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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 140 students received a bachelor's degree in health professions from Pitt State.

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
• Doctorate 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:

Pitt State Health Professions Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks health professions programs across the country. The following shows how Pitt State performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	448
	1,069
Most Focused Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	1,107
Most Popular Health Professions Schools	1,515
Most Focused Health Professions Schools	3,035

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in health professions from Pitt State. This makes it the #1,020 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 140 health professions majors earned their bachelor's degree from Pitt State. Of these graduates, 13% were men and 87% were women.

About 93% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	130
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Pitt State Health Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students graduated with a master's degree in health professions from Pitt State. About 10% were men and 90% were women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Pitt State, 90% 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.

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

Pitt State also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 18 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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.