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Health Professions at Nevada State College

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

NSC is located in Henderson, Nevada and has a total student population of 7,289. In 2021, 373 health professions majors received their bachelor's degree from NSC.

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.

NSC Health Professions Degrees Available

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

NSC Health Professions Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks health professions programs across the country. The following shows how NSC performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health professions major at NSC 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
26
Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools 71
Most Focused Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools 79
Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools 171
Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools 190
Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools 309
571
Best Health Professions Schools 605
Most Popular Health Professions Schools 660
Best Value Health Professions Schools 1,092
Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools 1,145
Most Focused Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools 1,146
Most Focused Health Professions Schools 1,211

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in health professions from NSC. This makes it the #1,152 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

Health Professions Student Demographics at NSC

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

NSC Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

83% Women
60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 373 students earned a bachelor's degree in health professions from NSC. About 83% of these graduates were women and the other 17% were men.

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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 Nevada State College with a bachelor's in health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 82
Black or African American 15
Hispanic or Latino 92
White 115
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 68

NSC Health Professions Master’s Program

100% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 2 health professions students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from NSC, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

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In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 59% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Nevada State College with a master's in health professions.

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

NSC also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 0 student 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 Nevada State College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing 348
Communication Sciences 23
Health Sciences & Services 4

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 NV, the home state for Nevada State College.

Occupation Jobs in NV Average Salary in NV
Registered Nurses 22,560 $85,620
Personal Care Aides 13,130 $23,580
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors 12,140 $53,140
Managers 7,120 $102,060
Nursing Assistants 6,660 $35,130

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.

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