Health Professions at Oklahoma Christian University

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

OC is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and approximately 2,055 students attend the school each year. Of the 330 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Oklahoma Christian University in 2021, 50 of them were health professions majors.

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.

OC Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at OC

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? OC offers distance education options for health professions at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

OC Health Professions Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks health professions programs across the country. The following shows how OC performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health professions major at OC 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 Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	68
Most Popular Online Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	171
Most Popular Online Health Professions Schools	312
Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	799
Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	908
Most Focused Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	1,005
Most Focused Health Professions Schools	2,840

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in health professions from OC. This makes it the #1,080 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

Health Professions Student Demographics at OC

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

OC Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 50 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in health professions from OC. About 16% were men and 84% were women.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at OC 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 Oklahoma Christian University with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	34
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

OC Health Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 health professions majors earned their master's degree from OC. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. OC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 83% of degree recipients. That is 42% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Oklahoma Christian University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

OC 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

Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Oklahoma Christian University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	49
Health & Medical Administrative Services	6
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	6

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 OK, the home state for Oklahoma Christian University.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
Registered Nurses	29,330	$63,080
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	21,570	$53,880
Nursing Assistants	17,120	$25,690
Personal Care Aides	13,820	$20,270
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	11,740	$41,260

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.