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Health Professions at Pittsburg State University

Health Professions at Pittsburg State University

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

Pitt State is located in Pittsburg, Kansas and approximately 6,398 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.

Pitt State Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Pitt State

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.

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

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

Pitt State Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at Pitt State 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 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #466 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Pitt State

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

Pitt State Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

89% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 11% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

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About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at Pitt State 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 Pittsburg State University with a bachelor's in health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 105
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Pitt State Health Professions Master’s Program

91% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 9% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

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Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Pitt State, 82% 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 Pittsburg State University with a master's in health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 Pittsburg State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing 168

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 KS, the home state for Pittsburg State University.

Occupation Jobs in KS Average Salary in KS
Registered Nurses 27,810 $61,030
Nursing Assistants 22,290 $26,210
Personal Care Aides 21,450 $21,920
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors 14,750 $53,860
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 7,510 $43,240

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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