Health Professions at Ohio University - Athens Campus

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

OHIO Athens is located in Athens, Ohio and has a total student population of 25,714.

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.

OHIO Athens Health Professions Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Health Professions (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Health Professions
• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
• Master’s Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at OHIO Athens

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, OHIO Athens does offer online courses in health professions for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

OHIO Athens Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at OHIO Athens 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.

There were 289 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #99 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at OHIO Athens

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

OHIO Athens Health Professions Associate’s Program

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

OHIO Athens does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health professions graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Ohio University - Athens Campus with a associate's in health professions.

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

OHIO Athens Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at OHIO Athens 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 Ohio University - Athens Campus with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	61
Black or African American	140
Hispanic or Latino	88
White	1,231
International Students	28
Other Races/Ethnicities	74

OHIO Athens Health Professions Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. OHIO Athens 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 OHIO Athens, 78% 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 Ohio University - Athens Campus with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	21
Black or African American	41
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	398
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	28

Concentrations Within Health Professions

Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Ohio University - Athens Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	2,196
Health & Medical Administrative Services	328
Medicine	230
Communication Sciences	99
Allied Health Professions	71
Health Sciences & Services	62
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	52
Mental & Social Health Services	47
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	47
Public Health	24
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	11
Medical Science	6
Medical Illustration & Informatics	4

Related Majors

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 OH, the home state for Ohio University - Athens Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Registered Nurses	125,380	$66,820
Nursing Assistants	65,860	$27,570
Home Health Aides	55,490	$22,570
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	47,520	$56,870
Personal Care Aides	42,590	$23,530

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 Robert Chriss under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.