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Health Professions at Friends University

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Friends University is located in Wichita, Kansas and has a total student population of 1,671.

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.

Friends University Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Friends University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Friends University does offer online education options in health professions for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Bachelor’s Degree
Master’s Degree

Friends University Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at Friends University 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.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Friends University

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

Friends University Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

89% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at Friends University 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 Friends University with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Friends University Health Professions Master’s Program

78% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. Friends University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Friends University, 65% 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 Friends University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	39
International Students	0
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 Friends University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mental & Social Health Services	51
Health Sciences & Services	15
Health & Medical Administrative Services	13
Allied Health Professions	2

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 Friends 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
Image Credit: By Judy Handley under License

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