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Health Professions at Duke University

47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study health professions, take a look at what Duke University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Duke is located in Durham, North Carolina and has a total student population of 16,172.

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.

Duke Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Duke

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.

Duke does offer online education options in health professions for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Duke Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at Duke 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.

There were 300 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #92 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Duke

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

Duke Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

87% Women

47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its health professions bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Duke University with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	27
Black or African American	52
Hispanic or Latino	31
White	126
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

Duke Health Professions Master’s Program

81% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 81% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. Duke does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Duke, 61% 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 Duke University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	44
Black or African American	28
Hispanic or Latino	32
White	236
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	29

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	573
Medicine	114
Allied Health Professions	89
Public Health	87
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	79
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	38
Medical Illustration & Informatics	37
Health & Medical Administrative Services	12
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services	5

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 NC, the home state for Duke University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Registered Nurses	102,500	$64,850
Nursing Assistants	63,010	$25,570
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	41,320	$55,560
Software Applications Developers	30,580	$103,280
Personal Care Aides	30,170	$21,660

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
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