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Health Professions at Northwestern College

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

NWC is located in Orange City, Iowa and has a total student population of 1,496. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 34 students received a bachelor's degree in health professions from NWC.

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.

NWC Health Professions Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions

NWC Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions progam at NWC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health professions major at NWC 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 Schools 475
871
Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools 1,032
2,008

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in health professions from NWC. This is the #1,181 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

Health Professions Student Demographics at NWC

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

NWC Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

88% Women
6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 34 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in health professions from NWC in 2021, 12% were men and 88% were women.

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About 91% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at NWC 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 Northwestern College with a bachelor'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 31
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

NWC 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

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing 28
Allied Health Professions 5
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 1

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 IA, the home state for Northwestern College.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Registered Nurses 33,770 $59,130
Nursing Assistants 20,890 $29,120
Personal Care Aides 18,520 $25,050
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors 11,970 $56,970
Software Applications Developers 6,990 $88,570

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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