Health Professions at Georgia Southern University

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 Georgia Southern University stacks up to those at other schools.

GaSou is located in Statesboro, Georgia and approximately 26,949 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 659 health professions majors received their bachelor's degree from GaSou.

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.

GaSou Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at GaSou

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

GaSou Health Professions Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks health professions programs across the country. The following shows how GaSou performed in these rankings.

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 GaSou 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 Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	321
Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	357
Most Focused Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	412
Most Focused Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	530
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	556
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In 2021, 100 students received their master’s degree in health professions from GaSou. This makes it the #362 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 85 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #266 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at GaSou

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

GaSou Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 659 health professions majors earned their bachelor's degree from GaSou. Of these graduates, 12% were men and 88% were women.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at GaSou are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% 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 Georgia Southern University with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	183
Hispanic or Latino	49
White	369
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	31

GaSou Health Professions Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 100 students earned a master's degree in health professions from GaSou. About 86% of these graduates were women and the other 14% were men.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from GaSou, 62% 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 Georgia Southern University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	62
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

GaSou also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 85 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 Georgia Southern University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	365
Public Health	153
Allied Health Professions	116
Health Sciences & Services	68
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	65
Communication Sciences	48
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	28
Health & Medical Administrative Services	9
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	6

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 GA, the home state for Georgia Southern University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Registered Nurses	76,640	$68,950
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	48,300	$56,540
Nursing Assistants	36,780	$25,870
Software Applications Developers	30,440	$105,240
Personal Care Aides	29,080	$22,540

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 Richardelainechambers at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.