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Health Professions at Northwest Missouri State University

5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Northwest is located in Maryville, Missouri and has a total student population of 7,267.

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.

Northwest Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Northwest

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.

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

Bachelor’s Degree
Master’s Degree

Northwest Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at Northwest 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.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Northwest

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

Northwest Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

71% Women

5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. The typical health professions bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at Northwest since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at Northwest 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 Northwest Missouri State University with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	80
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Northwest Health Professions Master’s Program

100% Women

22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Northwest, 67% 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 Northwest Missouri State University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Health Professions

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health Sciences & Services	39
Nursing	24
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	11
Allied Health Professions	8
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	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 MO, the home state for Northwest Missouri State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Registered Nurses	71,770	$65,130
Personal Care Aides	60,330	$23,020
Nursing Assistants	38,560	$25,930
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	22,150	$57,800
Medical Secretaries	16,750	$34,270

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
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