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Health Professions at Florida Atlantic University

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Health Professions at Florida Atlantic University

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

FAU is located in Boca Raton, Florida and has a total student population of 30,805. In 2021, 587 health professions majors received their bachelor's degree from FAU.

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.

FAU Health Professions Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Health Professions (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
  • Master’s Degree in Health Professions
  • Doctorate Degree in Health Professions

FAU Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions progam at FAU 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 FAU 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools 585
Best Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools 922

In 2021, 374 students received their master’s degree in health professions from FAU. This makes it the #71 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 111 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #231 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at FAU

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

FAU Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

81% Women
64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 587 students earned a bachelor's degree in health professions from FAU. About 81% of these graduates were women and the other 19% were men.

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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 Florida Atlantic University with a bachelor's in health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 28
Black or African American 186
Hispanic or Latino 144
White 203
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 17

FAU Health Professions Master’s Program

82% Women
56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 374 students who earned a master's degree in Health Professions from FAU in 2020-2021, 18% were men and 82% were women.

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In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 56% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 10
Black or African American 110
Hispanic or Latino 75
White 161
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 14

FAU also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 111 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 Florida Atlantic University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing 428
Health & Medical Administrative Services 233
Health Sciences & Services 211
Mental & Social Health Services 141
Medicine 56
Communication Sciences 22
Public Health 8

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 FL, the home state for Florida Atlantic University.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Registered Nurses 177,600 $66,210
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors 107,150 $55,680
Nursing Assistants 89,860 $26,840
Medical Assistants 55,330 $32,870
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 47,540 $44,400

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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