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Health Professions at Fort Hays State University

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

FHSU is located in Hays, Kansas and has a total student population of 15,033.

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.

FHSU Health Professions Degrees Available

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

FHSU Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at FHSU 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 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #468 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at FHSU

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

FHSU Health Professions Associate’s Program

75% Women

50% 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.

FHSU does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health professions graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

FHSU Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

90% Women

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at FHSU 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 Fort Hays State University with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	168
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

FHSU Health Professions Master’s Program

100% Women

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from FHSU, 83% 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 Fort Hays State University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	35
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Fort Hays State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	173
Other Health Professions	101
Allied Health Professions	89
Communication Sciences	39

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 KS, the home state for Fort Hays State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Registered Nurses	27,810	$61,030
Nursing Assistants	22,290	$26,210
Personal Care Aides	21,450	$21,920
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	14,750	$53,860
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	7,510	$43,240

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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