Health Professions at Oklahoma Panhandle State University

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

OPSU is located in Goodwell, Oklahoma and approximately 1,337 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 125 health professions majors received their bachelor's degree from OPSU.

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.

OPSU Health Professions Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at OPSU

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, OPSU does offer online courses in health professions for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

OPSU Health Professions Rankings

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

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 OPSU 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
Most Popular Online Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	100
Most Focused Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	118
Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	561

Health Professions Student Demographics at OPSU

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

OPSU Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 125 students earned a bachelor's degree in health professions from OPSU. About 90% of these graduates were women and the other 10% were men.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at OPSU 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 Panhandle State University with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	82
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	26

OPSU 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Oklahoma Panhandle State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	125

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 Panhandle State 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.