Health Professions at Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences
PA College is located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and approximately 2,011 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.
PA College Health Professions Degrees Available
- Basic Certificate in Health Professions (Less Than 1 Year)
- Undergrad Certificate in Health Professions (1 - 4 Years)
- Associate’s Degree in Health Professions
- Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
- Master’s Degree in Health Professions
Online Classes Are Available at PA College
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? PA College offers distance education options for health professions at the following degree levels:
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Master’s Degree
PA College Health Professions Rankings
The health professions major at PA College 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 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #633 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Health Professions Student Demographics at PA College
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences.
PA College Health Professions Associate’s Program
The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in health professions at PA College are white. Around 61% 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 Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences with a associate's in health professions.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 12 |
Black or African American | 44 |
Hispanic or Latino | 41 |
White | 180 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 17 |
PA College Health Professions Bachelor’s Program
About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at PA College 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 Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences with a bachelor's in health professions.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 5 |
Black or African American | 4 |
Hispanic or Latino | 11 |
White | 105 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
PA College Health Professions Master’s Program
Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from PA College, 88% 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 Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences with a master's in health professions.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
White | 35 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
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 Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences. A concentration may not be available for your level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Nursing | 460 |
Allied Health Professions | 60 |
Other Health Professions | 10 |
Health & Medical Administrative Services | 7 |
Bioethics/Medical Ethics | 7 |
Related Majors
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 PA, the home state for Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences.
Occupation | Jobs in PA | Average Salary in PA |
---|---|---|
Registered Nurses | 148,520 | $70,390 |
Personal Care Aides | 121,300 | $24,880 |
Nursing Assistants | 76,260 | $30,630 |
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors | 68,240 | $60,800 |
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | 38,370 | $48,120 |
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.