Health Professions at University of Lynchburg

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

Lynchburg is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 2,692. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 79 students received a bachelor's degree in health professions from Lynchburg.

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.

Lynchburg Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Lynchburg

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.

Lynchburg does offer online education options in health professions for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Lynchburg Health Professions Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks health professions programs across the country. The following shows how Lynchburg 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 Lynchburg 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
Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	7
Most Popular Online Health Professions Schools	71
Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	84
Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	163
Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	421
Best Health Professions Schools	453
Best Value Health Professions Schools	496
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	509
	617
Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	729
Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	760
Most Focused Health Professions Schools	1,117
	2,054

In 2021, 79 students received their master’s degree in health professions from Lynchburg. This makes it the #428 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 331 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #83 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Lynchburg

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

Lynchburg Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 79 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in health professions from Lynchburg in 2021, 10% were men and 90% were women.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at Lynchburg 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 University of Lynchburg with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	62
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Lynchburg Health Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 79 students graduated with a master's degree in health professions from Lynchburg. About 29% were men and 71% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. Lynchburg does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Lynchburg, 70% 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 University of Lynchburg with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	55
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Lynchburg also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 331 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Lynchburg. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Allied Health Professions	336
Public Health	53
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	48
Nursing	47
Health & Medical Administrative Services	43
Mental & Social Health 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 VA, the home state for University of Lynchburg.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Registered Nurses	64,750	$69,790
Nursing Assistants	39,320	$28,770
Personal Care Aides	39,030	$21,240
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	38,820	$61,190
Software Applications Developers	38,110	$113,690

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 Imaginegod614 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.