Health Professions at Elon University

What traits are you looking for in a health professions school? To help you decide if Elon University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's health professions program.

Elon is located in Elon, North Carolina and approximately 7,117 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,638 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Elon University in 2021, 57 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.

Elon Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Elon Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions progam at Elon 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 Elon 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 Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	47
	96
Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	154
Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	184
Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	191
Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	649
Most Focused Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,222
Most Popular Health Professions Schools	1,724

In 2021, 38 students received their master’s degree in health professions from Elon. This makes it the #666 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 45 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #359 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Elon

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

Elon Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 57 health professions majors earned their bachelor's degree from Elon. Of these graduates, 18% were men and 82% were women.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at Elon 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 Elon University with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	39
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Elon Health Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 38 students graduated with a master's degree in health professions from Elon. About 16% were men and 84% were women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Elon, 79% 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 Elon University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	30
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Elon also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 45 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 Elon University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Health	57
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	45
Allied Health Professions	38

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 Elon 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
• Image Credit: By MPD01605 under License

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