Health Professions at Metropolitan State University

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

Metro State is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and approximately 7,552 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,934 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Metropolitan State University in 2021, 234 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.

Metro State 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 Metro 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? Metro State offers distance education options for health professions at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Metro State Health Professions Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks health professions programs across the country. The following shows how Metro State 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 Metro 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
Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	212
Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	328
Most Focused Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	510
Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	558
	561
Most Focused Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	576
	794
Most Focused Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	901
Best Health Professions Schools	1,026
Most Focused Health Professions Schools	2,737

In 2021, 37 students received their master’s degree in health professions from Metro State. This makes it the #675 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #490 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Metro State

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

Metro State Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 234 health professions majors earned their bachelor's degree from Metro State. Of these graduates, 17% were men and 83% were women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at Metro State 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 Metropolitan State University with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	40
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	148
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Metro State Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 37 health professions students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Metro State, about 22% were men and 78% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. Metro State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Metro State, 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 Metropolitan State University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Metro State also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 14 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Health Professions

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	202
Mental & Social Health Services	51
Dental Support Services	30
Health & Medical Administrative Services	2

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 MN, the home state for Metropolitan State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Personal Care Aides	75,830	$26,260
Registered Nurses	69,000	$78,920
Nursing Assistants	31,640	$33,710
Home Health Aides	22,380	$28,940
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	22,140	$62,070

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 Tony Webster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.