Health Professions at Northeastern University

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

Northeastern is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 22,905. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 416 students received a bachelor's degree in health professions from Northeastern.

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.

Northeastern Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Northeastern Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions progam at Northeastern 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 Northeastern 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 Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	126
Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	395
	484
Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	522
Best Health Professions Schools	1,448

In 2021, 104 students received their master’s degree in health professions from Northeastern. This makes it the #341 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 208 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #139 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Northeastern

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

Northeastern Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

The health professions program at Northeastern awarded 416 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 18% of these degrees went to men with the other 82% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 Northeastern University with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	116
Black or African American	29
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	205
International Students	20
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

Northeastern Health Professions Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 104 students earned a master's degree in health professions from Northeastern. About 80% of these graduates were women and the other 20% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. Northeastern does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Northeastern, 60% 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 Northeastern University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	62
International Students	25
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Northeastern also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 208 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Health Professions

If you plan to be a health professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northeastern University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	250
Nursing	201
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	137
Health & Medical Administrative Services	135
Public Health	5
Allied Health Professions	2
Medical Illustration & Informatics	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 MA, the home state for Northeastern University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Registered Nurses	80,630	$92,140
Personal Care Aides	76,850	$29,080
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	39,360	$64,560
Nursing Assistants	39,100	$33,630
Software Applications Developers	29,110	$109,130

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By (User:Piotrus) under License

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