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Health Professions at Gordon State College

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Health Professions at Gordon State College

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

Gordon is located in Barnesville, Georgia and approximately 3,231 students attend the school each year. Of the 255 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Gordon State College in 2021, 59 of them were health professions majors.

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.

Gordon Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Gordon

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Gordon offers distance education options for health professions at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

Gordon Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions progam at Gordon compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health professions major at Gordon 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 193
Most Popular Online Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools 314
Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools 570
Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools 592
Most Focused Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools 607
Most Popular Online Health Professions Schools 680
Best Value Health Professions Schools 768
Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools 831
838
Most Focused Health Professions Associate Degree Schools 932
Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools 960
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools 1,016
1,515
Best Health Professions Schools 1,839
Most Popular Health Professions Schools 1,945
Most Focused Health Professions Schools 2,264

Health Professions Student Demographics at Gordon

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

Gordon Health Professions Associate’s Program

94% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 6% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in health professions at Gordon are white. Around 60% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 17
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 31
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Gordon Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

88% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 59 health professions majors earned their bachelor's degree from Gordon. Of these graduates, 12% were men and 88% were women.

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About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at Gordon 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 Gordon State College with a bachelor's in health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 14
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 40
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Gordon also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Gordon State College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing 101
Health & Medical Administrative Services 10

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 Gordon State College.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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