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Health Professions at Galveston College

55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Galveston College is located in Galveston, Texas and has a total student population of 2,060.

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.

Galveston College 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
Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at Galveston College

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Galveston College does offer online courses in health professions for the following degree levels:

Bachelor’s Degree

Galveston College Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at Galveston College 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 Galveston College

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

Galveston College Health Professions Associate’s Program

81% Women

58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 81% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health professions only graduates about 18% men each year. The program at Galveston College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 1% more women than average.

Galveston College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health professions graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	44
White	52
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Galveston College Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

91% Women

55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Galveston College with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Health Professions

Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Galveston College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Allied Health Professions	55
Nursing	55
Health & Medical Administrative Services	31

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 TX, the home state for Galveston College.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Registered Nurses	210,350	$72,890
Personal Care Aides	206,240	$19,960
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	117,010	$59,580
Medical Secretaries	92,990	$34,150
Nursing Assistants	87,750	$27,030

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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