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Health Professions at Otterbein University

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

Otterbein is located in Westerville, Ohio and approximately 2,652 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 105 health professions majors received their bachelor's degree from Otterbein.

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.

Otterbein Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Otterbein

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

Otterbein Health Professions Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks health professions programs across the country. The following shows how Otterbein 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 Otterbein 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools 64
Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools 117
Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools 135
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools 365
Most Focused Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools 415
Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools 441
Most Focused Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools 529
Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools 623
Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools 786
Most Focused Health Professions Schools 1,967

In 2021, 74 students received their master’s degree in health professions from Otterbein. This makes it the #448 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #576 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Otterbein

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

Otterbein Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

80% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 105 health professions majors earned their bachelor's degree from Otterbein. Of these graduates, 20% were men and 80% were women. The typical health professions bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at Otterbein since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 81
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

Otterbein Health Professions Master’s Program

70% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 74 health professions students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Otterbein, about 30% were men and 70% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. Otterbein does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Otterbein, 73% 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 Otterbein University with a master's in health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 54
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

Otterbein also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Health Professions

If you plan to be a health professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Otterbein University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing 119
Health Sciences & Services 43
Health & Medical Administrative Services 13
Allied Health Professions 9

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 Otterbein University.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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