Health Professions at Essex County College

If you are interested in studying health professions, you may want to check out the program at Essex County College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Essex is located in Newark, New Jersey and approximately 6,360 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.

Essex Health Professions Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Health Professions (Less Than 1 Year)
Undergrad Certificate in Health Professions (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Health Professions

Essex Health Professions Rankings

Health Professions Student Demographics at Essex

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at Essex County College.

Essex Health Professions Associate’s Program

75% Women

75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health professions only graduates about 18% men each year. The program at Essex may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

Essex does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health professions graduates 31% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	148
Hispanic or Latino	50
White	18
International Students	40
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

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 Essex County College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health/Medical Prep Programs	211
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	27
Nursing	23
Allied Health Professions	14
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services	11
Health Sciences & 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 NJ, the home state for Essex County College.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Registered Nurses	79,530	$82,750
Nursing Assistants	56,500	$30,380
Software Applications Developers	46,930	$107,640
Home Health Aides	41,040	$24,450
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	40,100	$62,910

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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