Health Professions at Michigan State University

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

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and has a total student population of 49,695. In 2021, 336 health professions majors received their bachelor's degree from Michigan State.

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.

Michigan 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 Michigan 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.

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

• Master’s Degree

Michigan State Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions progam at Michigan 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 Michigan 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
Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	167

In 2021, 267 students received their master’s degree in health professions from Michigan State. This makes it the #102 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 498 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #35 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Michigan State

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

Michigan State Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 336 students earned a bachelor's degree in health professions from Michigan State. About 82% of these graduates were women and the other 18% were men.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at Michigan 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 Michigan State University with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	23
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	257
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

Michigan State Health Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 267 health professions majors earned their master's degree from Michigan State. Of these graduates, 13% were men and 87% were women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Michigan State, 78% 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 Michigan State University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	209
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Michigan State also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 498 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Health Professions

The following health professions concentations are available at Michigan State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Michigan State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medicine	467
Nursing	227
Mental & Social Health Services	172
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	81
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	57
Public Health	41
Communication Sciences	32
Allied Health Professions	16
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	12
Medical Science	3

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 Michigan 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 Jeffness under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.