D&E is located in Elkins, West Virginia and approximately 738 students attend the school each year. Of the 165 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Davis & Elkins College in 2021, 23 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.

D&E Health Professions Degrees Available

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

D&E Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions progam at D&E 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 D&E 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 Focused Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	540
	546
Most Focused Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	572
Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	616
	787
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	898
Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,157
Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	1,173
Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	1,179
	1,398
Best Health Professions Schools	1,713
Most Focused Health Professions Schools	1,857
Most Popular Health Professions Schools	2,673

Health Professions Student Demographics at D&E

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at Davis & Elkins College.

D&E Health Professions Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 6% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in health professions at D&E are white. Around 68% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Davis & Elkins College with a associate's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

D&E Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 health professions majors earned their bachelor's degree from D&E. Of these graduates, 17% were men and 83% were women.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at D&E 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 Davis & Elkins College with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

D&E 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 Davis & Elkins College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	50
Public Health	4

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 WV, the home state for Davis & Elkins College.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Registered Nurses	19,930	$61,780
Personal Care Aides	12,500	$20,760
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	8,830	$46,650
Nursing Assistants	8,330	$26,410
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	5,860	$36,770

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 Dfscgt21 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.