Health Professions at Palm Beach State College

If you are interested in studying health professions, you may want to check out the program at Palm Beach State College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Palm Beach State College is located in Lake Worth, Florida and has a total student population of 26,666. In 2021, 112 health professions majors received their bachelor's degree from Palm Beach State College.

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.

Palm Beach State College Health Professions Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Health Professions (Less Than 1 Year)
• Undergrad Certificate in Health Professions (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Health Professions
• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions

Palm Beach State College Health Professions Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks health professions programs across the country. The following shows how Palm Beach State College 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 Palm Beach State College 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 Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	53
Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools	185
	356
	549
Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools	550
Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	597
Best Value Health Professions Schools	712

Health Professions Student Demographics at Palm Beach State College

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

Palm Beach State College Health Professions Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health professions only graduates about 18% men each year. The program at Palm Beach State College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

Palm Beach State College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health professions graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Palm Beach State College with a associate's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	90
Hispanic or Latino	99
White	184
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

Palm Beach State College Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 112 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in health professions from Palm Beach State College in 2021, 7% were men and 93% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its health professions bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Palm Beach State College with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	33
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	48
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Palm Beach State College 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

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 Palm Beach State College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	349
Allied Health Professions	71
Dental Support Services	47
Mental & Social Health Services	43
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services	12
Health & Medical Administrative Services	5

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 FL, the home state for Palm Beach State College.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Registered Nurses	177,600	$66,210
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	107,150	$55,680
Nursing Assistants	89,860	$26,840
Medical Assistants	55,330	$32,870
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	47,540	$44,400

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.