Health Professions at Parker University

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

Parker University is located in Dallas, Texas and approximately 1,697 students attend the school each year.

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.

Parker University Health Professions Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Health Professions (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Health Professions
• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
• Master’s Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at Parker University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Parker University does offer online education options in health professions for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Parker University Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at Parker University 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 233 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #122 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Parker University

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

Parker University Health Professions Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health professions only graduates about 18% men each year. The program at Parker University may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 15% more women than average.

Parker University does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health professions graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	23
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	35
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Parker University Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. The typical health professions bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at Parker University since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 Parker University with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Parker University Health Professions Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 72% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. Parker University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Parker University, 67% 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 Parker University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	31
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Parker University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chiropractic	233
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	50
Allied Health Professions	48
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	24
Health Sciences & Services	9
Health & Medical Administrative Services	9
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services	6

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 TX, the home state for Parker University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Registered Nurses	210,350	$72,890
Personal Care Aides	206,240	$19,960
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	117,010	$59,580
Medical Secretaries	92,990	$34,150
Nursing Assistants	87,750	$27,030

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 Davidhar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.