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Health Professions at University of Saint Joseph

Health Professions at University of Saint Joseph

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

USJ is located in West Hartford, Connecticut and approximately 2,305 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.

USJ Health Professions Degrees Available

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

USJ Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at USJ 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 77 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #282 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at USJ

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

USJ Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

86% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at USJ 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 University of Saint Joseph with a bachelor's in health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 17
White 71
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

USJ Health Professions Master’s Program

87% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 13% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

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Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from USJ, 64% 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 University of Saint Joseph with a master's in health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 12
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 59
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 University of Saint Joseph. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing 143
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 77
Allied Health Professions 37
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 15
Public Health 9
Mental & Social Health Services 3
Health Sciences & Services 3

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 CT, the home state for University of Saint Joseph.

Occupation Jobs in CT Average Salary in CT
Registered Nurses 31,400 $81,220
Personal Care Aides 26,360 $27,300
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors 25,510 $66,800
Nursing Assistants 22,150 $33,390
Software Applications Developers 11,540 $105,500

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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