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Health Professions at East Tennessee State University

Health Professions at East Tennessee State University

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

ETSU is located in Johnson City, Tennessee and approximately 13,713 students attend the school each year.

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.

ETSU Health Professions Degrees Available

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

ETSU Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at ETSU 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 209 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #138 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at ETSU

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

ETSU Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

85% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 15% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

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About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at ETSU 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 East Tennessee State University with a bachelor's in health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 17
Black or African American 77
Hispanic or Latino 28
White 645
International Students 16
Other Races/Ethnicities 93

ETSU Health Professions Master’s Program

82% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 18% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

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Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from ETSU, 73% 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 East Tennessee State University with a master's in health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 156
International Students 19
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

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 East Tennessee State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing 737
Public Health 109
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 94
Other Health Professions 86
Medicine 72
Allied Health Professions 71
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 59
Communication Sciences 40
Dental Support Services 32
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 19
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17
Medical Illustration & Informatics 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 TN, the home state for East Tennessee State University.

Occupation Jobs in TN Average Salary in TN
Registered Nurses 60,360 $61,320
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors 35,680 $56,600
Nursing Assistants 28,340 $26,400
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 24,410 $40,120
Personal Care Aides 21,100 $21,060

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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