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Health Professions at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every health professions school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health professions program at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

FDU is located in Teaneck, New Jersey and has a total student population of 7,479.

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.

FDU Health Professions Degrees Available

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

FDU Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at FDU 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 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #554 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at FDU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus.

FDU Health Professions Associate’s Program

67% Women

44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health professions only graduates about 18% men each year. The program at FDU may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 15% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

FDU Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

94% Women

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 6% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% more racial-ethnic minorities in its health professions bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

FDU Health Professions Master’s Program

95% Women

47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 5% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 95% went to women.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	32
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

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 Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	101
Health Sciences & Services	12
Allied Health Professions	7
Public Health	6
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	4
Health & Medical Administrative Services	3
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	1

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 Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus.

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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