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Health Professions at Northwest Nazarene University

23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

NNU is located in Nampa, Idaho and approximately 2,109 students attend the school each year.

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.

NNU Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at NNU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? NNU offers distance education options for health professions at the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

NNU Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at NNU 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 NNU

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

NNU Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

80% Women

23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% 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 NNU since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at NNU 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 Nazarene University with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	46
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

NNU Health Professions Master’s Program

87% Women

9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from NNU, 88% 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 Nazarene University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	61
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Health Professions

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	96
Mental & Social Health Services	18
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	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 ID, the home state for Northwest Nazarene University.

Occupation	Jobs in ID	Average Salary in ID
Registered Nurses	13,790	$67,110
Personal Care Aides	12,130	$22,970
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	7,720	$51,500
Nursing Assistants	7,300	$27,400
Computer User Support Specialists	3,230	$48,990

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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