Health Professions at Grand Valley State University

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

GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and has a total student population of 23,350. Of the 5,263 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Grand Valley State University in 2021, 660 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.

GVSU Health Professions Degrees Available

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

GVSU Health Professions Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health professions major at GVSU 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	195
Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	261
Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	265
	380

In 2021, 256 students received their master’s degree in health professions from GVSU. This makes it the #111 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 77 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #282 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at GVSU

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

GVSU Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 660 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in health professions from GVSU. About 14% were men and 86% were women.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at GVSU 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 Grand Valley State University with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	36
White	565
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

GVSU Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 256 students who graduated with a master’s in health professions from GVSU in 2021, 16% were men and 84% were women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from GVSU, 84% 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 Grand Valley State University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	214
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

GVSU also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 77 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Grand Valley State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Health Professions	253
Nursing	242
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	153
Allied Health Professions	120
Communication Sciences	86
Health & Medical Administrative Services	60
Public Health	41
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	24
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	23
Medical Illustration & Informatics	5

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 MI, the home state for Grand Valley State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Registered Nurses	96,680	$71,330
Nursing Assistants	49,760	$30,130
Personal Care Aides	39,740	$24,230
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	33,490	$57,530
Software Applications Developers	29,540	$92,260

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 Demhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.