Health Professions at Kentucky State University

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

KY State is located in Frankfort, Kentucky and approximately 2,290 students attend the school each year. Of the 156 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Kentucky State University in 2021, 10 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.

KY State Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at KY State

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.

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

KY State Health Professions Rankings

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

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 KY 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	379
Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	442
Most Focused Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	532
Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	839
Most Popular Online Health Professions Schools	877
	901
Most Focused Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,012
Most Focused Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	1,130
Best Value Health Professions Schools	1,166
Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,335
Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	1,414
	1,774
Most Popular Health Professions Schools	3,217

Health Professions Student Demographics at KY State

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

KY State Health Professions Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in health professions at KY State are white. Around 69% 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 Kentucky State University with a associate's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

KY State Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 10 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Health Professions from KY State in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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 Kentucky State University with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

KY State also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Health Professions

The following health professions concentations are available at Kentucky State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Kentucky State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	24

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 KY, the home state for Kentucky State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Registered Nurses	46,130	$63,100
Nursing Assistants	24,060	$26,800
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	20,930	$50,800
Personal Care Aides	16,690	$25,740
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	9,790	$41,920

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 Matthew Peek under License

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