Health Professions at Georgia State University

78% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a health professions school? To help you decide if Georgia State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's health professions program.

Georgia State is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 36,360 students attend the school each year.

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.

Georgia State Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Georgia State Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at Georgia State 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 70 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #305 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Georgia State

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

Georgia State Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

84% Women

78% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% 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 State University with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	55
Black or African American	130
Hispanic or Latino	45
White	54
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

Georgia State Health Professions Master’s Program

75% Women

59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. Georgia State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 59% 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 Georgia State University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	51
Black or African American	137
Hispanic or Latino	35
White	123
International Students	33
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

Concentrations Within Health Professions

The following health professions concentations are available at Georgia State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Georgia State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Health	260
Nursing	224
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	98
Other Health Professions	69
Health & Medical Administrative Services	38
Allied Health Professions	29
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	17
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	3

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 State 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
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