Health Professions at Eastern University

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

EU is located in Saint Davids, Pennsylvania and approximately 3,504 students attend the school each year. Of the 368 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Eastern University in 2021, 56 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.

EU Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at EU

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

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

EU Health Professions Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks health professions programs across the country. The following shows how EU performed in these rankings.

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 EU 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
Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	153
Most Focused Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	554
Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	606
Most Focused Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	705
Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	815
Most Focused Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	824
Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	862
Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	865
Most Focused Health Professions Schools	2,880

In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in health professions from EU. This makes it the #824 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #618 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at EU

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

EU Health Professions Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health professions only graduates about 18% men each year. The program at EU may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 11% more women than average.

EU does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health professions graduates 30% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

EU Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 56 health professions students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from EU, about 14% were men and 86% were women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at EU 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 Eastern University with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	35
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

EU Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 24 students who graduated with a master’s in health professions from EU in 2021, 29% were men and 71% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. EU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from EU, 54% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

EU also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 3 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Eastern University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	49
Health & Medical Administrative Services	19
Allied Health Professions	10
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	7
Mental & Social Health Services	3
Health Sciences & Services	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 PA, the home state for Eastern University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Registered Nurses	148,520	$70,390
Personal Care Aides	121,300	$24,880
Nursing Assistants	76,260	$30,630
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	68,240	$60,800
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	38,370	$48,120

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 Dddeyb under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.