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Health Professions at East Tennessee State University

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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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 831 students received a bachelor's degree in health professions from ETSU.

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
  • Doctorate Degree in Health Professions

ETSU Health Professions Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools 84
Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools 473
870
Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools 915
Most Focused Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools 1,920
Best Health Professions Schools 2,020

In 2021, 250 students received their master’s degree in health professions from ETSU. This makes it the #117 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

84% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 831 health professions majors earned their bachelor's degree from ETSU. Of these graduates, 16% were men and 84% were women.

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About 81% 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 8
Black or African American 72
Hispanic or Latino 19
White 673
International Students 20
Other Races/Ethnicities 39

ETSU Health Professions Master’s Program

83% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 250 health professions majors earned their master's degree from ETSU. Of these graduates, 17% were men and 83% were women.

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Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from ETSU, 84% 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 12
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 209
International Students 11
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

ETSU also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 209 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 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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