Health Professions at Rio Salado College

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

Rio Salado College is located in Tempe, Arizona and approximately 17,362 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.

Rio Salado 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

Online Classes Are Available at Rio Salado College

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? Rio Salado College offers distance education options for health professions at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

Rio Salado College Health Professions 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.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Rio Salado College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at Rio Salado College.

Rio Salado College Health Professions Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of health professions associate's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health professions only graduates about 18% men each year. The program at Rio Salado College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 17% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in health professions at Rio Salado College are white. Around 59% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	29
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rio Salado College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mental & Social Health Services	31
Dental Support Services	17
Health & Medical Administrative Services	1

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 AZ, the home state for Rio Salado College.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Registered Nurses	54,690	$77,000
Personal Care Aides	47,610	$24,440
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	36,130	$54,670
Medical Assistants	18,250	$33,410
Home Health Aides	17,570	$25,470

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.